Guides

Celebrating the Most Talented Curtis Institute of Music Graduates

Plus, a look at the prestigious Rittenhouse school’s rising stars, including a 14-year-old who insists on remaining mononymous.


Longform

Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Beyond Basics

When was the last time you scored a pair of coveted Frankie B. cargo jeans or a chic ruched gold leather Lauren Merkin clutch … […]

Pulse: Health: Medical Mix-Ups

Remember the inexplicable blood transfusion snafu at Duke Medical Center, the overdose of chemotherapy at Dana Farber, and the woman who had the wrong breast […]

Pulse: Quick Takes

Eagles: We Want Your ChildrenLook for a new Eagles TV show for kids this fall. The show comes on the heels of the Eagles Kids’ […]

Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Test Drive: I-Robot Roomba Discovery

WHAT: A vacuuming robot. HOW IT WORKS: The Roomba rolls around your house, literally bouncing off the walls and sucking up everything in its path […]

Pulse: Trends: The Albanians Are Coming!

“FINE ITALIAN CUISINE” reads the lettering on the maroon window awnings. I’m at Front and Morris in South Philly, where I’m meeting friends at Langostino’s, […]

Pulse: Quick Takes

Opening for Ashlee Pepper’s Ghost, five shaggy-haired rockers from Springfield, Delaware County (left), have been likened to the Beatles and David Bowie. So we thought […]


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


Pulse: Live 8: Cheesesteaks, Anyone?

While 600,000 people sweltered on the Parkway, our own Victor Fiorillo spent Live 8 backstage with local cheesesteak proprietor Tony Luke, stalking VIPs for photos […]

Pulse: Player: Chuck Bragitikos

Is it optimism? Hubris? What exactly would cause a guy to try and get young families to cross the river to — gulp — ­Camden? […]

Pulse: Power: Paper Cuts on Broad Street

In the past 10 years, Knight Ridder has doubled the ­Inquirer and Daily News profit margin and slashed the papers’ staffs. They’re not done yet. […]

Pulse: Affairs: Face Time

You’re nothing in Atlantic City if you’re not on the wall at the Palm. At least, that’s the prevailing attitude among a certain determined set […]

Pulse: Media: Turned On By TV

If there were a “Mr. Pop Culture” contest, Ken Tucker would have to be a strong contender for the title. Tucker came to Philadelphia in […]

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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.


Pulse: Affairs: Wile E. Insurers

Are Pennsylvania car insurance companies, hurt by claims from deer collisions, trucking in out-of-state coyotes — those fearsome Bambi predators — and letting them loose […]

Off the Cuff

Last November, our cover story proclaimed that Atlantic City had reached the turning point in its comeback as a first-class resort. It seemed to me […]

From the Editor

Thirty-one years ago, this magazine pioneered the city magazine “Best Of” staple. The brainchild of editors Alan Halpern and Maury Levy, the May 1974 issue […]

Tips on where to get the best medical care in Philadelphia

The more you practice, the better you become at piano. The more open-heart surgeries you perform, the better you get at them. That’s the philosophy […]

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