February 2024 Issue
Featured
Fight Like a Girl: The New Wave of High-School Wrestling
Just three years after the founding of the first girls’ high-school wrestling team in Pennsylvania, nearly 200 squads now compete.
Beyond the 50 Best: The 10 Best Casual Bites
Whether you’re looking for a casual breakfast spot, a place to linger over a long lunch, or a solid meal when you’re out and about, here’s where to go.
Beyond the 50 Best: 5 Philly Neighborhood Classics Holding It Down
These are the community institutions that have connected people over food for generations, and continue to carry on their culinary legacies.
5 Promising Pop-Ups Redefining Dining Out in Philly
Meet the roving chefs redefining dining with ever-changing, ephemeral dining experiences worth following to the ends of the earth.
Beyond the 50 Best: The 5 Best Markets
These are the markets where we encounter ingredients and dishes that intersect with the region’s foodways.
How Did Penn Get Here?
Our city’s most important institution hasn’t just been rocked by free-speech woes. It faces an even deeper crisis about what its real purpose is.
Philly Mag’s Top Senior Living Communities for 2024
Our inaugural list of the region’s leading communities for active seniors.
Metropolis
Death Can Be Isolating and Dehumanizing. What If It Didn’t Have to Be?
Meet the community of people in Philadelphia forging a more dignified path for the dying.
Josh Shapiro for President?
Could our governor — the savior of I-95 — one day hold the most powerful office in the free world? People are talking.
My Love Affair With Designer Ice
Judging by the red-hot all-American moment frozen H2O is having, I’m not the only one obsessed with the cold stuff these days.
Scout
Spring 2024 Shopping News: Home Decor in the City, Style in the Suburbs
Plus: Wallcoverings by Mothpaper to pretty up your home, and more.
Living in Wayne: A Neighborhood Guide
Named for a Revolutionary War hero, the community offers the epitome of Main Line life.
Pharrell-Approved KIN Apparel Debuts a Black History Month Line
Founder Philomina Kane discusses Pharrell, Shark Tank, and satin-lined hoodies.
Property Showdown: A Sky-High Condo vs. A Victorian Farmstead
For $4 million, we compare two homes with stunning yet totally different views.
Modern Functionality Meets Historic Design at This Delancey Place Townhouse
Kaminski + Pew’s renovation respected the original Frank Furness building while bringing the home up to date for one young family.
Weekending in Riviera Maya
Want to escape the winter chill? A newly renovated beachfront resort provides a quick trip to paradise.
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The Philly Winter Survival Guide: How to Stay Busy Till Spring
Your handbook on fun ways to survive — and thrive — during the coldest time of the year
50 Years of Best of Philly: Cheesesteaks
In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Best of Philly this August, we’re taking a monthly look back. Up first: our iconic sandwich.
Meet the Philly Super-Musician Up for Two Grammys on Sunday
Adam Blackstone, who performs at the Super Bowl just one week after going to the Grammys, talks working with Rihanna and eating lobster rolls in Rittenhouse.
From Woody’s to RuPaul: Sapphira Cristál’s Glorious Journey
After 11 — yes, 11 — auditions, one Philly drag queen has achieved her dream of becoming a contestant on RuPaul’s Drag Race. But she’s not done dreaming.