Things to Do

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Opportunities to Volunteer and Celebrate in Philadelphia

Honor the legacy of the civil rights leader with these events and service opportunities.


50 best restaurants philadelphia
Foobooz

50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia

Things to Do

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.

Latest Stories

Foobooz

Emmy Squared in Queen Village Gets a Rooftop Bar, Complete With Frozen Cocktails

It’s weekends-only, first-come, first-served — and it’s all, of course, appropriately socially distanced.

downingtown designer ranch house for sale exterior front
Property

Designer Rancher in Downingtown

The inside of this ranch house looks like it came out of the pages of a magazine. It did: our July 2016 issue.

City Life

Temple Faculty Union Demands Right to Teach Online This Fall

With 92 percent approval, the union issued a list of demands — chief among them the guaranteed right to opt out of in-person teaching this fall. The Temple admin says that’s not the majority staff opinion.

philadelphia music venue chris' jazz cafe, which is reopening under a live streaming only model for the foreseeable future
City Life

Center City Music Venue to Reopen This Weekend — Without a Live Audience

Philadelphia’s longest running jazz club pivots to a livestream only model for the foreseeable future.

Queer Warminster Dental Jonathan Van Ness
City Life

When Queer Eye Comes to a Town, Local Businesses Boom. But Things Are Different for Philly

Examining the Queer Eye bump in the wake of the pandemic and the protests.

City Life

For African Americans and Jewish Americans, the Fight for Justice Is Inextricably Linked

In the wake of an anti-Semitic Facebook post by the head of the Philadelphia NAACP, a reminder that if we rally in support of social justice, we must rally in support of social justice for all.


FEATURED STORIES

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. 


a rendering of a wawa drive thru only store that you will not be allowed to enter
City Life

Wawa’s Newest Concept? A Store You’re Not Allowed to Enter

Yes, the convenience-store chain just announced the world’s first drive-thru-only Wawa.

Foobooz

Duck Enchiladas and $33 Prickly Pear Margaritas Arrive in Northern Liberties

Añejo, a Mexican restaurant and tequila bar from New York City, is about to open its doors at the Piazza.

ed mcginty, an anti-donald trump protester in the villages, florida
City Life

Philly Expat Becomes One Man Anti-Trump Army In Super Conservative Florida Retirement Community

“I haven’t seen so many middle fingers since I graduated from Cardinal Dougherty,” says the most hated man in The Villages.

Philadelphia Bok Building wedding
Philadelphia Wedding

Check Out the Massive Balloon Installation at This Modern But Spiritual Bok Building Wedding

The couple had a Buddhist ceremony in front of the stage.

NextHealth PHL

How Will COVID-19 Affect Philly in the Fall?

Local epidemiologists weigh in on where we are in the coronavirus pandemic — and where we might be headed.

Read More

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.


City Life

Don’t Look Now, But Philly’s Homicide Count Just Broke a Record

And, no, it’s not a good kind of record.

Be Well Philly

Not Everyone in Philly Has Access to Pads and Tampons. That’s a Problem.

No More Secrets, a Mount Airy-based nonprofit, is doing the work to combat Philadelphia’s period poverty.

City Life

Who Was the Real Christopher Columbus?

The debate surrounding the statue in South Philly has lacked a key ingredient: factual coherence. So we enlisted Matthew Restall, a Penn State professor of Latin American history, to help us sort fact from fiction.

Foobooz

Omar Tate’s Honeysuckle Community Center Is Officially In the Works

Chef, writer and culinary activist Omar Tate launched a GoFundMe to raise funds for a brick-and-mortar space in West Philly for his pop-up, Honeysuckle. Here’s what he has planned.

<< 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 >>