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It appears that Donald Trump is having a Philadelphia moment. There’s the casino in Nicetown, the condo in Northern Liberties, big renovations in A.C.—and Trump the Brand is plastered all over them. Look inside these projects, though, and you

Where's Donald?

What do 13-year-old boys have to be so mad about, anyway?

The Son and the Fury

A Swarthmore landmark goes gourmet

Reinventing the Co-op

To save the Mayor's reelection bid, his brother has gone underground. But no matter who's running the city next month, don't expect that to last

It has come to this: sitting in my Chevy Cavalier on a soupy August day, staked out in front of the home of T. Milton […]

He’s left his wife of 62 years. His kids aren’t speaking to him. He’s estranged from old friends. He’s engaged to marry his chief of staff. And despite his health problems, 82-year-old Thacher Longstreth plans to run for another City Council term

He’s left his wife of 62 years. His kids aren’t speaking to him. He’s estranged from old friends. He’s engaged to marry his chief of […]

 

I often speak to groups about what it is we do and don't do here at Philadelphia magazine. We seek to reveal the region to […]

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.

A generation of parents determined to raise perfect children is now being confronted with anything but. What happened?

She was walking across the sand, marching over the dunes of Avalon last summer, when she saw him. Them. Er, it. It involved Ethan, her […]

A friendship with Hitler infects a noble Brahmin line.

Many amateur genealogists delve into the family archives in search of heroic ancestors — royalty, most commonly — to make them feel better about themselves. […]

The many layers and ever-shifting moods of Paul Pierce, Boston's most enigmatic sports star.

On Friday night in the Boston Celtics locker room, Paul Pierce is looking splendid in baller chic. Twenty minutes after an easy home win, he […]

Ken Chandler wants to turn the Herald into the anti-Globe. His plan might be just crazy enough to work — that is, if he can get his own reporters to buy into it.

Every weekday at 3 o'clock, Ken Chandler, the top editor at the Boston Herald, sits down with his deputies to plot the contents of the […]

Harvard President Lawrence Summers says his comments about women's innate talents (or lack thereof) were mere intellectual provocation. Women the world over disagreed. Now Summers finds himself on the defensive, while a divided university debates jus

In January of 1991, economist Lawrence Summers took a leave from his Harvard professorship and moved to Washington to work for the World Bank. His […]

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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.

If you take your fitness instruction personally, here are five private trainers who won't let you down — or off easy

Gerald “Chris” Christopher Wayne Gym, 214 North Aberdeen Avenue, 2nd floor rear, Wayne; 267-688-7844 Why: With trainers, as with so much else, personality does matter. […]

One day early this summer, a multimillionaire sneaked past his wife and four kids, drove to Albert Einstein Medical Center, and donated one of his kidneys to a total stranger. Now he's making noises about donating his second kidney as well. Should Ze

After word got out that one of Philadelphia's most eccentric millionaires, Zell Kravinsky, had donated a kidney to a random stranger, a reporter at one […]

If your TV-star-and-pro-skateboarding son let an alligator loose in your kitchen and set off fireworks in your house, you'd probably have him committed. But not West Chester's April and Phil Margera

Who can say what flicks that crucial switch in your kids? One day your son's launching himself off the living room couch, bamming into the […]

The essential guide to where to dine tonight: Stephen Starr's mod/classic steakhouse, the best tiny city BYOB, a glittering suburban sushi palace, plus four more standouts we love. We dined, we drank, we debated. Overall, we'd call this one of t

Pumpkin 1713 South Street; 215-545-4448 Opened: September 2004 The scene: The bold orange logo announces Pumpkin's place on the 1700 block of South Street, and […]

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