People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
’Tis the season for Jeff Bezos masks and angry pumpkins.
Philly Judge In Big Trouble for Facebook Posts
This isn’t the Honorable Mark Cohen’s first tryst with controversy.
Philly Today: Cecily Tynan Smacks Down Marjorie Taylor Greene
Plus: The Wing Bowl documentary you didn’t know you needed.
The Philly Mag Interview: Abbott Elementary‘s Sheryl Lee Ralph
Philly’s favorite (fictional) schoolteacher tells all ahead of the hit sitcom’s fourth season debut.
Philly Today: A Brand-New Service for Those of You Who Really Hate Philly’s Airport
Plus, a major SEPTA fare hike looms.
How New Hope Became a Playground for the Rich and Famous
Bradley Cooper. Leonardo DiCaprio. Gigi Hadid. Can the borough’s bohemian spirit survive an A-list invasion?
Philly Today: Penn Prof Wins $800,000 MacArthur “Genius” Award
Plus, we’re now on track for the lowest homicide count since 1967.
Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year
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.
Philly Today: Bon Voyage, IKEA Boat
It sounds like the vessel is finally leaving us. Plus, Philly Mag readers weigh in on Pete Rose’s yucky legacy.
Six Historic Cemeteries Around Philadelphia
They’re grassy, shady, pretty — and lots of famous people are buried in them.
Philly Today: The Real Pete Rose Legacy Problem Has Nothing to Do With Gambling
Plus, a Main Line school district plummets in the latest rankings.
Philly Today: Utterly Theoretical Phillies World Series Tickets Start at $1,673
And that’s if you’d be willing to stand the whole (theoretical) game.
Philly-Area Republican Couple Threatened After Filming Kamala Harris Ad
The normally idyllic lives of these Main Line farmers changed after MSNBC spotlighted the commercial.
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.
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.
How a Wildflower Farm Tore This Bucolic Philly Suburb Apart
The wild tale of how one Chester County couple’s dream of selling peonies on their sprawling Willistown estate devolved into an epic feud
Philly Today: Mayor Parker Proves She Just Doesn’t Get It When It Comes to Chinatown
Plus, the Gayborhood comes out against the Sixers arena, too.
50 Years of Best of Philly: The Media
In honor of the 50th anniversary of Best of Philly, for every month of 2024 we’re taking a look back at some major categories and standout winners. Up now: our ink-stained comrades.
Philly Today: Philadelphia Homicides on Pace for Historic Low. No, Really!
The news Steve Keeley won’t tell you.
