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20 Ways to Make Philadelphia the Best Damn City in America
1. ERECT A FERRIS WHEEL AT PENN’S LANDING. Let’s get this out of the way first: Burying I-95 would be fabulous. But owing to both […]
The Philly Mag 2023 Fall Arts Preview
With a packed roster from music to theater and more, Philly’s arts scene is having a renaissance. Here’s everything you need to see this season. […]
Philadelphia Magazine’s Fitness Challenge 2010: Jim Schindler
Jim’s Sweat Trainer: Chris Connors and Meghan Anderson Initial assessment: "Jim’s core is very weak. He also needs to work on his cardiovascular and his […]
Sins of the Father
WHILE THE FAITHFUL and holy gather in the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul, Art Baselice stands outside, bearing witness in his own way. […]
Single in Philly: Are You There, Waffles? Its Me, Christy
I’M LATE FOR the matchmaker. It’s only five minutes past the time we said we’d meet at a coffee shop in Center City, but every […]
2016 Mummers Parade: The Ultimate Guide
If you’ve lived in Philadelphia all of your life, you no doubt know at least a bit about our annual New Year’s Day tradition known […]
The Hottest Philadelphia City Neighborhoods
Graduate Hospital Cooler and cheaper than Rittenhouse, G-Ho’s the new go-to for youngish buyers planting roots in Philly. Median home price: $285,500 Increase in number of […]
Fat, Drunk and Endearing: A Look Back at the ’93 Phillies Season
“Hide the women and children …” So warned an Atlanta newspaper when the 1993 Phillies headed into town. As that motley crew of players […]
An Oral History of the Mann Center
In the 20th century, presenting free classical music concerts under starry summer skies was one of the determinants of a city’s civility. This gratis dispensation […]
Make Philadelphia the Best City in America
It’s time to stop talking about how great we could be and actually start planning how great we will be. We looked at dozens of […]
Lost in Translation
Joey Vento started a big brouhaha by demanding that his customers order in English. But the reason why he did runs deeper than you might […]
Features: Good to Go
On a hot afternoon four months ago, Larry Shaeffer was driving east on Pine Street in rush-hour traffic when the cars in front of him […]
Thacher Longstreth: The Icon in Winter
He’s left his wife of 62 years. His kids aren’t speaking to him. He’s estranged from old friends. He’s engaged to marry his chief of […]
All the Vince That’s Fit to Print
ON A MUGGY Friday morning in July, the shareholders of First Penn Bank opened one of the weirder annual meetings in the company’s 82-year history. […]
Governor Comeback
Ed Rendell was dead in the water five months ago. Now it appears he’s a shoo-in to get reelected, and there are whispers about a […]