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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.


Philadelphia psychologist Sandra Shachar, who was cited and threatened with arrest by feds for vandalism at the President's House (photo courtesy Sandra Shachar)
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Meet the Philly Woman Cited for “Vandalizing” Independence Mall

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For gardeners who love to putter, these spaces offer so much more than storage

I know exactly what I want. It’s a Victorian, clapboard, with window boxes and a front porch and a gambrel roof with gingerbread trim. I […]

Off the Cuff: April 2006

Let me refresh your memory on a sorry episode that took place in this city a few weeks ago, something you’ve probably forgotten because our […]

AC Now: Gucci + Sale =

Happy, happy shopper, especially if the Gucci at the Pier at Caesars has just one pair of these amazing wedges with an embroidered floral heel […]

That’s okay, so do some of Philadelphia’s top sommeliers

You Like Sweet Wines?

He’s been the voice of the Phillies for almost four decades. But should Harry Kalas say he’s outta here?

The Trouble With Harry

Exit Interview: Tom Sizemore

Exit Interview: You grew up in Detroit. Why Temple? Tom Sizemore: I didn’t have the money or the wherewithal to live in New York. I’d […]


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.


Sunoco Welcome America! prepares Philly for its week-long July 4th celebration

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The best beers of the East

Asian cuisine is a refreshing change of pace, delivering exotic flavors that conjure distant lands. Asian beers, on the other hand, are brisk lagers with […]

Creative Buzz: May 2006

We’re so proud. Philadelphia writer-at-large Jason Fagone weighs in on the world of competitive eating — a topic he’s written about for this magazine — […]

Love Walked In By Marisa de los Santos (Dutton; $23.95)

Thirty-something Cornelia Brown dreams of life as Tracy Lord, romanced by Dexter Haven in The Philadelphia Story. Eleven-year-old Clare Hobbes imagines that she’s Anne Shirley, […]

Pulse: Real Estate: Titles & Deeds

That HGTV crew trailing petite realtor-ista Joanne Davidow of Prudential Fox & Roach across Rittenhouse Square recently was following her up to the Sidney and […]

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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.


Now that A.C. is attracting younger visitors, how will casinos treat the folks who helped them ride out of the lean years?

Of the six heart attacks John has endured in his lifetime, two have happened at Trump Marina. That’s not the reason he and his wife […]

How to get your mitts o the city's restaurant reports

If you run a dirty restaurant in Raleigh, North Carolina, everyone knows it: A prominent notice is affixed to the door, and the information is […]

Off the Cuff: May 2006

My favorite solution to the immigration mess in this country is to build a fence along the Mexican border, as a House of Representatives bill […]

“Four degenerates who own a bar in South Philadelphia” — that’s how St. Joe’s Prep grad Rob McElhenney, the creator and star of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, describes his sitcom, which launches its second season o

Exit Interview: Is there any truth to the theory that you are, in fact, a post-­pubescent Haley Joel Osment? And that this “Rob McElhenney” backstory […]

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