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4 PHILLYNOW What to do this week

THE BELL CURVE We loved it. We missed it.

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8 FEATURE Philly in 2026

+1 Mayor Jim Kenney’s

inauguration involved Jerry Blavat and Philadelphia sports mascots the Phillie Phanatic, Temple’s Stella the Owl, the Eagles’ Swoop and Nova’s Will D. Cat. The “Geator with the Heater” led a mass mascot dance party. No, it wasn’t surreal, what makes you think that?

14 MUSIC Eliza Hardy Jones

15 SAVAGE LOVE Phones & Bones

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-2 The Mummer’s Parade marched down Broad

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onprofit South Philly art gallery Da Vinci Art Alliance brings a touch of morbid reality to the New Year with Mannequin, featuring the work of 30 local photographers and their interpretations on the idea of the mannequin and its role as a fashion centerpiece.

Curator Laura Stock came up with the idea behind the exhibit almost by accident. Photographing mannequins as a part of her daily commute home, friends began suggesting she put together a show after seeing her images on social media. “After I started posting images on social media, my friends and fellow photographers started to share their own mannequin images,” she says. “It also inspired other artists to begin shooting mannequins as well.” Gathering other local artists (all of the photographers featured in the exhibit live in Philadelphia or the surrounding area), Stock followed her inspiring idle hobby all the way to curating her first ever show.

Stock wants to use Mannequin to capture the diverse nature of the inanimate sales worker as

it relates to class and society. “As this project has unfolded, I’ve come to observe and photograph mannequins of several different configurations, located in windows and within merchandizing displays,” she says. “These models can vary demographically by neighborhood—even though the stores could be selling essentially the same product, each has a unique style and ambience which is reflected in their mannequins. The more expensive the clothing, the more richlooking the mannequin seems.”

Over its 84-year existence, the Da Vinci Art Alliance has become known for its communal approach to art, often acting as a renting space for exhibitions like this one, or housing lecture and events in an attempt to bridge the gap between the art world and the general public. The Mannequin exhibit runs through Jan. 31 with an opening reception tonight from 6-9pm.

Street. In an attempt at being more inclusive, white mummers painted themselves in brown face while others mocked Caitlyn Jenner. Perhaps taking a nod from Donald Trump’s playbook isn’t the best kind of sensitivity training.

+2 Just past the start of the

new year, outgoing Mayor

Nutter took to the stage at

University of the Arts one last time in an official capacity to grace the city with his somewhat stiff, somewhat awesome version of Rapper’s Delight, with a surprise appearance by the Sugarhill Gang themselves. Aww. Whenever this song comes on our Spotify Old School hip hop playlist, we’ll always think of you, Michael.

-2 Bill Cosby was arraigned

—FRANCES ELLISON

in Elkins Park in an ugly cardigan sweater. National media converged on the ‘burbs as the Philadelphia comedian was charged with aggravated indecent assault stemming from a 2004 complaint. Kanye West dropped a diss rap on him and the internet pulled a suicide hoax. It was a bad week to be The Cos’.

Mannequin: Through Jan. 31. Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catherine St. davinciartalliance.org

This week’s total: -1 This year so far: -1

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PhiLLy nOW WEdnESday, January 6 Exhibit

Jewish Art, 615 N Broad St. rodephshalom.org

Do you know what it feels like to be in the moment or on the outside looking in? Ken Goldman’s unique body art, videos, sculptures, painting, drawings, and photographs depict these feelings while living in Israel.

Through the power of art, he gives you a taste of what it feels like to be an American, observant Jew, and Israeli kibbutz member. 10am-4pm. Philadelphia Museum of

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Ken Goldman: Somebody Jewish

destination China: Special Squares

University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology,3260 South Street. penn.museum StaGE

the hard Problem

Mandarin squares—or rank badges—were once sewn onto the coats of important military officials in Imperial China. Now is your chance to create your own badge or square here through collage and then go on a mini-tour of military history. 6pm. Free with museum admission.

Wilma Theater, 265 S Broad St. wilmatheater.org

Exhibit

COMEdy

Jill A. Rupinski’s drawings reveal that water is not just an element to quench our thirst, but part of life that can shape one’s being and connect to one’s remembrance. Rupinski’s previous series “Still Standing,” included drawings representing a lone tree’s survival journey through the elements. Through Jan.

Get ready for squirt guns, ghosts, and a whole lot of pandering. Comedians Rachel Fogletto, Ari Fishbein, and Alejandro Morales show us all how a political roundtable debate should operate with songs, bits, sketches and videos. Make sure to stick around for a concluding interview with 2015 Republican City Council Candidate Terry Tracy. From the creators of Five Dollar Comedy Week. 7pm. $5. Plays & Players, 1714

A young psychology student explores the blurred lines between science and psychology in this new play by Tom Stoppard. Directed by Blanka Zizka. Through Feb. 6.

thurSday, January 7 drinK

Free Select Open bar & Moonshine Sampling Party

From One Source: Memories & revelations

6pm. JJ Bootleggers, 35 S. 2nd St. jjbootleggers.com

30. Cerulean Arts Gallery & Studio, 1355 Ridge Ave. 267.514.8647. ceruleanarts.com

JJ Bootleggers, the first and only moonshine-themed bar in Philly, brings you a sweet night filled with beers, snacks and games. The Platte Valley Fireshine Girls will be providing samples of cinnamon flavored moonshine handcrafted in ceramic jugs with a cork finish. For the big eaters, there are $10 all you can eat tacos and for the drinkers, an hour of select Bud Light at the open bar.

Party Lines

Delancey Pl. playsandplayers.org

Friday, January 8 danCE

Koresh Dance Company

art after 5: Koresh dance Company

Experience the hard-hitting marches and eloquent duets created by Artistic Director Roni Koresh and his company (pictured) among the exquisite work housed at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. 5pm. Free with

admission. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. philamuseum.org MuSiC

Light Of day Philadelphia

Singer/songwriter concert featuring Rob Hyman, Willie Nile, Mutlu, Blake Morgan, Lisa Bouchelle, Dawg Whistle and Vini “Maddog” Lopez. Hosted by Ben Arnold. Benefits the Light of Day foundation, a nonprofit helping people suffering from Parkinson’s disease and related illnesses. 7pm. $20-$25. World Cafe Live, 3025

Walnut St. worldcafelive.com 6pm. Free. Fergie’s Pub, 1214 Sansom St. fergies.com COMEdy

tongue & Groove: Secrets

Confess your deepest, darkest secrets and the folks at Tongue & Groove will base their performance on your responses. The hilarious and heartfelt scenes will be made up on the spot; no two shows are ever the same.

8pm. $6-$18. Playground at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. tongue-groove.com

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Champagne! Sommelier’s Guide to Sparkling Wine

Take an expert look at the sparkling wines created in the small northeastern region of France known as Champagne. Learn about and sample delicious wines from the region. 7:30pm. $75. Wine School of Philadel-

phia, 109 S. 22nd St. vinology.com MuSiC

Kristen Ford

One-woman band performing a blend of folk, reggae, country, blues and rock and roll. Check out the Massachusetts native during Fergie’s weekly jam session.

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hans brinker and the Silver Skates

Family-friendly production about children competing in an ice skating competition, where the winner will

receive a shiny pair of silver skates. Hans and his sister will try to beat the competition using their less expensive wooden skates. Through Jan. 31. Arden Theatre, 40

N. Second St. ardentheatre.org StaGE

the three Maries

Musical comedy based on Queen Marie of Romania’s visit to the City of Brotherly Love in 1926. Narrated from a Mummer’s clubhouse on Dock Street, the show highlights Philly’s sights and sounds, and features Mummers-themed costumes and the familiar tunes of a Mummer’s string band. Through Jan. 10. $27-

$52. Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. 267.239.2941. princetheater.org

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Lovesick Wedding Expo

Saturday, January 9 StaGE

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Written by Christopher Durang and featuring themes from the works of Chekhov, the play revolves around the lives of three siblings; Vanya and Sonia live together in their childhood home in Bucks County, Pa. and are supported by their famous sister, Masha. With Masha’s career on the decline, Vanya and Sonia suspect she may be looking to sell the house and leave them homeless. Winner of the 2013 Tony Award for Best Play.

Through Jan. 24. $15. Old Academy Players, 3544 Indian Queen Lane. oldacademyplayers.org SC rEEn

azur & asmar

Screening of the 2006 animated film about two boys—one blonde and blue-eyed, the other black-haired and dark-skinned—who are raised as brothers until the master of the house forces them apart. 2pm. $5.

International House, 3701 Chestnut St. ihousephilly.org KIdS

Friends and Family Safari Overnight

Explore the dinosaurs and exhibits of Academy of Natural Sciences after dark. Have your own “Night at the Museum” moment with T-Rex and the

gang and spend the night among the free-flying butterflies, dig for dinosaur bones, inspect some not-so-creepy crawlies, explore the museum and enjoy a live animal show before a light breakfast in the morning. 6:30pm.

$50-$80. Academy of Natural Sciences, 19th Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway. ansp.org C O M Edy

Eat your Beats

It’s a comedy show, rap battle and food fight all wrapped into one.

Philly’s funniest face off in a competition of laughs and eats. Featuring Rose Luardo, Michael S. Watkins, Chanel Ali, Joe Bell, Caitlin Feeney, Michael Kelly, Mike Logan, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Mike Brooks, Rachel Fogletto and special guest judge Plastic Little’s Kurt Hunte. 10pm. $5.

Plays & Players, 1714 Delancey Place. goodgoodcomedy.com StaG E

Shen yun

Classical Chinese dance tells vivid stories of dynasties long since gone. Accompanied by Chinese classical music and brought to life by more than 100 artists and hundreds of handmade costumes, this incredible show has been performed on five continents, shining a spotlight on 5,000 captivating years of Chinese history. Through

Jan. 10. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org

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Sunday, January 10 EVE nt

Lovesick Wedding Expo

The country’s largest alternative wedding expo—in partnership with Offbeat Bride— brings together cool and unique wedding vendors that appeal to couples not interested in a cookie-cutter bash. Meet other like-minded peeps and plan the antithesis of a white wedding while partaking in booze, burlesque, giveaways and other fun surprises. 11am. $20. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. lovesickexpo.com

WO r KSHOP

PECO Family Jams: Creations in Clay

Learn basic clay hand-building techniques and how to create one-of-a-kind tiles like the ones adorning the gorgeous walls of Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. Noon. Phila-

delphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South St. phillymagicgardens.org

MOnday, January 11 SC r EE n

Sicario

The Troc’s Movie Monday screening features the 2015 crime thriller about an FBI agent enlisted to help the government in an ongoing war against drugs at the Mexican border. 8pm. Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. thetroc.com

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First Person arts StorySlam

Share five minutes of your life with a room full of strangers. The storytelling competition offers prizes and a chance to compete in the season finale Grand Slam. This week’s theme: I Quit. 8:30pm. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. firstpersonarts.org

tuESday, January 12 autHO r

Elizabeth LaBan: the restaurant Critic’s Wife

Being the wife of one of the city’s most revered restaurant critics ain’t easy. Author and teacher Elizabeth LaBan—who’s married to Inquirer restaurant critic Craig LaBan—releases her debut novel for adults, about the difficulties juggling marriage and motherhood alongside a hidden view of the restaurant world. 7:30pm. Free. Central

Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org

Original Australian Company. Photo by Jeff Busby

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Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal January 13-17, 2016 Three Philadelphia Premieres “Sexy choreography, indefatigable dancers and purposeful programming caused a sensation.” Los Angeles Times Prince Theater • 1412 Chestnut St.

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Kevin Sbraga Chef/Owner | Sbraga Changes to the dining scene: I think the bigger component actually has less to do with food and has more to do with service. Service in a restaurant will look completely different and it may be automated in some respects. I wouldn’t be surprised if we see service moving in a way that is, I hate to use this word, but actually faster than it currently is. People could be pre-ordering before they even get to a restaurant. Those are things I wouldn’t be surprised to see.

I am a person that when I’m dining or when I’m shopping there is a certain amount of service I expect. When I go out to eat, I don’t necessarily want to be coddled, but I want to make sure that I’m taken care of and whoever I’m with is well taken care of. The same thing if I’m shopping.

If I go into a store, I don’t want someone following me the whole time, but I want someone to be there to answer questions. If you go into a Walmart or a lot of the grocery stores right now, they have these self checkout lines and a lot of people do use those. Honestly, I don’t. I prefer to wait in line and have that human interaction, but that’s not to say that I’m always looking for that experience. A lot of times I’ll make a reservation through an application like OpenTable before I’ll call the restaurant. I think this type of innovation will continue, I don’t think it’s going to stop.

really is an amazing street, it’s a beautiful street and I would love to see that continue to grow.

Small business spirit didn’t die did it?

So retail growth will match hospitality growth?

I think that will always be in Philadelphia. I don’t see that going anywhere ... as Philadelphia continues to grow and the scene continues to grow and more people continue to talk about it. I think there will be more corporate aspects to it. That very core of Philadelphia will never change. I think that will always be the same.

Neighborhood watch: The first thing that I think is going to continue to grow is South Broad Street, and I wouldn’t say that’s a neighborhood, but I think that’s going to continue to become an avenue and really right now, it’s the Avenue of the Arts. You have all the theaters there and I think those will remain and I hope they continue to grow. I know more hotels are coming that way and some more residential places too, so I think that’s great, and there are already restaurants there.

The thing that’s missing is the retail component, and my hope is to see that grow. That the retail is not just,, you know, Rittenhouse Square and Chestnut Street and Walnut Street, but I would really love to see South Broad Street be that Magnificent Mile in Chicago or 5th Avenue in New York. I would love to see Broad Street have that because it

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Without a doubt. I definitely say the restaurant scene has exploded in the last five years and definitely 10 years and I think it’s grown fast, maybe a little bit too fast, and I’ve definitely contributed to that and learned from that. I think Philadelphia is a city that still wants to support its own and still wants its own to do well and wants to see people of the city, and in the city, grow. I think smaller restaurants will always be around and continue to grow and I hope that never changes because I think … what makes Philadelphia unique is that you can go to these 20 different restaurants or honestly you could go to 31 restaurants and have 31 different meals that are all really, really good.

Big Box Philly: I don’t want to have to drive all the way to South Philly or take a cab. Why can’t I walk and get everything I need? I don’t ever want to see small businesses being hurt by these big box companies but I would like to see more of them in Philadelphia, but not just in the outskirts … I mean people are moving back to Center City every day. People are leaving the ‘burbs and moving back to Center City and I think that’s going to continue to grow and I don’t think that will

stop. I want to go to Target and get some new towels or whatever it may be. Why can’t we have the good old micro mini Target, that’s upscale and sits in Center City Philadelphia? We can and we should.

Self-esteem infusion: I would like to see the city be shown in a greater light and for that to happen it needs to come from national media or whatever, but it also needs to come from the people of the city of Philadelphia. I think too often we are a little too hard on ourselves. I’ve traveled a lot this year and I’ve been to some great cities that are not nearly as great as Philadelphia. Their food is not nearly as great as Philadelphia, but the reverence for these cities and the way people talk about these cities is pretty cool and I think that would be the thing I want to see changed in Philadelphia more than anything. I think at that point, we will see higher end retail, we’ll see other restaurants come to the city, we’ll see other hotels come to the city. I think we need to be a little bit more proud of our city and not always try to be blue collar.

We are blue collar—we always will be—we don’t have to try to be. We know that, everyone else knows that, we don’t need to remind someone of that all the time. I go to these other places and I’m like, “Man you know, I could have way better pasta in Philadelphia.” Way better this or way better that. We don’t give ourselves enough credit.

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Sbraga: 2026: Man I don’t even know, I don’t know where I see myself in 2016!

That’s always a tough question.

Ten years ago I didn’t know this is where I’d be at, I would have never guessed it. I’ve always wanted to be a chef for a very long time and wanted to work for myself and own my own restaurant. Never would I have thought it would it would be multiple restaurants.

That was never really a goal of mine. It was always just to open one restaurant. So it’s really hard to say where I will go from there.

Financially I would like to be well off and have more than enough money to retire by the time I’m 60. I hope I hit every continent at least once. Hope all of the restaurants I have are still alive and open and growing.

I definitely would love to do a bakery. That’s a goal of mine. I would love to do a Latin restaurant, a Puerto Rican restaurant. Specifically Puerto Rican food, that’s a cuisine that is not well represented.

It’s always done in this street food sense and that’s good, I’ve had a lot of it that’s really good, but I think it just can be done better and be elevated. I think those are two things that I would say maybe not even 10 years, in five years. I would love to see that.

I have an apartment down in Jacksonville, and Jacksonville definitely feels like home, it’s definitely another home for me. Not vacation, it’s home. But you know Philadelphia is and always will be where my heart is at. I love the city.

I love what goes on there for the most part and I just don’t see myself picking up shop and moving anywhere else. I just don’t see that.

I mean they’re other places, and maybe I open restaurants in other places, but Philadelphia will always be my home. n

Jeff Barg | Urban Planner | Pennsylvania Horticultural Society

NBC family to Philly within weeks of Lorne Michaels kicking the bucket. You think the Roots got that gig just because they’re a great band? No way—they’re undercover operators, anchoring the mothership back home.

The Philly landscape:

Neighborhood gentrification:

We might have more parks, but we’ll most definitely have more parklets. When these started, they were just in Center City and the first inner ring of neighborhoods. Over the next few years we’re going to see them push outward to the second and third ring of neighborhoods. But those rings will get ever fuzzier definitions as everything from Temple to Passyunk gets lumped into Greater Center City. Tactical urbanism—the creation of temporary spaces, whether green or retail or recreational—isn’t going anywhere. And neither is the fact that if you’re looking to beautify or rejuvenate a spot, it’s cheaper to do so with plants than with almost any other medium.

Point Breeze is gone. Brewerytown: gone.

Kensington: gone. But things are looking up on some of our closer commercial corridors.

Germantown Avenue is showing signs of life through North Philly, and has gone a long way toward bridging the gap between Mt. Airy and Callowhill. Sure, you can buy hemp leashes for your dog on Baltimore Avenue, but the Carrot Cake Man will still sell you a slice for a reasonable price. Even Lower Moyamensing is starting to see some commercial development. Despite the awesome new piers and riverfront trail and the fact that someone will have somehow figured out what the hell to do with the old Foxwoods lot behind Walmart, Delaware Avenue is still the saddest place in the city.

More parking?

God, I hope not. We don’t need more parking, we need streets policies that encourage people to get rid of their cars. PlanPhilly actually just did a great story that showed that when Center City reduced its parking, parking demand went down, just like the smart urban planners said it would.

Dining style: By 2026, we’ll have whipsawed back and forth between small plates and normal big-boysized portions at least four times.

The Philly bar scene: If the Center City Applebee’s is still here, I swear I’m moving.

Has Philly gotten more corporate?

We’ll definitely have more corporate campuses—the Navy Yard in particular—but there’s still room for the little guy. Sharing resources will have created a healthier environment for everyone, so we’ll see a lot more smaller businesses co-locating. And with the third Comcast Tower well under construction, Brian Roberts will be moving “Saturday Night Live,” “The Tonight Show” and the rest of the

Politically what’s changed?

Someone with more name recognition than Andrew Stober ran for City Council as an independent—and actually won. But even they’re independents in name only. The Democratic machine has controlled Philly politics since the early ‘50s. No reason to think that will change in just 10 years.

The school district isn’t fixed—not by a long shot. But rather than having four or five public schools where parents are excited about sending their kids, enough baby-making Gen-Yers and Millennials have opted to stay in the city to give another half-dozen schools mainstream viability. Baby steps.

We’ve won a championship title right?

Taney Dragons: Three-peat world champs, 2018-2020.

Neighborhood growth: Philly was built for a population of 2 million.

We’re definitely not out of space yet. We have more residents than before, but maybe— maybe—50,000 more. There’s plenty of room at the inn.

This certainly isn’t universal, but Philly is

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Transport: The PPA is still terrible. And SEPTA will be *this close* to getting smart card technology worked out.

Our lovely criminal justice system: At least one of the city’s six prison facilities is closed. Lack of business.

What about you? What are you doing in 2026?

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Philly champs?

I’m a big soccer fan, so I’m going to have to root for the Philadelphia Union winning a championship.

I predict the city to look a lot more cultural in terms of the people who settle here as well as the options for food, nightlife, events, etc. I would love Philadelphia to become an international hot spot, while still keeping the good old Philly charm we’re known for.

Did the subway/train system improve?

One word: hovercrafts.

Can we still afford Philly?

I’d hope people are still able to live and afford living in Philadelphia in 2026 because I think that’s one of the main reasons I love this city. Philly is comfortable, easily accessible, supportive and affordable.

Nightlife:

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a city that has managed gentrification pretty well—that is, we’ve seen lots of neighborhoods add value and remove blight without significant displacement. It’s one of the things that makes us so resilient. Sometimes the architecture gets looking a little samesies, but hey, brick rowhomes were a fad once too.

In industrial Philadelphia it was just the best you could do with the technology of the time.

Our rowhome technology will improve, and the style will update accordingly.

increasing new business and residents right now.

In general:

It would be awesome to see more pop-up and after hour options around the city in 2026. I love the entrepreneurial spirit of Philadelphia, so I predict that not only will events be hosted by established organizations and businesses, but more so by the “common man/woman” who’s taking the leap and organizing events for the city.

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Hot spots: The new trendy neighborhood will probably be Brewerytown by 2026, as it’s got a lot of potential and is slowly

Personal plans: In 10 years, I’m aiming to live in some cool, wifi-equipped treehouse or beach home off the coast of Fiji or New Zealand. A girl can dream right!? n

Rakia Reynolds | President | Skai Blue Media What’s different?

The city is fully integrated, with people of different ethnic, cultural and physical abilities living, working and playing side by side. Streets once designated for cars are now bikeonly. Philadelphia has become the hub of entrepreneurship, where ideas, capital and the municipal infrastructure supports the growth of people concerned about more than just the bottom line.

What’s improved?

As a result of the boom in our technology industry and startup growth, companies will begin to partner more and support the overall ecosystem in unison. Schools will operate on cloud-based learning and operate as think tanks to solve local and global issues. Students will begin to receive grades for their contributions to social impact.

And the economy?

The economy is buoyed by the pragmatic, systemic retention of young talent and anchored by large institutions who invest in entrepreneurs and small businesses with creative products, smart marketing and solid research. The days of traditional offices are gone – 75 percent of the workforce works from a location other than a standard office desk more than three days a week.

The dining scene?

We will return to farm-to-table, with a particular focus on hyper-specific ethnic cuisine like that of coastal Papua New Guinea and some of the other ethnic populations that will continue to grow.

And the bar scene?

The jury’s still out on this but people will want alternatives to alcohol, so we’ll have more mocktail menus and ‘dry’ parties to fit in with the clean and wellness approach to dining.

Has Philly gone more corporate or more small business?

Definitely small business! The growth engine of corporate will become complementary to the small business. .

Where’s everyone moving to in the city?

Kensington will continue to evolve over the years and become more of a destination for the young and hip.

Restaurants, specialty shops and salons will beckon a new urban adventurer.

Arts has become a vibrant beehive of activity, drawing daily throngs to its many performance venues and dining establishments. By 2026, the Avenue of the Arts could boast an increasing number of brass plaques honoring artists from Philadelphia. Currently, the Philadelphia Music Alliance has recognized more than 100 famous Philadelphia musicians from the past 50 years. The “Walk of Fame,” which currently spans two blocks of Broad Street along the sidewalks of our campus, could expand to four blocks with double the number of brass plaques. Philadelphia is a city burgeoning with talent, and tourists from all over the world would be drawn to capture photos along our Walk of Fame.

Art/School connection:

Anne Ewers | President & CEO | The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts Top tourist spot: By 2026, I envision Philadelphia reaping the benefits of its distinction as America’s first “World Heritage City.” We will celebrate record numbers of international tourists, drawn to experience all that Philadelphia has to offer. Our arts and culture scene makes Philadelphia a world-class city, and our region is one of the most vibrantly creative destinations in the country. Philadelphia is a city of neighborhoods, and that diversity will always make it an exciting place to live, work and play. In 10 years, Philadelphians will be engaged in all forms of art and self-expression in our schools, community centers, art galleries and museums. At the heart of it all will be The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts anchoring the Avenue of the Arts with hundreds of worldclass performances across our campus. With its appeal to broad and diverse audiences, there is something for everyone at The Kimmel Center…. today, in 2026, and forever!

The Ave. of the Arts: In the 15 years since its transformation, the Avenue of the

The arts are fundamental to learning. In fact, a study by the National Endowment for the Arts found that children who are exposed to the arts have better academic success, set higher career goals for themselves and grow to become more civically engaged adults. In 10 years, I hope the arts become a restored priority for schools. Since its inception, the Kimmel Center has and will continue to provide free and reduced cost programs and performing arts classes for students to augment the efforts in the classroom. We hope more schools take advantage of all of the opportunities to engage in the arts offered across our campus, from free field trip performances to free workshops, classes and family-focused events.

The Performing Arts in Philly: Philadelphians have shown us they love theater, musicals, concerts, festivals and the experiences provided across our campus … and they love the fact they don’t have to drive to New York to enjoy quality performances. By 2026, Broadway producers will look to workshop and premiere shows here first, causing New Yorkers to travel to Philadelphia to see the premiere of a new production! Additionally, The Kimmel Center’s Theater Residency program will continue to flourish and grow as an incubator for new work from burgeoning artists. Writers, musicians, and performers nurtured through this program have and will continue to be asked to take the work developed here to venues around the globe.

Politically, what’s changed?

The participation rate of eligible voters will have increased, with the Latino and African American communities seeing the largest uptick.

Did the school district get fixed?

The school system has changed drastically and cities will begin to study how we were able to fix the system. Parents and concerned citizens will drive the charge to hold all accountable for educating our children. Non-profit partners and advocates work hand-in-hand with the district to raise money, raise standards and ensure all are well-adjusted, well-educated, safe and thriving.

How about our teams?

In 2025, the Phillies, 76ers, Eagles, Flyers and Union make a clean sweep and bring home every trophy!

How are we getting around the city in 2026?

The Market-Frankford Elevated Line has added a new route that goes further into the Northeast, PPA continues to keep vehicles in ‘check’ and parking garages remain at a respectable level along the skyline.

And what are you up to in 2026?

I will still be in the area, despite having opened my fifth Skai Blue Media office in Los Angeles. By 2026, SBM will have created countless brands that continue to fuel our economy. My children will be out of the house or on their way out (boo hoo!) but I will still make my family a priority, as I do every day. n

Art Scene changes: Philadelphia is already one of the foremost creative regions in the world, touting internationally renowned artists, rich museum offerings, offbeat galleries, plenty of theaters, concert venues, and even murals and public art. In the next 10 years, Philadelphia will continue to attract artists and art lovers with the only challenge to an ever-evolving arts scene being a mere 24 hours in a day to take it all in!

Tech meets Art = Falls in Love?

The popularity of social media and the proliferation of mobile technology are impossible to ignore. In fact, our esteemed Resident Company, the Philadelphia Orchestra, premiered Live Note, a concert enhancement app that engages audiences throughout a performance with real-time musical, historical and emotional highlights (without, of course, disturbing fellow concertgoers). More and more theaters are no longer instructing audiences to turn cell phones off before a performance. It will be interesting to see how both venues and artists begin to embrace and integrate mobile technology. Perhaps handheld devices will be encouraged for sharing of the audience experience, engaging with other audience members, and even the artists themselves.

Technology will not only change how people enjoy the arts, but it may well change how the art itself is produced. Crowd sourced, real-time art could become a mainstay.

What is the hot ticket at the Kimmel in 2026?

We are gearing up for PIFA (Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts) in April, so I would be remiss not to say the hottest ticket at the Kimmel Center will be PIFA 2026!

By then, PIFA will have grown to be the most-anticipated arts festival in the world, showcasing world-class local and international artists, performances and installations. It will be a very popular tourist attraction that continues having a positive economic impact on our city!

And you, Ms. Ewers…

In 2026, I see myself at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts enjoying another top-notch performance because Art Happens Here! n

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Conrad Brenner | Founder & Photojournalist | Street Art Blog, Streets Dept.

Changes to the dining scene: This trend of the food economy will continue. I heard recently on NPR how younger people are spending less and less money on clothes and more and more money on eating out. And I think that’s something I’ve definitely seen in my neighborhood. I was born and raised in Fishtown, my dad is from Fishtown, my mom is from Port Richmond. But since I was a kid, Fishtown has changed a lot. There’s so many places to eat … which is really refreshing, so I think a focus on food as far as the economy is concerned is one way to go.

And that includes little restaurants, little food trucks. I mean, that’s something that has really surprised me, that on a Saturday night now you can go to Girard Avenue and there’s a row of food trucks. Maybe there will be more of a focus on late night food, places staying open later. But most importantly, friggin’ grocery stores. I don’t think I’ve lived in one neighborhood in Philly that it’s been very easy to get groceries. And in Fishtown right now we have a grocery store we can go to in Port Richmond, or a grocery store we can go to in Northern Liberties, but Fishtown, which is a neighborhood of like 25,000 people, doesn’t have a grocery store. We have little corner stores but hopefully in 2026 we’ll have way more ways to get good and fresh food.

Big Box: I hope not. I think those big box stores really need a sort of concentration that’s only really prevalent along those big roadways or Center City. I think neighborhoods like Fishtown, we’re surrounded by them. Aramingo Avenue and the Port Richmond Plaza has some of those bigger box stores. Hopefully we stay a little more independent. But if there’s one thing to be seen from that trend, more and more people are ditching their cars and they want to live in a city and in a neighborhood that’s easy to access. And that’s what I mean with the grocery store option. I want to be able to walk to go get groceries. And if I walk, maybe I’ll go a few times a week, because I’m not going to need to stock up for two weeks or more. And the same goes for places like Target, for things that you need on a daily basis … As more and more people, particularly younger people, start to ditch their cars and use public transportation more or bike, those places need to be easier to get to.

Car free?

Oh my god. I think the two big things that I’d love the city to really focus on in the next 10 years are transportation and public space. I think if you look at the trends—well, there’s two ways you can look at the car thing, and that’s logically and trends. The trend is younger people aren’t buying cars, they’re buying iPhones and computers. That’s the big ticket item we’re buying. We’re not buying cars. We might have a car share. I have a car share. We’re riding bikes more, taking public transit more, so that’s one of the trends that more people are moving here and the younger people are not using cars as much. So we need to invest in an infrastructure that supports that. So I think that means more bike lanes, more protected bike lanes. I’d love to see Spring Garden Street completely renovated to have a center bike/walk/trees center median. The weird part to that is I’ve actually been in two really bad bike accidents on Spring Garden, three years apart. I broke my leg the first time. Both times I was in a bike lane, both times I was biking on a green light and both times the car was running through a yellow light. You look at the trend, the trend is younger people and more people in general are ditching their car. And you look at it logically it makes more sense. We can’t have a city that’s growing and growing and growing and everyone has a car. I think it makes more sense not to be anti-car per-se, but invest in

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infrastructure and the future clearly is public transportation.

Making the city more walkable.

There are buses in Philly where you can get passed up multiple times in a morning because the buses are just full.

There’s only so much stuff you can do with that. Maybe subways aren’t the way to do it in 2026. It’s probably too expensive to dig and all that, but there are solutions like monorails, which are much quieter, take up much less real estate and can be built a lot quicker. So maybe, a circular monorail to start that would go up and down 5th Street, to maybe Lehigh, over to 22nd, down 22nd, and over to the Navy Yard maybe and then back around. I’m not sure, but a huge circular loop would make if you’re trying to go from Port Richmond for example to Queen Village, it’s very difficult. And another thing you can look at to support the idea is that it seems like most of the growth, at least in my adult life, has been happening along the Broad Street Line Subway and the Market/ Frankford El. When I moved back to Fishtown six years ago, I lived off the Girard Stop, and now I live off the Berks Stop, because now the Girard Stop is too expensive. So I think the next big neighborhood is Port Richmond. We’re kind of moving out along the El Line. People want the ease of transportation to live around. People like taking buses less. Buses are less efficient, they get stuck in traffic, they get full and pass you. If we could invest in another El, or subway or even a monorail, I think it would be a huge thing for Philly and better economic development for whatever neighborhoods they go to. When you make it easier for people to get around, businesses do better.

Port Richmond: Somerset to Tasker, Aramingo to I-95. I think that’s a really cute stretch, the houses are kind of big, there’s all these little cute parks. So I think that may be where people start moving to and buying houses. I think artists are going to do what they’ve done for the last 20 years, which is move along the El.

Gentrification: I’m definitely in the camp that gentrification as we commonly talk about it isn’t as bad as it can be in certain places, but I think the way it works in Philadelphia is that we have a population of people for generations (who) have owned houses in these neighborhoods, and that’s because they were hella cheap in the ‘70s and ‘80s. My dad bought the house they live in for $17,000. So I think gentrification only messes with people when they’re renters, which certainly does happen in Philadelphia. Long term citizens that own their home see benefits of gentrification. My parents own the house they lived in, they’ve lived in it for 40-plus years now, and they love that now they can walk to meet me for lunch or to get groceries at a corner store. So there are benefits to that.

Rowhomes still around?

That makes no sense to me. If you want to live in the city, live in the city. If you want to live in the suburbs with a garage, move to the suburbs with a garage … As someone who walks around, there is no (less) satisfying walk than one of those horrible man-made blocks of garages that should be trees and windows and steps and people hanging out. It’s so un-urban-y. There are smart solutions. There are some houses with garages tucked away on side streets, but we can’t, we’re a city, we should look like a city, we should function like a city, and maybe we shouldn’t be encouraging people to own more and more cars. It’s not a logical thing to do in a city with such limited space.

I would rather be a city of 10,000 small businesses rather than seven Comcasts. If I have one fear of the future, and it doesn’t seem like we’re going this way, but if we did what Detroit did in the last century and giving all of this support to one industry and when that industry collapsed, the city collapsed. We are a much stronger city when we’re a city of small businesses or medium-sized business. So I’d love to see that continue—not that we don’t need a good Comcast to anchor the city, but just as long as it doesn’t get too big.

Yourself?

I think I’ll still hopefully be doing Streets Dept. This will be my fifth year anniversary this year. So it’s exciting to look back at my blog and look at what spaces were going up in 2011, 2012, what kind of art was happening. And there’s really no other person documenting it right now, archiving this sort of information. I really want to travel more though.

I’m thinking of doing a Streets Department Travel Guide.

One of the advantages of being a freelancer, I have much more time to travel. So when I travel now I take the things I love about Philadelphia, which are public space, street art and walking around, and I see what that looks like in other places. I was in Portland and Seattle. I think it’s a natural trend among young people that want to walk and bike.

Portland was great. There’s so much great public art.

The one thing I was surprised I couldn’t think of a similar spot like it in Philly was this place called Alberta Street. They called it the Arts District, and essentially, it’s like a six-block stretch of their like “Northern Liberties,” but every single wall was covered with beautiful curated murals. They have an arts program and they paid local artists to do these beautifully intense murals. And the street of course is full of art galleries, restaurants and great public transportation. Old City has the galleries and the Gayborhood is probably the place with the highest concentration of murals, but this was just really impactful, because every wall had a mural and they were in your face, not just up high. I would love to see this for Frankford Avenue. It’s so eye-level, the street, they’re only three-stories. It would be so cool making that an arts corridor. n

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Eliza Hardy Jones and her soft, strong, spooky center The one-time Buried Beds’ lass attacks Boot & Saddle this week.

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henever the word “ethereal” comes up, an image of the dainty, gauzy—and certainly serious—is conjured; think the delicate dread of Enya’s icy breath or Sarah McLachlan’s ASPCA ads.

In the hands of Philadelphia’s Eliza Hardy Jones, notions of the ethereal are more powerfully rendered; as strong as they are elegant, as hard as they are tender. There’s even something blackly humorous in the raw poetic lyrics to her single “Criminal,” which tops the release of her debut solo album Because Because. There’s not a lot of humor, wry or otherwise, where the ethereal is concerned.

“There’s no secret,” says Hardy Jones before her album drop party at Boot & Saddle.

“I didn’t set out to make something ethereal.

I just tried to make it beautiful.” Having the arrangements throughout Because Because stick to the spare and simple rather than the coolly, overly lush gave Hardy Jones the room to “make deep space sounds” evocative of a summer night’s sky busy with spinning stars and flaming comets.

How the now-35-year-old Hardy Jones (“a woman in her prime,” she laughs) got here starts with her training as a classical pianist. As a teen, she nearly stuck with concertos as her musical mien, until she hit her 20s. “That’s when I realized that I didn’t have the constitution for that world.” Hardy Jones continues her studies in classical piano today, and its aesthetic remain an important part of her identity. Yet, her sonic locution ran toward art rock and local music brethren such as Buried Beds and Nightlands.

“Buried Beds is the project I started with my life-long best friend Brandon Beaver,” says Hardy Jones of the squelchy chamber pop ensemble. “We’re still writing and recording, but, after a decade of recording and performing in that context, we both felt more excited about focusing on new projects.” Then there’s The War on Drugs bassist Dave Hartley’s dream-jazzy Nightlands, with whom Hardy Jones is still associated, as he’s currently recording their third album. “I’ve been in the studio a few times laying down some keys and vocals and am excited for new Nightlands tunes to make their way into the world.” Hardy Jones has also made herself busy with Strand of Oaks, as well as with Vermont’s Grace Potter while she is away from her usual Nocturnals.

“She’s a wild, beautiful soul,” says Hardy Jones, who’ll accompany Potter on tour after the Boot & Saddle show, opening each gig as well as playing in her band.

Whether being in a band or acting as side woman, Hardy Jones nearly had enough.

“As a musical co-conspirator, I get incredible satisfaction from helping bring some-

body else’s vision to life, but I needed to make something that was singularly mine,” she says. “It’s a beautiful discovery figuring what my own voice sounds like, what my honest songwriting reveals.”

Going from that discovery to actually crafting something as such is so personal that it’s unsettling—especially to Hardy Jones who, during pre-production, bounced between fragile insecurity and bold confidence. “So much of what emboldened me to finally make this record was being surrounded by friends who knew when to kick my butt and when to hi-five,” she says.

When she decided to go forward on Because Because with Hartley and Spinto Band man Nick Krill producing some of its tracks at Mt. Slippery, the first person Hardy Jones went to was Brian McTear.

The Miner Street Studio co-owner and producer states, “Eliza’s voice is a remarkable instrument,” while his studio partner Amy Morrissey says “it sounds like it’s made of vacuum tubes”—which for folks in recording means a lot. “It’s warm and powerful, and yet capable of ultimate delicacy,” reiterates McTear.

As for the spooky songs of Because Because, Hardy Jones pulled away from the purely fantastical of her work with Buried Beds—fairy tales, mythic characters and spirit animals—and burrowed into the personal, first with “Criminal,” then “Weatherman” (focusing on loneliness and inspired by photographer Vyacheslav Korotki’s isolated Arctic Circle snaps), then the rest of the album.

“The people in these songs are real, but it’s a dream reality where faces, people and places transform and bleed together,” she says. “They got under my skin and wouldn’t leave.”

That’s the same feeling I had hearing Because Because. n

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by Dan Savage | Twitter: @FakeDanSavage

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’m a 45-year-old straight male. Politically and socially, I consider myself an ardent feminist. There is nothing I enjoy more than giving a woman an orgasm or two. I’m very GGG and will cheerfully do whatever it takes. Fingers, tongue, cock, vibrator—I’m in. If it takes a long time, so much the better. I’m okay with all of that. Now and again, though, I really like a quickie, a good oldfashioned “Wham, bam, thank you, ma’am!”

The only ladies I’ve found willing to engage in those cock-centric acts are sex workers.

I’m okay with that, too. But the last time I paid for it, with a woman I had patronized before, I was just about to slip my cock in doggy-style when her phone rang. It was in reach, and she picked it up! I hesitated, but she didn’t pull away, and in fact pushed back a bit while she answered. I figured this was what I came for, so I proceeded. Her cavalier attitude toward being fucked from behind while having a trivial phone conversation wound up being a huge turn-on for me. By the time she finished her 20-second call, I was finished as well. I hadn’t come that quickly since I was a teen. She laughed that she should take calls more often. What kind of beast am I that I really enjoyed such utter indifference? Does this reveal some dark secret deep in my psyche? How can that mesh with my otherwise feminist views?

—Premature Ejaculation Needs Some Introspective View Examined First, PENSIVE, “enjoys giving women orgasms” sets the bar for “ardent feminist” just a bit low. So here’s hoping your feminism involves more than penetrating a willing partner with your fingers, tongue, cock, and whatever vibrators happen to be lying around. Because if your feminism doesn’t include support for pro-choice policies and candidates, regular donations to Planned Parenthood, backing equal pay for equal work, speaking up when other men say shitty/rapey/dehumanizing things about women (particularly when there isn’t a woman in the room whose pussy you want to lick until you come, because feminism!)—and more—then you’re not a feminist, ardent or otherwise.

Moving on… Why did it turn you on when the sex worker took a call during your session? Because it did. Turn-ons are subjective and mysterious. People who are curious about their turn-ons have to start with “this turns me on” and work backward from there. And to figure out why a particular fabric/adornment/attitude/scenario arouses us, we use the only tools available to us—guesswork and self-serving rationalizations—to invent a backstory that makes some sort of logical sense, and then we apply it to some-

thing (kinks, turn-ons, orgasms) that really defies logic.

So, PENSIVE, if I were to hazard some guesswork on your behalf, I’d probably go with this: Being treated with passive contempt by someone that you are supposed to be wielding power over (the woman you’re fucking, a sex worker you’ve hired)—being subtly humiliated and mildly degraded by that woman—taps a vein of eroticized self-hatred that makes you come quickly and come hard.

And while that’s wonderful for you, PENSIVE, it isn’t proof you’re a feminist.

My wife and I are bisexual—we’re a man and woman—and we’ve been tiptoeing right up to the edge of organizing a threesome or swap through 3nder. But we haven’t gone through with it yet—too many flakes and fakes. But we have no complaints—just contemplating a threesome has put amazing energy back into our sex life. Is there a name for the explosive sex you have with your longtime partner when you’re anticipating a group scene or threesome? If not, can we suggest the neologism “presome”?

Rhymes with threesome! —Married With Anticipated High Jinks The phenomenon you describe—the insanely hot sex a couple has before a threesome or other sexual adventure— has been noted by sex researchers and couples counselors. Dr. Margie Nichols, a psychologist and sex therapist, told The New York Times she frequently urges the non-kinky couples she sees to emulate kinky couples. “Kinky couples plan sex,” Nichols told Amy Sohn, “and simmer for days in advance.”

Many couples in the planning stages of a threesome do a lot more than simmer: Like you and the wife, MWAHJ, they find themselves having hot twosomes in anticipation of the impending (and hopefully hot) threesome. I think “presome” is a wonderful term to describe that kind of sex—I’m officially endorsing your proposed neologism—but I don’t think it works as well for four-way swaps, group sex, BDSM play parties, etc., because it obviously rhymes with/riffs on “threesome.” But it’s an excellent term to describe the situation you and the wife are in.

To describe the sex you’ll have in the wake of your first successful threesome, I would propose the term “postsome.” n

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POINT BREEZE Completely renovated 3 bedroom townhouse with 3/4” hickory hardwood floors, transom windows and a 1-car driveway $329,000

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RITTENHOUSE SQUARE FITLER SQUARE THE CHATHAM: WALNUT & 20TH - Studios and One bedrooms in High Rise Doorman bldg w/Magnificent Western & Southern exposure, View of Rittenhouse Square, HW Floors, Laundry on site, Professionally Managed.

AVAILABLE NOW and JANUARY! ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! $1,350/$1485 DELANCEY & 17th – Bright and Beautiful One bedroom with a Den, HW floors, Hi-ceilings, laundry on premises, prestigious neighborhood, AVAIL for immediate occupancy! $1,285 CHRISTIAN & 22nd – Spacious Three Bed Townhome, H/W Floors, Yard and Basement, W/D, Bright, Lots of closet space, Hi ceilings, Avail Now! DOGS ARE MOST WELCOMED! $2,250 SPRUCE & 22ND – Newly remodeled studio, HW/F, heat, hot water and gas incl, laundry on premises, Avail Now! $885

SOCIETY HILL WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST/ MIDTOWN VILLAGE THE IMPERIAL – BROAD & SPRUCE - Studio in Hi-rise Elevator Building, Great Location, Hardwood Floors, A/C, Full Kitchens, Laundry on Premise, Avail. NOW! GAS INCLUDED! $795 CLINTON PLACE – PINE & 11th – Bright & Cheery studio w/ view of Kahn Park, Elevator Building, H/W Floors, Laundry on Premise, Avail. Now! HEAT/HOT WATER INCLUDED $815

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LOMBARD & 12th – Spacious Two Bedroom w/ Lots of natural sunlight, Beautiful H/W, C/A, W/D, D/W, & Storage Unit Provided, Avail. NOW! FIRST MONTH FREE RENT $1,385

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