City Life

This Week in Philly, By the Numbers

A data-driven look at your week in review – and the week ahead.


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City Life

PETA’s Answer for Philly’s Massive Rat Problem? Birth Control

Things to Do

The Best Things You Can Possibly Do in Philly This Week and Weekend

Things to Do

Sixers Plan Ticket Giveaway, Art Hunt, and More for “Blue Week” Ahead of Home Opener

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Things to Do

Marcel Duchamp: Class Clown and Oracle of Modern Art

A sweeping new Philadelphia Museum of Art retrospective explores the provocateur whose ideas were decades ahead of their time.

City Life

Unraveling a Kelly Drive Mystery

A hidden historical marker led me down a rabbit hole to an epic Philly discovery.

Restaurants

From Muffuletta to Yaki Curry, Chefs Reimagine Lasagna for Eagles Game Days

Scampi’s new takeout lasagna series has Philly’s top chefs breaking all the traditional rules of the classic pasta dish.

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City Life

How Longport Became the Jersey Shore’s Quiet Luxury Enclave

It was a boring, residential beach town. That’s what made it so valuable.

Life & Style

Oh My Gourd! Main Line Pumpkins Will Dress Up Your Front Stoop for Fall

Give ’em pumpkin to talk about.

Mike Cirigliano, aka Penn's Dr. Mike, who tells us all about deer ticks and Lyme disease
Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: Do I Really Need the Flu Shot and the COVID Booster this Year?

His answer on the booster may surprise you.  


FEATURED STORIES

Analog Your Life: A Philadelphian’s Guide

Analog Your Life: A Philadelphian’s Guide

Tips, tricks, motivation, and fun, fresh, Philly ways to de-digitize your existence — at least a little — and rejoin the land of the living.

50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia

50 Best Restaurants in Philadelphia

Our highly anticipated guide to the most exciting, compelling, and provocative restaurants in Philly


Super Bao & Cake Girl
Restaurants

The Best Inexpensive Bakery in Chinatown

Super Bao & Cake Girl serves up Chinatown’s best budget bites, from savory pork floss to matcha-green pineapple buns.

Things to Do

This Market East Art Pop-Up Gives Discarded Materials a Second Life

From sculptural driftwood lamps to quilted jackets, “Past Lives, Surfaced by Skilled Hands” showcases 22 artists making something new from materials with a history.

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City Life

Dear Shane Gillis: Please Stop Hosting SNL

The comedian’s third turn hosting Saturday Night Live was a mess. Here are six rules he apparently hasn’t learned.

The Philadelphia Citizen

Philly’s City Code: Horses, Spitting, and Laundromat Rules

The accidental anthropology of a 2,000-page document

Things to Do

Your Guide to the 2026 Philadelphia Film Festival

A veteran movie critic previews the upcoming 10-day, three-venue movie extravaganza — Philly’s 35th — as “one of the richest festivals in recent memory.”

Find It PhillyWhat you need, when you need it.

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The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

The Best Fall Festivals to Check Out This Season in Philly

Mark your calendars to celebrate, eat, and explore your way through Philly.

Best of Philly 2026

Best of Philly 2026

Please give a warm welcome to Best of Philly 2026: Everything you want, didn’t know you needed, and should check out in Philadelphia right now.


City Life

A Philly Mag Guide to the LeBron Era

What King James means to Philadelphia, a breakdown of the LeBron economy, and a city guide fit for the King.

City Life

LeBron James and the End of the Philly Shrug

What LeBron James’s arrival says about a city finally learning to believe in itself

City Life

Great Moments in Sixers History

A look back at the 76ers from Dr. J to King James.

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City Life

The King James Bible: A Philly Guide for LeBron

Want to be a true-blue (and red) Philadelphian, LeBron? Let us help.

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