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Good Life: Prime Finds: Back to Cool: Hand to Foot

These gorgeous handmade shoes prove that Italians age shoes as well as wines: The mini-works of art are kept on a mold for four weeks, […]

A.C. Now: Déjà Dress

Remember when Banana Republic sold teensy A-line dresses made of stretchy wool (like 10 years ago)? They’re doing it again, with puffier sleeves, paler colors […]

GreenFest flowers on South Street this Sunday

More than 100 exhibitors will throng to South Street to demo new ways to reduce, reuse and recycle through music, food, art and fashion. Ever […]

They’ve won exactly one NFL championship since 1950. They charge a small ransom for tickets. The quarterback is always hurt, the receiving corps is suspect, and our T.O. hangover lingers. We’ve endured Richie Kotite. Yet we still live and die by our Birds

View our expanded “Bleeding Green” slideshow

Paul Campise is 76 years old, a retired court reporter who lives on Main Street in Moorestown, with a summer place on Long Beach Island. […]

High Steaks: Table Scraps

As a longtime food critic for Esquire, John Mariani sits down at the best tables in America for a living. Given Philadelphia’s current food-crazed state, […]

High Steaks: So Really, How’s the Food?

While the lawyers debate what, exactly, Craig LaBan ate, we sent two visiting food critics to see how the steaks in question rate. Our outside […]

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.

Good Life: Prime Finds: Back to Cool: Reporting Live

Junior’s first day of school deserves to be documented. In HD. Directly to a DVD. Junior’s first day of school deserves to be documented. In […]

Good Life: Prime Finds: Back to Cool: Beyond the Brown Bag

Paul Frank’s lunch boxes are so cool and tough, they’re like insurance against lunchroom bullies. Paul Frank’s lunch boxes are so cool and tough, they’re […]

Go to extremes with the 11th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe

Go to extremes with the 11th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe Starting tomorrow, some 2,000 artists are expected to entertain, enlighten and […]

Sedona, AZ

After my early-morning flight and drive through the Arizona desert, I’m looking forward to drifting off during the Sedona Clay Wrap I’ve booked at the […]

Paul Vallas was the most effective Philadelphia schools chief in a generation. So why did he leave for New Orleans? The story of his downfall says something about Vallas — and even more about the nature of Philly power

Paul Vallas was the most effective Philadelphia schools chief in a generation. So why did he leave for New Orleans? The story of his downfall […]

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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.

Cherry Hill’s hot, vibrant-haired Heroes star comes to theaters this month in Resident Evil: Extinction

Cherry Hill’s hot, vibrant-haired Heroes star comes to theaters this month in Resident Evil: Extinction When we first interviewed Ali Larter, she was best known […]

Suddenly I’m a stranger in my own home

I WANTED A boy. I’ve admitted as much to my daughter Marcy, my firstborn. When I was pregnant with her, I longed to give my […]

Co-anchor, CBS 3 Eyewitness News

A week of receipts from Larry Mendte, CBS 3 Eyewitness News co-anchor. DAY ONE Toll (E-ZPass): $2, Atlantic City ExpresswayToll (E-ZPass): $.70, Garden State Parkway […]

Want some Eagles on your fantasy roster, but don’t want to let bleeding green cloud your judgment? Here, our expert cheat sheet on which home-team guys are worth drafting — and when

Brian Westbrook, RBTake him: 1st RoundAfter busting out for 1,217 rushing yards and 77 receptions last year, the Villanova product comes into this year ranked […]

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