City Life

FringeArts Finally Lives Up to Its Destiny

It’s taken more than a decade for the theater to become a year-round destination for the live arts.


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Foobooz

50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia

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Under Pressure: Philly Actor Pax Ressler Quickly Steps in to Fill Some Very Big Shoes in Pig Iron’s Latest Show

City Life

Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick Is Stuck in a System He Hates

Find It PhillyWhat you need, when you need it.

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City Life

Marc Vetri Goes Off On Mayor Kenney After the Mayor Dines Indoors

Of course, the county where Kenney ate inside has drastically fewer cases of COVID-19 than we do. But, hey, Vetri’s known for his great pastas — not for his great logic.

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City Life

Ignore the Rankings: Why the Best School for Your Kid Is Probably the One in Your Neighborhood

After years of obsessing about stats and lists, many city parents are discovering their kids will get a great education right around the corner.

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City Life

There’s Not a Company Name Cute Enough to Mask the Dark Side of Corporations

Businesses today — with their fuzzy, friendly names — all seem to want to cozy up to you. But there are plenty of reasons to keep your distance.

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Life & Style

Need a Therapist? Try the App Store

Need to work through some stuff? From mood trackers to podcasts to chatbots, the options abound.

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Life & Style

4 Local Photographers Who’ll Make You Look Cool and Confident in Your Next Headshot

In our increasingly virtual world, you need a go-to headshot. Here, tips for nailing your portrait.

City Life

Best Thing This Week: The Girl Scouts Get a New Look

This is not your grandma’s uniform, that’s for sure.


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The 150 Most Influential Philadelphians

The 150 Most Influential Philadelphians

Our celebration of the 150 most influential Philadelphians who have shaped where we’ve been and those who are determining our future

All Hail the Hoagie

All Hail the Hoagie

Our all-you-can-eat guide to the true king of Philadelphia sandwiches. 


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Property

Just Listed: Rambling Victorian in Wildwood

Everything you want in a Cape May house, minus the Cape May price.

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City Life

Are Those New Philly COVID Masks Actually Any Good?

“Well, it’s a nice souvenir either way,” Billy Penn editor Danya Henninger told Philly health commissioner Thomas Farley on Thursday.

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NextHealth PHL

The No-B.S. Guide to COVID-19 Testing in Philadelphia

There are many places where you can get tested for coronavirus in Philadelphia. Here’s the information you’ll need to choose the right one.

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City Life

Philly to Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg With 2020 Liberty Medal

Plus: More peaceful (and not-so-peaceful) protests and demonstrations in Philly. And the Great Philadelphia Trash Debacle of 2020 continues.

Foobooz

Philly Restaurants That Are Miraculously Opening in a Pandemic

City-defining French brasseries, small neighborhood bistros, and fast-casual sandwich shops — all, somehow, opening up, against all odds.

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An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

There are thousands of reasons to feel bullish about the future of our amazing city — all you have to do is look around.

Best of Philly 2025

Best of Philly 2025

Please give a warm welcome to Best of Philly 2025: Everything you want, didn’t know you needed, and should check out in Philadelphia right now.


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Property

Just Listed: Contemporary Rancher in Ambler

Actually, this stone-clad beauty is one part ranch, one part ski lodge.

Be Well Philly

Meet the Startup Founders Fighting Food Waste, One Avocado at a Time

Their new antioxidant-packed drink, Reveal, is the perfect zero-waste chaser to your avocado toast.

City Life

These Are the Worst Four Words You Can Tell Philly Voters Right Now

Why it’s time to stop using fear as a tactic to drive your friends and neighbors to the polls in November.

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City Life

Mayor Kenney Is Backed Into One Hell of a Corner Over the Parkway Encampment

What is going to happen when the city goes in to remove the encampment — or, as the judge put it, “terminate” the encampment — while journalists and citizens with their cell phone cameras stand by?

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