People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
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 Greatest Off-Field Icons in Philly Sports History
The coaches, characters, and legends who have made the Philadelphia sports universe what it is today
Where Is the Constitution Center When We Need It?
Jeffrey Rosen is out. Now the institution must decide whether it will remain a quiet, genteel place of scholarship or actually take on the current threats to democracy.
9 New and Upcoming Books With Philly Connections
Add these new works by local authors to your spring reading list.
10 Tips to Stress Less and Save More This Tax Season (and Beyond)
Dreading April 15th, and the money you’ll have to part with? Philly experts are here to help.
What Market East Needs
The Economy League’s executive director responds to Philly Mag’s roundtable about the struggling corridor.
The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 2
This month: The semi-obscure, somewhat murky, earliest excursions of Europeans.
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.
From Fairmount to the Today Show: The Journey of Sheinelle Jones
The former Good Day Philadelphia personality now co-hosts the fourth hour of the Today show with Jenna Bush Hager — and has a new book out next month.
The Most Quintessentially Philadelphia Sports Moments
From The Hit to The Stepover and beyond, a look back at the most unmistakably Philly moments in sports history.
The Best of the Rest: The Athletes Who Just Missed Our “Most Philly” List
We couldn’t fit everyone in the top 25, but these folks deserve some recognition, too.
Philadelphia Magazine Nominated for Two 2026 National Magazine Awards
The magazine was recognized for its April 2025 feature on the cheesesteak, as well as in the category of general excellence, by the American Society of Magazine Editors.
There Was Only One Choice for Most Philly Athlete of All Time: Allen Iverson
The defiance. The swagger. The resilience. No one embodied Philadelphia more than AI.
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.
The Philadelphia Flower Show, By the Numbers
We break down the data from this year’s show and shows of the past.
How Bobby Clarke and the Broad Street Bullies Became Immortal
The only Flyers teams to win a Stanley Cup defined what Philly grit looked like for a generation.
The Philadelphia School District’s Snow Day Madness
A frustrated SDP parent “fixes” the communication sent from the school district to parents about yesterday’s snow day.
