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Sunday mornings in your house may not be as relaxing as kicking back in your favorite coffee shop, but this perfect-anytime cake from Mount Airy’s High Point Café is certain to slow things down a bit. The sweet taste, crumbly exterior and hearty texture will stand up to that strong cup of joe.

How to make this perfect-anytime cake from Mount Airy’s High Point Café. Coffee Cake 1 &frac12; c. unsalted butter, plus extra to prepare pan1 &frac12; […]

South Philly’s funniest comic comes home for the holidays

South Philly’s funniest comic comes home for the holidays. Here’s the unfunny thing about comedy — sometimes the guys who get the biggest laughs don’t […]

Taste: What to Drink: Voyant Chai Cream, $18.99

Few new spirits are as distinctively different and delicious as Voyant Chai Cream, a Bollywood riff on the Baileys theme. The inspiration for this decadent […]

Nearly two decades ago, legendary music producer Kenny Gamble moved from a mansion in Gladwyne back to South Philly, living out his message of peace, love and harmony by rebuilding his old stomping ground. So why do some people say that Kenny Gamble isn’t good?

Why do some people still say that Kenny Gamble isn’t good? Even strolling along the sidewalk, nodding to passers-by, Kenny Gamble exudes a certain grandness. […]

The folks behind PhillyCarShare want a million Philadelphians to give up their automobiles in the name of saving the environment. The really crazy part? They just might pull it off

On a hot afternoon four months ago, Larry Shaeffer was driving east on Pine Street in rush-hour traffic when the cars in front of him […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Exhibit: First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image

Take a peek into the personas of the Real Housewives of Washington, D.C. First Ladies: Political Role and Public Image, The National Constitution Center, through […]


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?


Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Nonfiction: On The Make: The Hustle of Urban Nightlife

Peer into Starr’s staff meetings, Penn dorm rooms pre-party, and 2nd Street’s VIP lounges. On The Make: The Hustle of Urban Nightlife By David Grazian […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: The Ayer

The Ayer: love child of Hahnemann and a W Hotel. The Ayer Condominiums, 210 West Washington Square, theayer.com. The latest entry in Philly’s condo boom, […]

How Kimmel Center CEO Anne Ewers separates the rich from their money

How Kimmel Center CEO Anne Ewers separates the rich from their money If there’s one place where a newcomer to Philadelphia can get a frightening […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Music Video: Jason Aldean, “Laughed Until We Cried”

The latest crooner trying to claim the mantle of Kenny Chesney. Aldean, the latest crooner trying to claim the mantle of Kenny Chesney Lite, strolls […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: The Case That Won’t Die

The release this month of Murdered by Mumia (The Lyons Press; $24.95) — an account by Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain police officer Daniel, […]

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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.


Yes, you can make a difference. Here’s our directory of 92 great local groups worthy of your time, energy and money

Yes, you can make a difference. Here are 92 great local groups worthy of your time, energy and money. HELP THE POOR GIVE A KID […]

Hello, party on the Parkway

Maybe New York puts on a bigger show, but we own the bragging rights of having the first Thanksgiving Day’s parade. Take that, Macy’s. Plant […]

How to Be a Better Philadelphian: Give a Kid a Chance

Send a Girl to the PromIn Joyce Jesko’s fairy-tale-come-true, every girl goes to the ball. Her nonprofit Fairy Godmothers helps teens from families that can’t […]

How to Be a Better Philadelphian: Help the Poor

Give a Kid a ToyGraduates of the People’s Emergency Center’s program to help the homeless have a 90 percent success rate when it comes to […]

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