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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

The 3rd Congressional District has a highly competitive primary for the first time in 35 years. From the son of a former mayor to a famous doctor to a high-profile state representative, here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls.


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She Transformed Bok Into a Creative Force. Now Lindsey Scannapieco Is Taking on Broad Street

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Top Shelf: Looking for Love

Nineteen       Park Hyatt Philadelphia at the Bellevue, 200 South Broad Street, 19th floor, 215-790-1919, nineteenrestaurant.comDon’t waste a drink here on any ol’ Joe Schmoe. It’s […]

Saving Becca, continued

They’re reluctant to leave the kids overnight with anyone other than family, but there are no available relatives close by. Finally, one lovely spring weekend, […]

Web Extra: “Stop,” by Andrew Wyeth

Saving Becca

BEFORE THE DIAGNOSIS, BEFORE BECCA FACED THE prospect of losing her hair, her fertility and the 14th year of her childhood, Bob and Sue Piccinini […]

Help Chase and Jennifer Utley in their fight to save Philadelphia’s injured and abandoned animals

Help Chase and Jennifer Utley in their fight to save Philadelphia’s injured and abandoned animals. If you’re looking for a new pet, make your first […]

Good Life: Postcard: Greetings From … Charleston

Why we headed down to Charleston for good eats, posh digs, and an altogether leisurely weekend. Stately antebellum mansions behind a haze of Spanish moss, […]


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


A cool treat for hot days

Lassi, a cool Southeast Asian beverage based on yogurt and often enhanced with sugar, salt, fruit purée or spices, is almost as good as a […]

Why your nose knows best

When I go out on a reviewing meal, I strive to keep the situation favorable for accurate tasting and observing. I bring a companion who […]

The restaurant you need to revisit

Back in the April issue, I sang the praises of The Ugly American on Front Street. I recently revisited the place, and I’m happy to […]

A recent controversy at the University of Pennsylvania tells us much about the current state of American culture

A recent controversy at the University of Pennsylvania strikes me as one of those things that, the more I think about it, tell us much […]

The Tan Airbrush In A Can is an instant bronzer and a (supposedly long-lasting) self-tanner in one.

I’m super pumped. I’m a bit of a self-made self-tanning guinea pig. I’m blonde, fair, and slam-packed with various events every weekend this summer, keeping […]

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

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.


A roundup of local celeb spotting and news.

The annual Ball on the Square is ostensibly about the flora, fauna and general folderol of the Rittenhouse set, but this year seemed more like […]

Why a change at Pennsylvania Hospital has some moms-to-be on edge

IN SIMPLER TIMES, childbirth was fairly straightforward: A woman picked a doctor, and that doctor attended to her from day one to delivery. But if, […]

In honor of our centennial, we look back at some of the stories that shaped Philly Mag

When 13-year-old Becca Piccini of Doylestown was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma in 1997, it marked the start of an agonizing year she and her family […]

Three Philly power players, one hush-hush plan, and the return of a top chef?

EVER SINCE CHEF Shola Olunloyo left Bleu in 2000 and started teensy Studiokitchen — a storied eight-person private dining room in his West Philly apartment […]

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