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A rebel with a cause plans Franklin’s big three-oh-oh

It wasn’t easy to woo Ros Remer away from teaching early American history at Moravian College, but Ben Franklin has always been a charmer. And […]

Best of Philly 2005: Restaurants & Food

New BYOB: Marigold KitchenPhilly is America’s BYOB capital, and no newcomer is better than this one in West Philly’s Spruce Hill. Chef-owner Steven Cook cooks […]

Off the Cuff

Call this Lipson’s Lament. Glued to my TV, obsessed with the coverage of Katrina … it feels like we’re going to hell in a handbasket, […]

Off the Cuff

I can sense an unspoken question among my staff, most of them far younger than I am: Does Lipson get it? Or am I so […]

The Best of Philly 2005: Best Work in Progress

Try and make yourself useful, will you? No, this is not a message from your boss, your spouse or your mother. This was the charge […]

Collingswood is the area’s hottest restaurant real estate

For the past six years, Collingswood mayor Jim Maley has believed that restaurants, not residents, are the key to reinvigorating his New Jersey home. “We […]

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.

Is Vietnamese banh mi ready for the big time?

Banh mi are little more than French-influenced Vietnamese hoagies: Vietnamese barbecued pork or other cold cuts are layered on a crusty baguette with homemade mayonnaise, […]

Root beer is health food, thanks to two Newtown entrepreneurs

The bottle looks a little like an old glass Coca-Cola model, the price is similar to soda, and it’s got bubbles. But Steaz, an organic […]

Taste: Kobe or Not Kobe

If, when sitting down to a $100 Kobe cheesesteak at Barclay Prime, or a $41 Kobe burger at Atlantic City’s Old Homestead, you think you’re […]

Manayunk gets its curry back

Manayunk has been without a Thai restaurant since the elegant BYOB Grasshopper quietly closed its doors in the summer of ’04. Now, Chabaa Thai Bistro, […]

Whether you call it gravy or marinara, finding a takeout sauce that compares to Nonna’s isn’t as easy as we thought

Villa di Roma 936 South 9th Street; 215-592-1295$7/quartA deep red, thick sauce speckled with lots of oregano, basil and garlic flecks, this restaurant’s marinara elicited […]

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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.

We picked the best eight rooms by local architects and interior designers and put them together to create one cool, fabulous, fantastical home

THE LIVING ROOM  This grand space had a very specific inspiration: the red sash lilting through the Frank Howell painting, a favorite of its Lehigh […]

Suburban empty nesters willing to pay $1 million and more for the romance of urban life are driving a luxury condo boom that’s about to turn our rowhouse town into the Upper East Side. What’s our cut on the deal? Maybe the world-class city we say we’ve always wanted

Why is Center City going crazy with condos? To find the answer, come with me. We’re heading out of town, north, and getting off at […]

The Ghost of Broad Street

The Big B was at least five stories high, ruby by day, aglow at night, so you could see it from miles away, bright and […]

Philadelphia’s greatest film actor remembers the movies that inspired him

Kevin Bacon gets a lot of attention for the sheer number of movies he’s been in, but not nearly enough for the quality of his […]

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