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Ben Kirshner’s Plan to Transform How Pennsylvania Does Business

Pennsylvania is a notoriously tough place to start or run a business. Can the first guy to sell coffee on the internet fix that? The governor sure thinks so.


Sylvester Stallone, Tom Hanks and Grace Kelly all made memorable moments in Philadelphia Oscars history (photos via Getty Images)
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Great (and Not So Great) Moments in Philly Oscars History

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Inside Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s Wild Ride From Mount Airy to the Oscars

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Jason Kelce Retires After 13 Seasons

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Pulse: Five Questions for: Chris Bowers

Progressives have made some inroads in the local Democratic Party in the past year. What’s your vision for the party and the city? The party […]

Pulse: Chatter: Media: Funny Pages

It has, of course, been an interesting year for the Philadelphia Inquirer, what with employee buyouts, the Mohammed cartoon controversy, and a change in ownership. […]

Pulse: Chatter: Arts: The Lame Trend

Several weeks ago, when the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance released a voluminous report on the area’s cultural organizations, it found paltry financial support for such […]

From the Editor: November 2006

A couple of weeks ago, I ripped up our planned November cover story in an attempt to jar all of us awake. There is a […]

Off the Cuff: November 2006

With Ed Rendell’s imminent reelection as governor, I keep fantasizing about what he could now say to John Street. Rendell will be free to speak […]

The Essential Shore: Takeout

The Essential Shore: Takeout


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?


The Essential Shore: Breakfast

The Essential Shore: Breakfast

The Essential Shore: Sweet Shops

The Essential Shore: Sweet Shops

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The Essential Shore: Seafood

The Essential Shore: Ice Cream

The Essential Shore: Ice Cream

Summer after summer, we can’t wait to …

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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.