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Guides

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.


News

The Redevelopment of the Old Family Court Building Is Dead

Q&A

From Fairmount to the Today Show: The Journey of Sheinelle Jones

Q&A

The Zombies in This Philly Horror Flick Only Eat White People

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Cherry Street Pier Is Philly’s Best New Thing

Here’s why the city’s latest pier park could be an urbanist game-changer.

Can Philly Get a Lesbian Bar? Please?

Five years after Sisters closed, the city still has no club for queer women. That’s got to change.

Best Thing This Week: The Flyers’ Funky New Friend

Did you know “mascot” comes from the Occitan word for “witch”?

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News

Because of Course Gritty Was On Jimmy Fallon Last Night

From non-existence to a national audience in four days.

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News

March to End Rape Culture Comes to Center City This Weekend

Philly women — and their allies — are taking to the streets.

Main Line Doctor Says Lower Merion Schools Ignored Her Sexual Abuse Allegations

Liz Goldman is ready to share her story publicly — one she’s been trying to tell for years.


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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News

Gritty Is Better at the Internet Than You

And here are 10 tweets that prove it.

News

Report: Philly Has Some of the Most Annoying Neighbors In the Country

We usually think these rankings are pretty stupid. But this one is actually spot on.

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Opinion

What the NJ Transit Shaver Can Teach Us About the Brett Kavanaugh Accusations

A rush to judgment rarely results in the right judgment.

News

Penn Soon Won’t Let Sophomores Live Off Campus

And some students are none too enthused about this decision.

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LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: Time To Pretend IV

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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.


News

Kenney Wants $15 Minimum Wage for City Contractors

The mayor is expected to push a bill to bump up pay on Wednesday.

LGBTQ&A: Kory Aversa

We chat with the public relations maven on his activist beginnings, unexpected career switch, and being a gay bachelor in the city of brotherly love.

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Opinion

Defending Bill Cosby Does Nothing to Protect Black Men

The disgraced icon deserves to serve time for being a sexual offender, and his sentencing should not be misrepresented as a racial injustice.

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Gritty Is Getting a Beer Named After Him

The name, Nightmare Fuel, is dead accurate.

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