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City Life

It’s Official: The Philadelphia Union Is a Legit Philly Sports Team. (Because They Stink.)

The funeral begins at parking lot C, marching slowly past the team’s corporate offices and into the plaza, where kids kick soccer balls on a […]

City Life

Bonus! 25 More Great Philly Selfies

When we put the call out for Philly selfies for our July issue, we got such an overwhelming response we couldn’t fit them all in […]

City Life

75 Philly Selfies You Have to See

It started as a social-media phenomenon: Grab a friend and your phone, make duck-faces, click and post. Then came the official dictionary definition, and an […]

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The Secret Life of Chip Kelly

I am in pursuit. It’s late May, and I’m spending a few days driving all over the southeastern corner of New Hampshire, that plug of […]

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Uncorked Is Back, And Now With a Twist

Even if you know exactly what wine you like to drink, the selection at Fine Wine & Good Spirits can be daunting. Solution: join Philadelphia magazine on Tuesday, July 28th for Uncorked, […]

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Why Are Philadelphia’s Streets So Filthy?

Every snowy week this past winter, my block in Bella Vista resembled the site of a garbage strike. Lumpy piles of trash built up day […]

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How Stockton University Lost Its Atlantic City Gamble

The first and only time I sat down with Herman J. Saatkamp Jr., the former president of Stockton University, he was very much the current […]

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How to Buy a Shore House Now

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Hands Off the Please Touch

The Please Touch Museum isn’t just another Philadelphia landmark on the mandatory class-trip agenda. For kids seven and under, it’s the exact opposite of a […]

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The Rise and Fall of Kathleen Kane

Ruth Lenahan remembers the feeling she had when she sat down with her friend Kathleen Kane in a political operative’s office in downtown Scranton back […]

City Life

Ask Liz: Can I Park in Front of a Fire Hydrant With the Cap Off?

I’ve seen many hydrants with caps off all over the city. Do they not work? And does that mean I can park in front of […]

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How Philly Doctors Are Saving the World

For our latest Top Doctors cover story, we went beyond the doctor’s office to the labs where Philadelphia-based researchers work to eradicate diseases that claim […]

City Life

Richard DeCoatsworth: How a Hero Cop Fell

Richard DeCoatsworth anticipated another great day. The 21-year-old rookie cop was six months into a new job he loved, and the sun shone bright that […]

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Pope Francis and Me

My love affair with Catholicism started at age nine, when my family moved from Center City to Fairmount. Those years on 23rd Street were momentous. […]

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Comcast Knows How Much You Hate Them — and They Really Want to Fix It

It sounds like the title of a ’70s action flick starring Pam Grier, set to an Isaac Hayes soundtrack: Asshole Brown and SuperBitch. As it […]