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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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Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

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Pulse: Chatter: Snuffed Out

“Candy, cigar-ettes!” Edyta Klimza announces in an inviting Polish lilt. Sauntering through the Borgata in a sexy uniform and pillbox hat, Klimza is a rare […]

Pulse: Brooke de la Villanova: High Society

Well, krumpets, fall party season has proven to be just as manic as I had forecast. One of our fave events was the annual Breast […]

It’s time to throw a flag at national sports-media types who keep carping about how awful Philly fans are

During the Eagles’ national television debut this season, Monday Night Football’s Tony Kornheiser grilled Charles Barkley about how tough it was to play sports in […]

With homicides out of control, the ­Nutter administration’s legacy may hinge on one hire: police commissioner

It’s a non-race for mayor this month, so the political class is focusing its chatter on the race for the chair of departing police commissioner […]

Pulse: Philadelphicon: Northeast vs. Central

Every Thanksgiving since 1897 — with breaks here and there for World Wars — Northeast High and Central High have played a football game. It’s […]

Off the Cuff

I would find all of this amusing if it didn’t hurt so much. You can readily see how Atlantic City could become a great seaside […]


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?


At Germantown’s Botanical Style, Brian Foster gives found objects a second chance at life

At Germantown’s Botanical Style, Brian Foster gives found objects a second chance at life At Botanical Style, furnishings designer Brian Foster’s Germantown studio, a salvaged […]

Style Picks: Exports: Sweater Set

For those who take pride in having scored Mary Clark’s hand-knitted Stellapop sweaters at her Old City boutique, Vagabond, before the Barneys of the world […]

Prime Finds: Moc On

So laid-back-cool and comfy, they’re like updated Uggs you can actually wear in public — without looking like Britney circa 2004. Minnetonka moccasins, $35 at […]

There was Frank, Sammy, Dean, Lawford and their skinny comic pal from South Philly. Those were the days, and for Joey Bishop, they always will be

The bit Joey Bishop had worked up was this: Peter Lawford, the actor whose brother-in-law, JFK, had just been elected president of the United States, […]

Home: Shop: Lambertville

Lambertville hardly looks big enough to fill three hours of solid browsing, but this small town is densely packed. The riverside hamlet has an art-town […]

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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.


Kelly Clarkson sings from her new album My December (in October.)

After some very public squabbling with her record label, less-than-spectacular album sales and a cancelled summer tour, it’s safe to say it’s been a tough […]

Zot bests the rest with 30-plus versions of this Belgian standard

Zot bests the rest with 30-plus versions of this Belgian standard A restaurant should always know what it is, and, perhaps more importantly, what it […]

Club la Maison, Wayne

Once you start, you’re hooked. I am one of the devout 6 a.m. Spinners at Wayne’s Club La Maison. I roll out of bed somewhere […]

Prime Finds: Car BFF

This brilliant magnet/map keeps tabs on my car in the city; too bad there’s not a version that sticks to my forehead for trips to […]

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