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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.


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

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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

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Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Taste: In Search of … Vanilla Ice Cream

 1  Turkey Hill Cost per serving: 16¢*Available at: Almost every major grocery storeBefore we started, one of the girls asked, “Did you include any run-of-the-mill […]

Pulse: Player: Alex Plotkin

When former Palm general manager Alex Plotkin set out to open Chops, his own steakhouse in Bala Cynwyd, he knew the suburban location would have […]

Taste: Reviews: Sophisticated Sovalo

The backstory reads like a movie script: Young man grows up in food-obsessed ­Italian-American family, the sort that starts planning dinner during lunch. He works […]

Taste: Spirits: Licorice Twist

As the weather warms, glasses of pastis appear in Frenchified bars. This licorice-­flavored drink is a milder incarnation of absinthe, the wickedly potent liquor outlawed […]

Local brides reveal what made their weddings extraordinary. Read their stories, and be inspired

Local Brides reveal what made their weddings extraordinary. Read their stories, and be inspired Every time we set out to find the next batch of […]

Pulse: Style: Leisure: CBS 3: On Your Side: Beach or Bust!

1. When The prime rental period at the Shore is July 4th through the middle of August, with the majority of larger homes pre-rented before […]


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: Style: Consumed: Cabana, Boy!

Is it easy to assemble? You can put it up in 20 minutes. It’s so chic and special and feels like a little bit of […]

Pulse: Style: Leisure: Restaurant Rave

On an early spring evening at Saks Fifth Avenue, customers milled about the second floor, sipping prosecco and nibbling on foie gras croquembouches. But this […]

Ragas Report: Test Drive

Salon BronzeWHAT: An at-home airbrush tanning system that uses an FDA-approved color additive to enhance skin safely and naturally.HOW IT WORKS: Insert a cartridge into […]

Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: What’s in Store

Longing for Barneys-like service and designer fashions? Look no further than Chic Bella, which recently opened off Rittenhouse Square and carries top couture designs by […]

Pulse: Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Smak Parlour

Twenty-six-year-old best friends Abby Kessler and Katie Loftus, who met when they were 15, are the adorable design duo behind Old City’s latest girly boutique. […]

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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: Health: Can You See This Page?

Joel Weiner, a financial planner from the Lehigh Valley, had worn glasses since fourth grade. Six years ago, at age 45, he had LASIK surgery […]

Pulse: Getaway: Insiders’ Island

I boarded the jet for Nantucket stuffed up from cold symptoms and allergies, but I felt better as soon as I stepped onto the tarmac […]

Pulse: City Life: The Charlie-to-English Dictionary

What Charlie said: “Ah, uh, well, ah, yeah.”Translation: “Yes.” What Charlie said: “I think, I think that Jimmy, I think Jimmy, he’s been here two […]

Pulse: Previews: Mo’ Better Blues

Confronted with the spanking new, über-chic Quarter at the Tropicana, which itself piled atop the birth of the Borgata a few years back, stale Atlantic […]

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