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Home: Kitchen Mission: Locals Only: Shopping List

Panzanella Salad Butter, Green Meadow Farm, available at Fair Food Farmstand Garlic, Paradise Organics, available at Fair Food Farmstand Thyme, Overbrook Herb Farm, available at […]

Features: The Warren Commission, The Truth, and Arlen Specter: Part 2

THE AUTOPSY REPORT was sent to the Commission, through the Secret Service, on December 20th. The Commission based its conclusions about the characteristics of Kennedy’s […]

Features: The Warren Commission, The Truth, and Arlen Specter: Part 1

IT IS DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE the Warren Commission Report is the truth. Arlen Specter knows it. It is difficult to believe that "all the shots […]

For Philly runners, there are plenty of options when it comes to sneaks that’ll safeguard those knees

If clothes make the man, the shoe definitely makes the runner. And with all the great races coming through town this season — the Father’s […]

Features: The New Neighborhood Nabobs

Northern LibertiesBart Blatstein, 50What he imagines it will be: A “creative class” paradise with live/work spaces for artists, all centered on a piazza.What it is […]

Eero Saarinen’s Tulip Collection turns 50

Five reasons why you should invest in this chair from über-designer/architect Eero Saarinen:  1) When something has retained its cool for half a century, the […]

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

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.

Features: Extreme Makeover (Neighborhood Edition)

Over the past 10 years, the style of the Philadelphia developer has changed. The old cliché of the builder who vests his power and pocketbook […]

Raising Teens: How to Raise a Teen (in 6 Easy Steps)

Be cool. Not hip — calm. When your kid does or says something that drives you insane, Bradley advises playing the respectful, dispassionate cop. Not […]

In 1912, architect William L. Price designed a grand house for the crest of Chestnut Hill. Outside, the house was sand-colored pebbledash. Inside, it was a turn-of-the-century warren of rooms. It had asymmetric bones. It was a masterpiece of Arts and Crafts design.

In 1912, architect William L. Price designed a grand house for the crest of Chestnut Hill. Outside, the house was sand-colored pebbledash. Inside, it was […]

The Overture

WOLFGANG SAWALLISCH HAD JUST SAID YES. IT happened in Munich over lunch at a restaurant above an open-air market a few blocks from the Vier […]

Home: Domain: Next: The Light Aquatic

With Victorian curves and glassy luster, artist Adam Wallacavage’s plaster chandelier doesn’t immediately register as an … octopus. But take a second look, and there […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.

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Although I’m a word person by trade, photo shoots are my favorite part of my job. I like them because they’re exciting: fast-paced and artful, […]

Band on the Run

ON THE 7TH of this month, go down to Dave and Buster’s, Philadelphia’s adult romper room on the Delaware, and you’ll see a private party […]

Norman Carol Bows Out

After three decades as the heart of the Philadelphia Orchestra, the concertmaster takes his final encore. Bravo!

By Stephen Fried

Several small cracks that are beginning to show in the Philadelphia orchestra’s once-flawless foundation

BOB HOLMES RAISED the binoculars to his eyes. He had been a college music teacher for two decades and, after years of living in North […]

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