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Restaurant Review: Heirloom

      Heirloom 8705 Germantown Avenue 215-242-2700   Two stars.   Cuisine: Americana. Entrées: $17 to $29.   “No, we’re not a Chinese restaurant,” […]

City Life

Michael Solomonov Loves McNuggets (Really!)

  The New York Times loves his Federal Donuts, Craig LaBan just upgraded his Israeli spot Zahav to four bells, and he’s expanding to the […]

City Life

Food Nazis Invade First Grade

    The parents at Thomas Edison Elementary were pissed. Already we’d watched our little muffins take hit after hit over the past year, what […]

City Life

Off the Cuff: April 2012

Ed Rendell has it right: Every major city needs a strong investigative ­newspaper—a newspaper of record—and Philadelphia needs the Inquirer. Two months ago, the former […]

City Life

Inside the Philadelphia Fire Department: Did Racial Tension Contribute to One Fireman’s Suicide?

  He opened the door, pushing in without a knock. “Jack,” he called into the dark. “Jack!” No answer. But he knew his way around […]

City Life

Inside an Artsy Center City Apartment

He bought the first piece when he was just out of college. That was almost two decades ago. “We moved in here because of the […]

City Life

Queer, Young and Homeless: Real Life on the Streets of Philadelphia

  It is his first apartment, and the thrill has not worn off. There is a steady stream of takeout containers coming through the door—he […]

City Life

5 Philly Musicians You Need to Hear Right Now

    1. Jen Hess If Patti Smith could pass her torch to someone in Philly, it would be Hess, 42, a singer-songwriter who first […]

City Life

Happy Birthday, Philly Post!

Two years ago today, my boss, Tom McGrath, started the Philly Post with a handful of contributors, a skinny headline feed wedged into the middle […]

City Life

Can Flyers Fans Love the Game Without Hockey Fights?

The look on Lauren Pronger’s face said it all. Decked out in a sleek Nicole Miller dress, she was minutes removed from strutting across the […]

The Scene

HughE Dillon: Philly Mag Trailblazer Award

Many Philadelphia business women gathered Friday at the beautiful XIX restaurant in the Hyatt at the Bellevue for Philadelphia magazine’s 8th Annual Trailblazer Award luncheon. […]

City Life

Parents, Society to Blame for Guys Falling Behind

The March Philly Mag cover story on “The Sorry Lives and Confusing Times of Today’s Young Men” is generating a lot of comments, so the […]

City Life

What’s Patrick Kennedy Been Doing Since He Quit Congress?

While Patrick and Amy Kennedy are expecting their first child in April, they also have a very busy spring planned, as Patrick revs up his […]

City Life

Did Joe Paterno Know More About Jerry Sandusky Than He Let On?

What did Joe Paterno know about Jerry Sandusky’s alleged behavior around little boys, and when did he know it? That’s the question everyone has been […]

City Life

8 Ways to Rock Color-Blocking