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Queer Eye for New Hope?

When the legendary Cartwheel disco burned down, it marked the end of a glittery chapter for New Hope — which has been hit with three […]

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Eileen Law: Psychic Detective

Let’s start large, with a story. Since everything about Eileen Law is large, and there are plenty of stories. She’s been a private eye for […]

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SEPTA Finally Has Some Maps From the 21st Century

SEPTA’s been around since 1963, and while a good bit has changed over that half-century-long existence, the basic approach of the agency’s transit maps has […]

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Freaks and Geeks

Back in August, this magazine moved its offices from 19th and Market to the Curtis Center at 6th and Walnut, home for decades to the […]

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Can South Philly Hold On to What’s Always Made It Unique?

In the late summer of 1981, very much against my Catholic mother’s wishes, I had just moved into a rowhouse at 17th and Naudain — […]

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Philly’s Octavius Catto Was the Hero of America’s First Civil Rights Movement

Tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 22, is the birthday of a great American who raised his voice against tyranny and oppression and led a people into a […]

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Forget Dinner: Try These Unique Valentine’s Day Dates

Valentine’s Day is coming up, and while there are plenty of restaurants with romantic meals sure to bring you and your beloved closer together, that […]

Things to Do

These Historic Sites and Charming Small Towns Make for an Incredible Road Trip from Philly

With the changing of the seasons, there’s nothing better than taking a break from the city and getting out on the open road, especially when […]

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The Stealth Revolution in Male Hair

Earlier this year, my husband came home from the barbershop with a quarter-inch-wide strip of white scalp along the line where he customarily divides his […]

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Are Millennials Doomed to Repeat History?

LAST NOVEMBER, less than a week after the Red Sox defeated the Cardinals in the 2013 World Series, my son and husband and I visited […]

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Poi Dog Supports Maui Relief With a Charitable Collab at The Linc

Howdy, buckaroos! And welcome back to the weekly Foobooz food news round-up. We’ve got a few quick things to get through in order to get […]

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Tom Wolf’s Crash Course in State Government

In late July — on the day Donald Trump was nominated for president — Governor Tom Wolf drove from Harrisburg to a strip mall in […]

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Local Boxer Maleek Jackson Shares What it Was Like Training the Rocky, the Musical Cast

Rocky, the Musical officially opens tonight at Walnut Street Theatre. Like the OG movie, Rocky tells the story of a Philly underdog boxer training to […]

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Frank Rizzo Returns in Remastered 1978 Documentary

Frank Rizzo is having a moment. Earlier this year, Philadelphia magazine contributor Jake Blumgart explored the sense of deja vu that people felt while watching Donald Trump‘s […]

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The Movie “Red Tails” Shows Black Heroes With Brass Balls

The United States military’s official line as set forth by the Army War College was quite clear: Because the “Negro soldier is lacking in physical […]