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To Stave Off Gentrification, Kensington Becomes Its Own Landlord

How one special sliver of the city is redefining what smart neighborhood development can look like in Philadelphia … and far beyond.


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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

Latest Stories

Susanna Foo, owner of recently opened Susanna Foo Gourmet Kitchen in Radnor, enlivens Thanksgiving dinner with an easy, no-cook cranberry recipe.

1 large orange 1 12-ounce bag fresh cranberries, washed and drained ¼ c. honey ½ c. granulated sugar 1 hot pepper, minced 1 Tbsp. ginger […]

Where’s the best place to go for a spray tan? — Kim, North Wales

Jessica Blatt replies: I can tell you this, Kim: The best place not to go right after your spray tan is to your office. After […]

Where We’re Eating November 2006

Aqua With neighbors like Jones and Morimoto, one would think one-word-named Aqua is for trendsetting Saturday nights. But this new Malaysian/Thai hybrid is a perfect […]

Need to get away? We’ve got a trip that’s perfect for you!

In search of ideal autumn weekends, we packed up and tried out the luxe-est inns and newest spas, plus urban hot spots and outdoor treks. […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic: September 2006

INSTRUMENTS The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center By Victor Fiorillo A card-carrying NRA-member friend likes to talk about the power he […]

Pulse: Local Talent: Nicole Bindler

When Dance Magazine ran a special insert in 2004 on Philly’s hot new dance scene, Nicole Bindler was already packing for the move. She knew […]


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.


A wedding with flowers in a lighter shade of pale can be electrifying

White Lighting

The casinos went dark — and it was good

“If the Civil War were today, the South would win hands down,” wrote Glenda McCardle to her hometown newspaper, the Raleigh News & Observer, after […]

Susan Katz, local attorney, semi-reluctant co-star of the summer’s hit crossword documentary, Wordplay.

How did the movie people find you? It was my first competition, and someone pulled me aside and yelled, “We got a newbie!” I said, […]

Can a trip to the dentist save your life?

Lou Rose is a Center City dentist who’s also a doctor — which may be why he’s extra-sensitive to how the mouth relates to the […]

The Good Life: Quest: Stacked

Ah, October: that in-between fashion phase when you’re still wearing t-shirts but starting to bust out lightweight sweaters, too. To smooth out the bumps under […]

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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.


The Good Life: Trendspotting: No More Muzak

We confess: We totally play those free-with-purchase Urban Outfitters CDs at parties and pass them off as our own mixes. But lately, it’s not just […]

Owner, Past & Present vintage and costume shop

Patsy Dougherty has always loved playing dress-up. As a kid, she’d make her own Halloween costumes, donning her grandmother’s antique horsehair-fringed cape and reinventing herself […]

How one commercial caffeinated a neighborhood

Brett Collier and Gary Tidmore like to say their Gayborhood coffee shop is like Cheers, where everybody knows your name. On a hot summer day, […]

Philly’s Next Great Chefs

KIBETT MENGECH Chef du cuisine, Ansill Age: 33 His food: “Stripped-down small plates,” with an if-you-dare element. How he’ll change Philadelphia: Mengech is making adventurous […]

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