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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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An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

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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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From nail polish for your pooch to “Gourmutt” baked goods, here’s how to ensure that your furry friend never has to ruff it

The Pampered Pet’s Guide To Philly

The Pampered Pet’s Guide to Philly: No Pet to Pamper? We’ll Fix That!

FRANCISVALE HOME FOR SMALLER ANIMALS. No-kill shelter on the Main Line with strict adoption guidelines, especially for dogs—interview, veterinary reference, home visit and $75. 328 […]

From mid-July to late August, where to find the tomatoes you crave.

Terhune Orchards This summer, Gary Mount will offer more than 15 tomato varieties, including two that are new to the farm: dense, orange Grandma’s Garden, […]

In Search of the Jersey Tomato: Tomato & Cheese Pie

At the height of Terhune Orchards’ tomato season, Pam Mount reaches for her tattered copy of The Victory Garden Cookbook. This pie is an adaptation […]

Tequila cocktails and refined Mexican dishes share the spotlight at Xochitl

Holy Mole

Elegant Wedding: Bridal Bouquet: Freshly Squeezed

Freshly Squeezed


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?


Ah, the cruel joke of summer: You’re supposed to have washboard abs, and yet the “three-H” weather makes you crave ice cream. Give in to our three favorite sundaes

Adults Only Chocolate and chilies together? They’re divine. At The Bent Spoon, house-made Valrhona chocolate/­heirloom habanero ice cream is topped with chocolate sauce, fresh whipped […]

Taste: Where We’re Eating July

PALACE AT THE BEN A stark contrast to the run-down West Philly Indian spots and no-frills Tiffin on Girard Avenue, Palace at the Ben, near […]

Ask the Experts: Gay Maid of Honor

Gay Maid of Honor

Good Life: Model Citizen: Julian Toussaint

Julian Toussaint, 29 Who A St. Lucia native and the new masseur at Gladwyne’s OMG Salon. (And, we predict, the future star of every Main […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: July 2007

NONFICTION Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River By Beth Kephart (Temple University Press; $23) By Sandy Hingston How you feel about Flow […]

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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.


From the Editor: Design of the Times

Next year, this magazine, the oldest city magazine in the nation, will celebrate its 100th birthday. When you’ve been around as long as we have, […]

Pulse: Chatter: Buttering Nutter Up

It didn’t take long for the Michael Nutter suitors to come calling. Before a May campaign swing through town, Barack Obama — who’d backed Chaka […]

Pulse: John’s Water Ice

On the face of it, the name seems redundant: Isn’t “water” another form of “ice”? Not when you put the words together. This is no […]

Off the Cuff: July 2007

Finally, the attempt of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell to hold up the Barnes Foundation’s move to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway is behind us, so I’m beginning […]

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