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Philadelphia’s Next Great Era Begins Now

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There probably are some people out there who can't get laid at the Jersey Shore. I just haven't found them yet

“Shotttts!” A post-collegiate guy with a red baby face and beefy arms busting out of a Polo shirt orders a round for his friends and […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic August 2006

Television The 10! Show NBC 10, 10 a.m. weekdays I’d like to start a collection for the hundreds of thousands of area residents without cable. […]

Pulse: Local Talent: Lidia Kaminska

When we heard there was a hot Polish accordionist living in South Philadelphia, we immediately went to check out her show, expecting to hear a […]

When did couples start yapping about their sex lives at cocktail parties?

Not long ago, I was having lunch at the Palm with two girlfriends when half of a well-known Rittenhouse Square couple stopped by the table. […]

Comcast SportNet's Fred Bibbo

There’s a good reason to note this month’s release of Invincible, about former Eagle Vince Papale, and it has nothing to do with our love […]

Music lovers, meet the enemy

That Geoffrey Beauchamp is hated should come as no surprise. He’s a lawyer. But Beauchamp commands an especially reviled place in the hearts of many […]


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

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.


Why is the-guy-in-the-bow-tie really running for Congress?

Ask Apprentice addicts how they remember Raj Bhakta, the bow-tied flirt from the show’s second season, and you’ll get something like “goofy, but smart,” or […]

Five Questions for USPS governor Alan Kessler

What with founding Postmaster General Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday, the issuance of a Franklin stamp, and the opening of a new mail-processing facility in South […]

Philly goes Dutch

The murder rate is still shockingly high, the long-­awaited smoking ban includes gaping exemptions, and a former councilman was convicted of bribery, fraud and money […]

Why they're playing bocce at the People Paper

Occasionally these days, Daily News staffers wander past a vacant portion of the paper’s increasingly vacant newsroom and say, “You know, this would make a […]

From the Editor: August 2006

Thirty-two years ago, this magazine, with our sister publication Boston, introduced readers to the “Best Of” format. Back then, it was called “Best (and Worst) […]

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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.


Off the Cuff: August 2006

I must admit, I was as stunned as everyone else that New Jersey finally has a governor fighting for principle. A governor who refused to […]

When you’re dealing with front woman extraordinaire Joan Jett, you know rock ’n’ roll is going to come wup, a lot: playing it, loving it, sacrificing another dime for it. Matters of the posterior are also significant — being badass

Exit Interview: What are your memories of Philly? Joan Jett: I don’t really have any. [laughs] I left when I was six months old, so […]

Taste: What To Drink: Josmeyer Cask 38 2004, Alsace, France

Alsace has long been a Garden of Eden for grape growers — one of many reasons France and Germany have often fought over this picturesque […]

Green first served this recipe straight from the wood-burning oven at Chestnut Hill’s now-defunct Stella Notte. At home, you can roast the chicken on a covered grill or in a clean, preheated oven.

For apple-cider glaze: 2 c. apple cider 2 c. chicken stock 2 to 3 sprigs thyme ½ c. chopped onion 2 bay leaves 1 tsp. […]

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