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To Stave Off Gentrification, Kensington Becomes Its Own Landlord

How one special sliver of the city is redefining what smart neighborhood development can look like in Philadelphia … and far beyond.


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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

Q&A

The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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The Good Life: Sweet Teeth

Sweet Teeth

Weddings are hot these days — but not nearly as hot as canceled weddings

Coupling: I Don't

Can Hershey’s become the Starbucks of sweets?

WHEN TRACI GENTRY had to pick a name for Hershey’s new line of upscale chocolate, she found herself thinking about backyard grills. Backyard grills are […]

A.C. Now: Cool Feet

Cool Feet

Essential Reading

It has recently come to my attention that some on my staff make fun of me. They do this in many different ways, apparently, but […]

Off the Cuff: August 2007

August gives me the opportunity, since it’s our Best of Philly issue, to pick some of my personal favorites among restaurants and services and so […]


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


Willingboro’s nine-time Olympic gold medalist comes home for the Hershey’s Track & Field Games

In the ’80s, Eddie Murphy’s imitation of Carl Lewis went like this: “I’m Carl Lewis! I can run faster than God! I’m Carl Lewis!” That’s […]

Good Life: High Chair

Douglas Homer’s glow-in-the-dark Adirondack chair makes so much sense — and is so much fun — we can’t believe we didn’t think of it first. […]

Recipe: Peach Cobbler

This summer, Johnson’s Farm in Medford gets an extreme farm makeover, with a new line of heat-at-home dinners, an expanded selection of seasonal goodies — […]

What happened to this Philadelphia fine-dining fixture?

On a summery evening at Water Works Restaurant, the heavy heat and humidity brought by an approaching storm combined with broken air-conditioning made the scenic […]

Summer may be winding down, but our style-phile, Ashley Primis, traipsed around town for goodies that will help you eke the most out of these last lazy days—and seamlessly segue into fall

1. Bitten, Sarah Jessica Parker’s new clothing line, refreshes tired summer closets without denting fall wardrobe budgets; nothing is over $20. Top, $9.98, and capris, […]

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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.


Topless pools, zero-gravity plane rides, Hugh Hefner hotel suites for $40,000 a night — it seems every time we blink, Sin City is offering something bigger, better, and dramatically more expensive to wow the 40 million people passing through each ye

GET THERE Look out for $198 direct round-trip fares on Southwest and US Airways. STAY The $500 standard Wynn rooms? Getting into one is a […]

Good Life: The 411

DESIGN Eat, Pray, Love, Shop By Jessica Pressler Italy, India, Indonesia … New Jersey? Readers of Elizabeth Gilbert’s best-selling Eat, Pray, Love may be surprised […]

Dorothy Johnson-Speight’s son was murdered over a parking spot. Against all odds, she’s turned her grief into a crusade.

IT’S LATE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT. Maybe early Saturday morning. Certainly past Dorothy Johnson-Speight’s usual bedtime. She stands huddled over a cup of coffee, on […]

There was a time when our city was renowned for its sports pages. Now we have Stephen A. Smith. What happened?

ON SUNDAY, JUNE 24, 2007, something remarkable happened. The Inquirer sports page did not run a story describing the Phillies game the night before. Instead, […]

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