City Life

Award-Winning Comics Creator Brian “Box” Brown Returns With Two New Graphic Novels

One’s a dark and funny dystopia, the other’s a biography of Marc Maron’s WTF podcast.


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The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

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A Pizza Legend Returns With Wild New Slices

Angela Duckworth, author of Grit, and her new book Situated
City Life

Angela Duckworth on Her New Book, Grit Controversy, and Parenting in a Digital Age

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Restaurants

Crab Shacks! Dairy Bars! BBQ! All the Best Places to Eat on the Way to the Shore

Your trip to the ocean can include plenty of mouthwatering meals … as long as you know where to look.

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Restaurants

Driving Route 49 to the Shore: Where to Stop for Foot-Long Dogs and a “Belly Buster” Burger

Seemingly untouched by time or history or, really, development of any kind, this is a country road preserved, with idyllic views of farmland and saltwater marshes and some superior crab shacks along the way.

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Driving White Horse Pike to the Shore: Where to Stop for Sweet Jersey Corn and Amazing Elk Burgers

Time was, the White Horse Pike was a toll road named after the ginormous metal horse that hovered over a local tavern. Today, it leads you through lots of small Jersey towns and long stretches of the Pine Barrens. In search of the Jersey Devil? This is your route.

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Restaurants

Driving Routes 70/72 to the Shore: Where to Stop for Amazing Pies, Ice Cream, and Tacos Al Pastor

This amble through the Pine Barrens has a rustic sort of charm, with abundant farm stands and forested back roads lusher than any highway.

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Restaurants

Driving Route 47 to the Shore: Where to Stop for Oysters, Cheesecake and Massive Sticky Buns

Take a drive on this meandering road that goes through fields and farmlands as well as small towns and main streets, showing off South Jersey in all its quaint and quiet glory.

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Restaurants

Driving Black Horse Pike to the Shore: Where to Stop for Square Pizza and Filipino Crabs

Long before we all hopped on the A.C. Expressway, the Black Horse Pike and its sister, the White Horse Pike, were the way it was done. You can still feel the history as you wind through suburban Jersey on this quirky, eclectic stretch of blacktop.


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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.

50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia

50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia

Our highly anticipated guide to the most exciting, compelling, and provocative restaurants in Philly


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Property

Midcentury Postmodern Farmhouse in Ambler

Any resemblance to a midcentury Colonial is purely coincidental — but the resemblances are there.

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City Life

Philly’s Biggest Kickstarter Ever Is Still Infuriating Backers Five Years Later

Some have finally received their “redefined” air conditioner. But most are still waiting, even though you can buy a version of the unit online with two-day delivery.

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Philadelphia Wedding

Check Out This Epic Engagement Shoot in an Abandoned, Graffiti-Filled Railroad Car

Yes, the couple is aware what’s behind them.

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Property

Just Listed: Extended Courtyard Trinity in Fishtown

European intimacy, American privacy and flexibility, all in one attractive package.

City Life

Philly’s Ex-Litter Czar on Why the Hell the City Can’t Pick Up Trash on Time

Nic Esposito spent years in city government trying to reduce trash. Now on the outside, he tells us why the Streets Department can’t seem to take care of its most basic responsibilities.

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Summer 2026: Your Guide to Philly’s Biggest Summer Ever

Summer 2026: Your Guide to Philly’s Biggest Summer Ever

From the World Cup and MLB All-Star Game to kayak flotillas, lighthouse climbs, and revolutionary adventures, here’s how to make the most of Philadelphia’s once-in-250-years summer.

Best of Philly 2026

Best of Philly 2026

Please give a warm welcome to Best of Philly 2026: Everything you want, didn’t know you needed, and should check out in Philadelphia right now.


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Vote for Your Best of Philly Favorites

We want to hear what you think is the best of the best.

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Breathe the Sweet Summer Air at These 6 Philly-Area Lavender Farms

It’s lavender season! Here’s where you can pick your own, do yoga in a field, channel your inner impressionist, and stock up on all sorts of infused products.

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NextUp: The Navy Yard-Based Biopharma Company Engineering T-Cell Receptors to Destroy Cancerous Solid Tumors

After promising Phase II data, Adaptimmune is on track to file their drug candidate, afami-cel, for FDA approval next year.

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Property

Just Listed: Hopeland Manor in Wyncote

One of Horace Trumbauer’s more modest houses, this one has been blessed with a series of good stewards.

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