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Why Inky staffers are feeling crumby

When Amanda Bennett came to the Inquirer in 2003, reporters were excited by their new editor’s résumé: a career at the Wall Street Journal, authorship […]

Can Allyson Schwartz’s son help revive the left?

Long before Grover Norquist and Karl Rove became GOP superstars, they were trained in the political arts by Morton Blackwell, who now heads the Leadership […]

Main Liners fear a horribly tacky fate for the iconic manse

Since the death of beloved society stalwart Robert Montgomery Scott last October, Ardrossan watchers wonder: What will happen to his Villanova estate, which is owned […]

School district golden boy Paul Vallas fails on the witness stand

Back in December, Paul Vallas was proud to announce that Philadelphia test scores were up for the fourth consecutive year, a gold star on his […]

Off the Cuff: February 2006

Valentine’s Day is the 14th of this month, and I’ve been thinking a lot lately about one of my lost loves. This love affair began […]

Now that we can get Lost on our iPods, do we need Comcast anymore? It’s Jeff Shell’s job to make sure we do. He just has to turn 15th and Market into Hollywood

Comcast’s new president of programming could maybe use a beer right now. He is sitting in a sterile conference room on the ninth floor of […]

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.

In this season of uncertainty, we asked financial, economic and property pros to tackle a bunch of real-world real estate scenarios. Their advice for everyone from nervous new owners to antsy empty nesters could help you protect your investment, too

EMPTY NESTERS Big house. Kids finally out of it. Prices still high. Is it time to cash in — even if we’re not really ready […]

After doubling in the past decade, local real estate prices are finally — finally! — cooling down. But just how much?

NOTHING HAUNTS HOMEOWNERS like these two words: “housing bubble.” We’ve been hearing about it, everywhere and incessantly, for at least a year now. Most people […]

But do I want to tell my daughter that?

“I’m home!” I announce as I trudge through the front door in my overcoat, laden with purse and briefcase and reading matter from the office. […]

A new book says that people will soon be able to live forever. I say: Drop dead

NOW THAT THE Atkins Revolution has gone bankrupt because the food was revolting, the strangest diet book around is one put out by Rodale, the […]

The Good Life: Favorite Things: Khaliah Ali

The daughter of boxing great Muhammad Ali wears several hats: model-turned-fashion-entrepreneur, spokesperson for charitable causes, single mom. Raised on the Main Line, she recently moved […]

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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.

A Philly doc supposedly has a secret to looking young. But do his skin-care products really work

Marshall Sager is used to trying on new hats. In 1991, after nearly 25 years in practice as a family physician, he set up shop […]

Philly style-istas may lament what the city lacks (oh, Barneys!), but we rule on one front: fashion-forward sneakers. From South Street’s funky skate shops to gems like Kicks USA, you could drown while shopping for new spring sneaks. Instead, use th

IF YOU WANT: A pair that looks as good with jeans as it does with skirts or pants. CHECK OUT: Puma. We have a crush […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: Creative Buzz: March 2006

Sidney D. Kirkpatrick’s The Revenge of Thomas Eakins offers a portrait of the artist as a clear-headed pioneer of realism bumping up against prudish Victorian […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: March 2006

DVDs Jerry Blavat: The Lost Episodes ($20; call 215-923-0550) In the year 3420, alien beings digging through the lifeless terrain of our once great planet […]

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