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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


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Will a smoking ban mess with Martinizing?

When City Council took up a ban on smoking in public places, we heard plenty from tavern owners as they showed their lobbying clout at […]

On the Main Line, a retro habit is keeping teens in stitches

As senior Sveta McShane strides the corridors of Radnor High School in typical teen gear — layered necklaces, skirt over jeans — she isn’t worrying […]

What’s small and fluffy and has a 50/50 chance of plummeting to its death this month?

When he climbs into the towers of the Girard Point Bridge later this month, Art McMorris will be hoping their most notorious resident is having […]

But first, would you like fries with that?

In March, when the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. announced that a gaggle of bell-ringing, bench-­hogging storytellers — trained at the ­Benstitute — would be […]

Will more accurate TV ratings mean an end to local news stunts — or more of them?

A revolution is coming to Philadelphia television, and it could mean this month is your last chance to watch local TV news stations set up […]

How members of a religious cult — hired by Penn — could make thousands selling off Convention Hall

To some people, preserving the Art Deco treasures of West Philadelphia’s Convention Hall was a near-religious calling. So perhaps it’s fitting that during the building’s […]


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


Court challenges aside, legalized gambling is coming to Philadelphia — and the scramble for the city’s two slots licenses has set off the biggest gold rush in recent memory. Here’s who’s teaming up with whom, and where.

South Philly: What: Slots plus theater, retail, restaurants and a hotel, off Columbus Boulevard. Who: Vegas-based gaming barons Caesars Entertainment. Local power lawyer Lenny Klehr […]

Debut novels usually go unnoticed — unless Sarah Jessica Parker gets involved.

When talking about the things that can change a writer’s life, Marisa de los Santos cites the New Yorker and Oprah. Add Sex and the […]

Off the Cuff

I write this just as a conclave of cardinals is set to begin selecting the new pope, a process that will provide an important answer […]

Home: A Taste of Spring

When Jayson Grossberg, owner of Alphabet Soup Catering and chef/partner at 707, invites his Ardmore neighbors into his professional-grade home kitchen for a bite, they […]

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


How an urban footwear shop went from cool sneaks to hip couture

Center City shoppers let out a collective sob upon hearing that Barneys New York Co-Op had decided not to open on Walnut Street back in […]

NEWS FROM PHILLY’S STYLE FRONT

Shop Talk : MONKEY HILL“It’s nice for things to have stories,” says Bruce Imber, co-owner of Monkey Hill, Lambertville’s funkiest shelter emporium, located in the […]

Travel With a Passion

16 fall weekend getaways built around cooking, architecture, art and history mean you’ll come home rested, relaxed, and slightly smarter than when you started. 16 […]

From the Editor

I don’t know if Ruth Hillebrand ever visited Philadelphia, but her spirit is all over this year’s Top Doctors package, which was put together by […]

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