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The Best Things You Can Possibly Do in Philly This Weekend

This week in Philly: the National Dog Show, a pickle festival, holiday fun in Dilworth Park, the Rocky Run, and much more.


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A $2,000/Hour Sauna! A Sunken Ikea Ship! Uber Parking!: Philly News, By the Numbers

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Main Line-Born Brand American Trench Opens in Rittenhouse Today

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What Happened to Chris Rabb?

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Three-day sale at Ligne Roset, Gramercy Boutique trunk show featuring MINT Jodi Arnold, green fashion show from Arcadia Boutique and DesignPhiladelphia

Manayunk’s Ligne Roset is having a three-day sale at which floor models and overstock (including this signature Toga chair) are reduced by up to 75 […]

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In honor of our centennial, we look back at some of the stories that shaped Philly Mag

In honor of our centennial, we look back at some of the stories that shaped Philly Mag As Gaeton Fonzi and Greg Walter wrote in […]

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A vegetarian tasting menu worth tasting

Few people appreciate southern BBQ or perfectly cooked lamb chops more than me, but because of the high-calorie, high-fat nature of my job, I almost […]

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Funny things happen on the way to launching a restaurant

STEPHEN STARR “When we were opening Morimoto in Philadelphia [in 2001], we were behind, as we always are. We had ordered the bamboo for the […]

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For 15 years, Metropolitan Bakery has been supplying the city’s daily bread — and feeding our sweet tooth. In this recipe from owner and baker James Barrett, sweets go savory with the addictive addition of sea salt.

Ingredients: 1 c. rolled oats3 c. all-purpose flour1 ¾ tsp. baking powder1 ½ tsp. baking soda1 ¼ tsp. kosher salt1 ½ c. unsalted butter1 ¼ […]

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What, you thought it would be easy opening a little French bistro?

IT TOOK DAYS to achieve exactly the right color for the walls. First painting, then sponging, from the overpriced new wood floor to the sound-absorbing […]


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Welcome to Philly’s Italian Renaissance

Welcome to Philly’s Italian Renaissance

Red gravy was just the beginning.

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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Garces + Vetri + Wallet = Sure Culinary Bliss

  Usually we try to boil down press releases to just a few succinct sentences but this one has us so aflutter that we’re pasting […]

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Tonight

Have a crisp Grant burning a hole in your pocket? Head to Jose Pistola’s and enjoy their Mexican Oktoberfest. There will be 10 fall beers […]

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Alison two Accepting Reservations

Alison Barshak’s new restaurant, Alison two may not have made it open by Labor Day as initially expected but you can wear your winter whites. […]

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Why Henri David’s Halloween Ball continues after 40 years.

It was 1968 when Henri David — a 22-year-old Jewish kid from Strawberry Mansion — first decided to throw a Halloween party. He would host […]

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We invited five women to discuss what no men would ever need to — what’s a girl to do when kids come along?

SANDY: With all the bra-burning and not changing your name and stuff? VICKI: I don’t have my husband’s last name. SANDY: Yeah, me neither. RENEE: […]

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The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

Mark your calendars to celebrate, eat, and explore your way through Philly.

Best of Philly 2026

Best of Philly 2026

Please give a warm welcome to Best of Philly 2026: Everything you want, didn’t know you needed, and should check out in Philadelphia right now.


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Cornering the Market

  *Photo by B. Krist for GPTMC It’s a new week and that means a new version of Restaurant Yenta! Since you were all so […]

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Jose Garces On CBS

Watch CBS Videos Online Jose Garces was on the CBS Early Show yesterday demonstrating crab and guacamole from his Latin Evolution cook book.

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An Oktoberfest Gift from the Beer Gods

Rejoice, forlorn fans of the recently deceased Ludwig’s, the last German-style beer hall in Philadelphia! That sweet, sweet orange transfer sign pictured above is just […]

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Web Original: Style Report: Special Sales at Pileggi and Piccolini and a New Theory

Rittenhouse’s new kids’ store Piccolini is having a pretty special/unusual sale on Saturday: They’ve got three, super-cool Stokke Xplory basic strollers (one red, one black […]

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