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Pulse: People: Meet the New Mrs. Snider

“You know, when you meet someone, it’s always when you least expect it,” says Christine Decroix Snider, the tall, elegant blonde from California who so […]

Pulse Style: Ragas Report: Shop Talk: Conception

When Michele Malin Seidman was pregnant with her son, Jared, she was constantly fielding questions: “What are you having?” “When are you due?” This sparked […]

Pulse: The Arts: One Step at a Time

“Five … six … seven … eight … ” As Matt Neenan counts off, a young, lithe ballet dancer lunges perilously close to the edge […]

Pulse: Quick Takes

T.O.’s Next Act Will the locker-room dalliance with Nicolette Sheridan be remembered as the start of a great dramatic career for Terrell Owens? Owens will […]

Pulse: Society: Really Desperate Housewives

“If you’re prepared to pay for an apartment on the Main Line, and they’re used to a fabulous cottage on an estate in the Hamptons, […]

Pulse: Power: The Parking Crusade

The Philadelphia Parking Authority has made a lot of dumb moves over the years, but one of the worst was a while back when it […]


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

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.


Pulse: Power: News Blues

Four years ago this month, the buzz in TV newsrooms was how NBC 10 had edged Action News in the 11 o’clock ratings — an […]

Taste: Recipe: Grace’s Blackened Green Beans

Yes, Grace Tavern on Grays Ferry (owned by James Fernandes and Monk’s Cafe owners Fergus Carey and Tom Peters) has Monk’s famous double-fried french fries […]

Taste: Got Cereal?

Cereal comes out of the kitchen cabinets at Cereality (3631 Walnut Street; 215-222-1162), a 1,500-square-foot homage to the best of the sugar-coated breakfast staple. The […]

Taste: Dish

Capogiro, the two-year-old artisanal gelateria, is expanding beyond lime-cilantro and apple-mascarpone. You’ll find savory renditions of its Venetian-style gelato at Sole Food (wasabi-­flavored, alongside an […]

Taste: Chinatown Revolution

For years, Vietnam Restaurant ably filled its role as one half of an 11th Street turf war with neighboring Vietnam Palace, a sort of Pat’s-vs.-Geno’s […]

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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.


Taste: Eat This Now: Community Fruit Squares

Having mastered the art of chocolatiering, producing some of this country’s most luxuriant ganaches, John and Kira Doyle of Northeast Philly’s Jubilee Chocolates continue to […]

For nearly two decades, Temple University cancer researcher Antonio Giordano has been at the forefront of new discoveries. Why did he have to partner with a fast-food company to make it happen?

On the face of it, nothing appeared to be unusual: two men going for a Sunday-morning walk, deep in conversation. Every Sunday, they’d meet up […]

Ticket: Must-See: A Sondheim Jewel

Theater fans get worked up over almost any new production of a Stephen Sondheim musical. But when it’s one as underexposed as Anyone Can Whistle, […]

A Bryn Mawr family finds peace and quality time at a weekend retreat in the Endless Mountains

Getting there is never really half the fun, especially if the Blue Route on a Friday evening is involved. But for the Johnson family of […]

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