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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


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Taste: Where We’re Eating, September

Bar Ferdinand The motto printed on the receipt at designer Owen Kamihira’s vibrant first restaurant is optimistic: “Eat, Drink, Love.” But there are things to […]

Pulse: Creative Buzz

Look for Game Theory, the latest CD from resident hip-hop stars The Roots, featuring cameos by Mos and Talib Kweli (Def Jam Left; $13.98, see […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic, September

Instruments The Fred J. Cooper Memorial Organ Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center A card-carrying NRA-member friend likes to talk about the power he feels when discharging […]

Pulse: Out and About: The 10 Coolest Events, September

1. Concert Philadelphia Orchestra: 2006-’07 Season Opening Night Lang Lang is on piano, and Christoph Eschenbach is conducting the season opener for one of the […]

Pulse: A&E: 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 […]

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 […]


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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 some people pulled me aside and yelled, “We got a newbie!” I […]

How one commercial caffeinated a neighborhood

It Takes a Village

What are those Swedes thinking?

What Are Those Swedes Thinking?

Pulse: Chatter: Philadelphians to Watch, September

Who: Jennifer Yaron, 24, and Marguerite McDonald, 26, the pair who recently founded F.U.E.L. (Fostering Undergraduate Exposure on Location), an art gallery located in the […]

Why the Phillies’ skip should stay

Since early summer, when it became clear that the Phillies’ season would once again be mired in futility (this year’s theme: We Suck, Version 26.0), […]

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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.


Why we’re repealing a “Best Of” award

Last month, this magazine bestowed a “Best Of” award on someone named Peter V. Ueberroth for “best human being, ever.” At the time, we were […]

No, we aren’t getting the Olympics. But how does badminton grab you?

When the U.S. Olympic Committee cut Philly from the list of cities it’s considering putting forward to host the 2016 games, it was blunt about […]

Why your local anchor is reading the Bucks County Courier Times

As we turn our attention from beaches to television with the new fall season, there’s one reporter who’s quietly become a must-read for local network […]

Pulse: The Snapshot: Crane Man

Who: Walt Wilkens, a crane operator for Cornell & Co. Where: About 30 floors above Arch Street in Center City, on the construction site for […]

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