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Taste: What to Drink: Cavit Lunetta Prosecco 2002

A bright, clean and well-made wine anyone can afford. Prosecco, Northern Italy’s favorite sparkling wine, won American fans with its delicious orchard-fresh flavor and modest […]

Watch out: American brewers are raising the limits with high-alcohol beers

Watch out: American brewers are raising the limits with high-alcohol beers There was a time when we knew what to expect from our beer: Five […]

Where can a guy get a well-made off-the-rack suit these days? — Buttoned-Up in Bala

Where can a guy get a well-made off-the-rack suit these days? So glad you asked, because we are absolutely loving Brooks Brothers (multiple locations, brooksbrothers.com) […]

Good Life: Style Adviser: Designer Deals

My favorite discounted women’s apparel place in New York just closed. Can you suggest a replacement in Philadelphia or environs? — A Frugal Fashionista Yes! […]

Good Life: Style Adviser: Browbeaten

Where’s the best place in town for eyebrow shaping? Where’s the best place in town for eyebrow shaping? When I get my thick, silky black […]

The Republicans, out of power in Philadelphia for half a century, have no shot in this election, either. So why is mayoral wannabe Al Taubenberger smiling?

The Republicans, out of power in Philadelphia for half a century, have no shot in this election, either. So why is mayoral wannabe Al Taubenberger […]

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.

This month, scores of Philadelphians will take part in the city’s annual dragon boat festival. After a week at dragon boat camp, I know just what they’re in for. (Hint: Pass the Advil)

I’D BEEN APPREHENSIVE about dragon boat camp in the first place, and after a quick survey of the other paddlers in my boat on the […]

Good Life: Homegrown: Waxing Poetic

There’s something about Wixwax, Kim and Joe Pacini’s six-year-old candle line, that’s absolutely spot on. There’s something about Wixwax, Kim and Joe Pacini’s six-year-old candle […]

Good Life: How We Spend: Receipt: Deejay

Day One: Gas: $13.50 CITGO, PennsaukenDay Two: Utz pretzels and strawberry Trident: $13.25 CVS, Upper Township; Gas: $10 Wawa, Marmora Day Three: Lunch: $87.37 Sfizzio; […]

Center City stores get ready to stay up past their bedtimes

Center City stores get ready to stay up past their bedtimes Not too long ago, my entire wardrobe consisted of clothes from two stores. Not […]

Authorities call Jeffrey J. Marsalis the worst serial rapist in Pennsylvania history. So how could two juries find an admitted liar more believable than the 10 women who accused him?

How could two juries find Jeffrey J. Marsalis more believable than the 10 women who accused him of rape? LIKE THE REST of them — […]

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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.

Bethlehem’s Eric Fair — hired by an American company to interrogate suspected terrorists — is home now. But he can’t stop obsessing over the lines he crossed in Iraq, and his story paints a harrowing picture of a rogue, outsourced war

Eric Fair tells his story that paints a harrowing picture of a rogue, outsourced war. ON A WINTER NIGHT IN IRAQ, darkness stole across the […]

Why good food and good buzz don’t always equal good business

One Wednesday night in June, every seat in Washington Square West’s M Restaurant was filled. The epicurean crowd, including restaurateurs Alison Barshak and Mark Bee […]

Did Michael and Sheryl Pouls use their muscle to get Baldwin School teacher Patsy Tollin fired? Or are Tollin’s old-school ways out of date? For the first time, both sides in the Battle of Baldwin tell their stories. A Main Line tale of power, wealth, scandal, and what happens when New Money collides with old traditions

Did Michael and Sheryl Pouls use their muscle to get Baldwin School teacher Patsy Tollin fired? Or are Tollin’s old-school ways out of date? ON […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Dog Dyeing

An interesting way suburbanites are spending their disposable income Styles Dog Grooming, 3049 West Chester Pike, Broomall, 610-355-0805 That suburbanites are now putting their disposable […]

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