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50 Years of Best of Philly: City Life

In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Best of Philly this August, we’re taking a monthly look back. This month: City Life!


Guides

The Philadelphian’s Guide to Adopting, Pampering and Traveling With Your Pet

Opinion

I Don’t Know Who Anybody Is Anymore. And I Don’t Care

Longform

The Great Name Awakening: Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming

Latest Stories

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Lauren Boggi Just Released Lithe Method’s Client List

The court filing is a marketing gold mine.

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Philly Students Plan Inauguration Day Walkouts

Students from Temple, Drexel and Penn will participate.

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If You See a Porn Star Having Lunch in Philly, Here’s Why

Oh, so that was Joanna Angel at Franky Bradley’s.

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Philly Officials Create Human-Trafficking Task Force

The group is a product of a $1.3 million federal grant.

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PHL Airport Getting Fancy, Exclusive Lounge

But there’s a catch.

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Report: Simmons Debut Not Imminent

According to Chris Haynes of ESPN, Sixers rookie Ben Simmons could make his season debut shortly after the All-Star break.


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?


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Chris Christie: Eagles Fans “Generally Angry, Awful People”

Right back at ya, pal.

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Obama Just Pardoned a Philly Woman

And he commuted the sentences of two local drug dealers.

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Casey Grills DeVos on Assault Guidelines

DeVos wouldn’t commit to upholding Obama-era procedures.

SEPTA Key with City Hall in the background

The SEPTA Trip Cap: Outrageous! (Um, No.)

Or: The lamentations of the 0.2 Percent.

Creating Change 2017 Is Finally Here

Here’s our roundup of must-attend events.

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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.