Philadelphia Magazine

The ultra-exclusive Curtis Institute of Music accepts only one tuba student at a time.

The plan involved a mariachi band.

Life-cycle celebrant and officiant Alisa Tongg shares special ways she’s seen couples honor the children in their lives.

Employees at the historic Philadelphia rock-and-roll station are downright nervous.

Dreamworld Bakes’s Ashley Huston talks about making the move from micro-bakery to cafe, the importance of representation as a Black baker, and her love of edible glitter.

Plus, Main Line dad wins a Pulitzer.

This Michelle Gage-designed abode brings some Southern hospitality to South Philly.

Plus: BOTLD introduces new Bird Gang Spirits tequila, Pub & Kitchen is bringing an Italian concept to the Main Line, and Pat’s reopens with a breakfast sandwich on the menu.

She had hoped it was a toy gun. It wasn’t.

From caviar-topped French onion dip to BBQ burnt-end rainbow carrots, Gass & Main’s grown-up approach elevates nostalgic classics.

Plus, Michael Smerconish gets canceled, both figuratively and literally.

It’s a breathtaking wildlife bacchanal that only happens here, and some pretty major forces (climate change, Big Pharma) are conspiring against it. Can science save this symbiotic spectacle?

Sahbyy Food’s lemongrass cheesesteak often draws long lines at the Southeast Asian Market. Ahead of the market’s opening day, let’s take a look back at how it all started — with 1,000 leftover beef sticks and a craving for a sandwich.

Add these new novels by local authors to your reading list.

Plus, Krasner disses Columbia and Bradley Cooper slings more cheesesteaks.