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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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Pulse: 60-Second Critic: March 2007

Face-lifts Greyhound Bus Station By Jessicca Pressler The Greyhound station at 10th and Filbert has long resembled the set of Children of Men: Outside, shifty-eyed […]

Taste: Where We’re Eating

Harry’s Savoy Grill After almost 20 years — and, the restaurant estimates, two million guests — Harry’s Savoy Grill has a new look, from the […]

Pulse: A&E: Local Talent: Sal Mazzotta

“Sure, M. Night has talent, but everything lately has flopped,” says local filmmaker Sal Mazzotta over chicken wings at Tony Luke’s Sports Bar. “You give […]

Taste: Spirits: Beer Here

NO SURPRISE: BEER IS AMERICA’S FAVORITE adult beverage, capturing more than 50 cents of each dollar spent on alcohol. Pale lagers make up the vast […]

Happy-hour haven and expense-account destination, the Cira Centre’s new Rae restaurant caters to all

SHARP AND STEELY BY DAY, twinkling like a rhinestone monolith by night, the 29-story Cira Centre demands attention, 24/7. I’m no fan of it, yet […]

Pulse: Chatter: Survey: Ban Stand

Audrey Claire Taichman, owner, Twenty Manning and Audrey Claire: “I love the ban. My dry-cleaning bill has been cut in half, and my hair still […]


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?


Taste: Eat This Now: Exotic Spices

Go to Adriana’s Caravan to find ingredients that will spice up your meals Jamaican curry, Moroccan rosebuds, even Asian white tree fungus — you’ll find […]

Pulse: Chatter: Feuds: Credit Check

If you’ve been in a Philly cab and found yourself cashless, you’ve no doubt ogled the Philadelphia Parking Authority’s newly installed Taxitronic credit card machines […]

From the Editor: March 2007

Back during the 1996 presidential campaign, when he wasn’t speaking about himself in the third person, Senator Bob Dole wondered aloud: “Where’s the outrage?” He […]

Off the Cuff: March 2007

When the New York Times uses the word “dysfunction” in a front-page headline about the horrendous state of an American inner city, there is hope. […]

31 Ideas to Get You Started

You don’t have to spend millions, or tear down your house, or pack up your Energy Star fridge and move to San Fran. Greening up […]

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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.


If you’re among the 20-million-plus who watch CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, chances are you already know this 40-year-old Philly native as … the hot black dude on CSI.

Exit Interview: How old were you when you moved to Willingboro from West Philly? Gary Dourdan: Ten or something. There was nothing in the suburbs […]

Press Lord 2.0

THEY HAD LET the place go to hell. Tierney could see it the first day he walked in the door. In the lobby alone, the […]

Dan Grimes and Mary Ann Ferrie, owners of Old City BYOB Chlöe, can’t remove this fig/blue cheese grilled pizza from their menu, thanks to its obsessed following.

Owners of Chlöe, can’t remove this fig/blue cheese grilled pizza from their menu, thanks to its obsessed following. Pizza dough Makes six to eight pizza […]

Taste: In Season Ramps

What it is: A relative of the onion, ramps (also known as wild leeks) have a bold, lingering garlicky-onion taste. When to find it: Ramps […]

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