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High Steaks: Table Scraps

As a longtime food critic for Esquire, John Mariani sits down at the best tables in America for a living. Given Philadelphia’s current food-crazed state, […]

High Steaks: So Really, How’s the Food?

While the lawyers debate what, exactly, Craig LaBan ate, we sent two visiting food critics to see how the steaks in question rate. Our outside […]

Good Life: Prime Finds: Back to Cool: Reporting Live

Junior’s first day of school deserves to be documented. In HD. Directly to a DVD. Junior’s first day of school deserves to be documented. In […]

Good Life: Prime Finds: Back to Cool: Beyond the Brown Bag

Paul Frank’s lunch boxes are so cool and tough, they’re like insurance against lunchroom bullies. Paul Frank’s lunch boxes are so cool and tough, they’re […]

Go to extremes with the 11th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe

Go to extremes with the 11th Annual Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe Starting tomorrow, some 2,000 artists are expected to entertain, enlighten and […]

Sedona, AZ

After my early-morning flight and drive through the Arizona desert, I’m looking forward to drifting off during the Sedona Clay Wrap I’ve booked at the […]


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

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.


Paul Vallas was the most effective Philadelphia schools chief in a generation. So why did he leave for New Orleans? The story of his downfall says something about Vallas — and even more about the nature of Philly power

Paul Vallas was the most effective Philadelphia schools chief in a generation. So why did he leave for New Orleans? The story of his downfall […]

Cherry Hill’s hot, vibrant-haired Heroes star comes to theaters this month in Resident Evil: Extinction

Cherry Hill’s hot, vibrant-haired Heroes star comes to theaters this month in Resident Evil: Extinction When we first interviewed Ali Larter, she was best known […]

Suddenly I’m a stranger in my own home

I WANTED A boy. I’ve admitted as much to my daughter Marcy, my firstborn. When I was pregnant with her, I longed to give my […]

Co-anchor, CBS 3 Eyewitness News

A week of receipts from Larry Mendte, CBS 3 Eyewitness News co-anchor. DAY ONE Toll (E-ZPass): $2, Atlantic City ExpresswayToll (E-ZPass): $.70, Garden State Parkway […]

Want some Eagles on your fantasy roster, but don’t want to let bleeding green cloud your judgment? Here, our expert cheat sheet on which home-team guys are worth drafting — and when

Brian Westbrook, RBTake him: 1st RoundAfter busting out for 1,217 rushing yards and 77 receptions last year, the Villanova product comes into this year ranked […]

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


With Lobster and Thai Basil

Relish the last of summer’s fresh veggies with the simple ingredients and light cooking that are a hallmark of chef Andrew Deery at Phoenixville’s Majolica. […]

The road to being a Birds cheerleader is paved with torturous tryouts, exhausting dance routines and lots of mascara. But could today’s pom-pom girls also be — gulp — the new face of feminism?

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The road to being a Birds cheerleader is paved with torturous tryouts, exhausting dance routines and lots of mascara. But could today’s pom-pom girls also […]

When did the entrée become uncool?

It’s easy to snack in this town, to taste, to nibble. We have tapas, mezze, cicchetti, and the generic “small plate,” all served family-style, but […]

Taste: What to Drink: Geyser Peak Ascentia Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon­

With premium Napa and ­Sonoma wine prices off the charts, it’s a rare treat to try truly noble California cabernet sauvignon for a cool 20 […]

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