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Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year.

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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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Two self-taught jewelry mavens can make your wedding-day look

Fit for a Princess

If the racks at the area's bridal salons don't hold the dress of your dreams, these shops can whip it up for you

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How to spend your precious weekend in our very own Vegas-by-the-Sea

Two weeks ahead of time Leave a dinner reservation request on the answering machine at Café 2825 (609-344-6913). Hope that your reservation is made, because […]

We combed the sand from LBI to Cape May to find the most fabulous spots to sun, play, eat, drink, swim, surf, and be as lazy and hazy as you're supposed to be down the Shore.

LBI Surfing Holyoke Avenue and the beach, Holgate. Don’t come to Holyoke Avenue if you’re a kook who’s still perfecting his pop-up. This stretch of […]

How two wisecracking, cheesesteak-loving Philly lawyers proved there isn't much intelligence in intelligent design

IF HISTORIANS ARE WONDERING, it’s safe to say that the trial of Tammy Kitzmiller et al. v Dover Area School District et al. — the […]

More than a million people live in Philly. Why does it sometimes seem like you've dated all of them?

PEOPLE OFTEN SAY THAT PHILADELPHIA IS SMALL. This isn’t really true, because we’re a city of 135 square miles and around 1.5 million people. That’s […]

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.

Can two regular guys in Glenside change the pharmacy industry just by doing good?

There’s a CVS drugstore four minutes from Anita Morena’s apartment in Clementon, New Jersey. She used to fill her prescriptions there. But on a Tuesday […]

How much do Wing Bowl competitors love eating? As an excerpt from a new book shows, maybe more than they should

ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 10, 2004, an electrician named Fino Cachola was at a grocery store in Bala Cynwyd. Fino, a.k.a. “Chili Dawg,” age […]

For the sake of scruffy Philly men (and the women who love them … clean-shaven), we tested five electric shavers to find the best

Wahl 4000 $60 at area Sears stores Wahl has been providing barbers with professional clippers since 1919, so we hoped for great results from its […]

Creative Buzz: June 2006

New York Times best-seller William Lashner is a local lad, and his new thriller, Marked Man, has shady Philly attorney Victor Carl chasing exotic dancers […]

60-Second Critic June 2006

Film Loverboy ThinkFilm “I was like the great jewelers of the Byzantine, sorting through full stacks of stones,” says Emily, played by Kyra Sedgwick, of […]

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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.

A bag of Iams and a chain-link run will no longer do. Welcome to the new world of doggie-and-me boarding — hotels that let you make your pet part of the getaway

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At local appliance showrooms, shoppers put kitchens to the test

Early on a Wednesday evening at the Fretz Corporation’s Northeast Philadelphia headquarters, cheese and crackers are set out on platters and waiters circulate with trays […]

Green Thumb: Growing Organic

Few gardeners are more creative than Glenn Brendle, who converts used oil from 30 Philadelphia restaurants to heat two greenhouses and his Gap home for […]

Community gardens are rooted in lifelong ties

If you dig too far in the dirt patch by the chain fence, you’ll hit bricks from where the old middle school used to be. […]

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