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Life & Style

An Ardmore Home’s Dreamy Second-Floor Renovation

Creating inviting but practical spaces in older homes can take a bit of design prowess. (Let’s face it: They lived a little differently 100 years […]

Things to Do

Philly Music Fest Returns With an Impressive Lineup (and a Mystery Headliner)

Greg Seltzer knows it’s a tricky bit of marketing to announce your music festival without naming the headliner, but he’s gotten away with it before. […]

Life & Style

Ardmore Is Buzzing Right Now. Here’s Where to Shop, Eat, and Play

The Main Line enclave of Ardmore has it all — walkability, accessibility to the city, and, of course, the popular Suburban Square retail and dining […]

Restaurants

How a Philly Bar Perfected Seattle’s Iconic Cocktail

Welcome to Just One Dish, a Foobooz series that looks at an outstanding item on a Philly restaurant’s menu — the story behind the dish, […]

Restaurants

No Reservations, No Problem: Izzy’s in Ardmore Is Worth the Wait

At the bar, the smiling tender pours me the best version of a Last Word I’ve had in years — gin and green Chartreuse, Midori […]

City Life

Main Line Dad Shocked Over Police Incident at Local Park

Check phillymag.com each morning Monday through Thursday for the latest edition of Philly Today. And if you have a news tip for our hardworking Philly […]

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City Life

Philly Today: Main Line Mom Racks Up 40 Million Views for Adorable Back-to-School Video

Ardmore Mom’s “Terrible Sandwich Video” Goes Viral on TikTok You know when a bunch of people seem to be obsessing about some silly video making […]

Restaurants

Townsend EPX Starts Sunday Brunch Service

Townsend EPX now serves brunch Chef Townsend Wentz and his East Passyunk Townsend EPX launched a brand-new Sunday brunch service over Mother’s Day weekend. The […]

Restaurants

Philly Gets Two New Mexican Restaurants This Week

La Chingonita opens a permanent location in Fishtown A couple of months ago, we got word that the team behind La Chingonita food truck was […]

Restaurants

Ardmore’s Autana Is a Pandemic Success Story Told in Arepas and Patacones 

There is nothing about Autana that I don’t love. Let me say that right from the start. This entire review should be two sentences. Just […]

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Property

Just Listed: Contemporary Condo in Ardmore

One of the nice things about unadorned modern interiors is that one can outfit them in just about any style one wishes. They generally work […]

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Property

Just Listed: Accommodating Craftsman in Ardmore

“Hi, Mom! That company that hired me out of college? They went bankrupt. I need to move back home.” “Son? Dad here. Mom and I […]

A credit card slip from John Henry's Pub, a restaurant in Ardmore. The customer who signed it was apparently unhappy that his server had asked him to wear a mask while not seated. (Photo via John Henry's Pub)
Restaurants

Please Don’t Stiff Your Servers After They Ask You to Wear a Mask

I’m sure that a lot of you have been overtipping at restaurants during COVID. I know that’s what I’ve been doing. But some people… well, […]

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Property

Apartment Profile: A First Look at One Ardmore

Here’s an interesting paradox about One Ardmore, Carl Dranoff’s newest apartment building: It has too much parking. And if things go as the people who […]

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Restaurants

Cava Sets Its Opening Date in Rittenhouse, Plans to Cure Your Chipotle Blues

D.C.-based Mediterranean fast-casual chain (that D.C. people love to rave about), Cava, is getting in on Philly’s fast casual action with two locations in the Philadelphia region set to open this […]