City Life

The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

Hot recs from the Philly Mag staff


Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: Why Are More People Under 50 Getting Cancer?

Foobooz

Can Sheetz Dethrone Wawa on Its Own Turf?

City Life

How to Save Market East (For Real This Time)

Find It PhillyWhat you need, when you need it.

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Things to Do

Your Guide to Visiting Long Beach Island in the Fall

Add this shore town to your travel list for great surf, white sand and a grand new hotel.

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Life & Style

Sabbatical Beauty’s Adeline Koh on How She Develops Her Powerhouse Skin-Care Products

The ingredient obsessive shares a peek inside her process in her Bok Building studio.

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Life & Style

This Sleek Wood Speaker Will Make a Statement in Any Room

The Mac, designed in Brewerytown, is as attractive as it is functional.

City Life

Best Thing This Week: A New Record on the Appalachian Trail

Schwenksville native Liz Anjos ran — yes <em>ran</em> — the entire 2,190 miles in 51 days, 16 hours and 30 minutes, a new northbound record for women. What’s your excuse for not running 40 miles a day?

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Property

At the Shore: Up-to-Date Victorian Condo in Sea Isle City

Spacious, sunny, and affordable — what more could you want? How about historic charm and a hotel staff too?

Foobooz

Kensington Quarters Is Finally Reopening, This Time as a Seafood Restaurant

Michael and Jeniphur Pasquarello are pivoting their Fishtown restaurant, doing away with its meat-centric identity entirely.


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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. 


Be Well Philly

This Calisthenics Trainer Wants to Help the Philly Area Get Healthier

Meet Evan Harden, one of our 2020 Health Hero semi-finalists.

Be Well Philly

Philly’s Four Seasons Spa Was Just Named One of the Best in the World

There are less than 100 luxury spas worldwide with a Forbes’ five-star rating. We chatted with the spa director, Verena Lasvigne-Fox, on the heels of the announcement.

sea isle city mayor leo Desiderio and a scene from his jersey shore bar, where COVID guidelines were not being followed
City Life

Think Jim Kenney Is a COVID Hypocrite? You’ve Gotta Check Out This Bar-Owning Sea Isle Mayor

“It was terrifying,” says one woman of what she saw when she walked into the mayor’s bar.

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City Life

How True Is Philly’s History? A Bella Vista Art Exhibit Asks the Question

Former Temple architecture professor John James Pron, who has an exhibition at the Da Vinci Art Alliance on display through September 13th, discusses Philly’s (a)history, historical preservation and why he hates all public statues.

NextHealth PHL

For Its Second Year, B.PHL Innovation Fest Will Be Virtual — and Free

Unlike SXSW and other big festivals, B.PHL’s planners say canceling was not an option. Here’s how they made the switch to online in a pinch.

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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.


Foobooz

“Instead of Laying Off Our Staff, We Opened Another Storefront”

Crust Vegan Bakery owners Shannon Roche and Meagan Benz didn’t want to lay off their staff in response to the coronavirus. So they didn’t.

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City Life

Internet Calls Death at South Philly Playground a Lynching, Relatives of Deceased Say Otherwise

“You need to calm your city down,” says a relative of the late Allen Mikell. “Before somebody burns it down over something that didn’t happen.”

stephen starr, who just declared bankruptcy on one of his restaurants, and daughter Sarah Starr
City Life

Stephen Starr Restaurant Declares Bankruptcy, But He Says No Big Deal

Philly’s most successful dining mogul insists the brand is still strong. And I’m inclined to believe him.

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Philadelphia Wedding

Real Talk: We Couldn’t Decide on Our Last Name, So We Let Our Wedding Guests Vote on the Big Day

Friends and family received “I Voted” stickers after making their choices.

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