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Where to Celebrate Juneteenth in Philadelphia

Celebrate freedom with block parties, free museum days, kids’ programming, live music, and more.


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The Best Philly-Area Pools With Day Passes

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Where to Find Philly’s Fanciest Hot Dogs

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How Do You Host the World Cup? This Philly Soccer Exec Has Been Preparing for Years

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Hey, anybody out there want to be mayor?

By rights, Michael Nutter should be on the ropes. [sidebar] In 2007, after all, he won just 37 percent of the Democratic primary — not […]

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New and Notable: Little Fish

Last April, this popular seafood BYOB went belly up, thanks to structural problems in the building that housed it. Owner Mike Stollenwerk promised it would […]

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Twenty years ago, downtown was a desolate hellhole. Enter the Center City District—and the men who turned things around

There are three people who changed my life at work. This has nothing to do with bosses. I work downtown, and have for 20 years. […]

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Our La Colombe, Ourselves

In a world where you can find a Starbucks on almost every block (no joke: Three of the four corners surrounding Philly Mag’s building have […]

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After 35 years, this Rittenhouse restaurant is still worth it.

  It would be nice to have full-size glasses for some of these wines — ask for a brandy snifter if the dinky stemware gets […]

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Carb-counters be damned! The humble potato is deserving of our love for being so versatile and delicious, whether fried, baked or pureed

Tater tots, Village Whiskey / The duck fat fries may get all the attention at Jose Garces’s bar, but his version of the frozen-food-aisle favorite […]


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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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This Queen Village restaurant isn’t quite ready for the ball

At Village Belle, where painted owls peer down from cream-colored lamp shades and banquettes are upholstered in “Twin Peaks” red, the servers want more than […]

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Marty Grims lets out the leash at the Main Line’s White Dog Café

The first meal I ever ate in Philadelphia taught me a lesson that I probably could have gleaned, at deep discount, from the dietary journals […]

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Outlook: doubtful.

Amy Chua, the Yale law professor who authored the all-the-rage Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, would fit in well on the Main Line: She’s […]

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This season, embrace bohemian rhapsody

There’s no doubt about it: On the runways, in your favorite boutiques and walking down Walnut Street, this spring’s fashions have been kissed by the […]

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How did former Eagles cheerleader Deb Brady — wife of all-powerful Bob — end up with a six-figure, taxpayer-supported job and seats on two of the city’s most powerful boards? It’s a neighborhood story, a success story, a political story and a love story all wrapped into one

Bob, not surprisingly, has been less than pleased with all the sniffing around. And Deb — who’s gone out of her way to hold her […]

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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 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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English beers make up a very small portion of the offerings at most Philly bars. But at places like Chester County’s Whip Tavern and Stephen Starr’s new pub, the Dandelion, British brews are the stars

What makes a beer British? Move along, lager lovers. English beers are generally ales, which are warm- or top-fermented. Also, points out Whip owner K.C. […]

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And why it’s time for boomers to step aside and let them

OUR REVOLUTION — again, different from that of the boomers, who made their mark splashy and citywide — will be more block-by-block, not skyline-altering. Instead […]

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You can thank US for everything you love about Philadelphia

“I THINK THAT THE TIME when music could change the world is past,” Neil Young announced not too long ago. Four decades after Woodstock, we […]

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Just because you’re too grown-up for beer funnels and tequila shots doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to a vacation escape. Here are five trendy trips to cure cabin fever.

Annapolis: Take the family for a nautical-fun weekend on the Chesapeake Bay. (Don’t tell the kids, but you can even work in a history lesson.) […]

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