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Ben Kirshner’s Plan to Transform How Pennsylvania Does Business

Pennsylvania is a notoriously tough place to start or run a business. Can the first guy to sell coffee on the internet fix that? The governor sure thinks so.


Sylvester Stallone, Tom Hanks and Grace Kelly all made memorable moments in Philadelphia Oscars history (photos via Getty Images)
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Great (and Not So Great) Moments in Philly Oscars History

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Inside Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s Wild Ride From Mount Airy to the Oscars

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Jason Kelce Retires After 13 Seasons

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Sixers Beat Nuggets 124-122

Joel Embiid’s 23 points lifted the Sixers to a 124-122 victory over the Denver Nuggets to end 2016 on a positive note.

2016 Local News Screenshots
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The 69 Best Local Philly News Screenshots of 2016

A year in silliness.

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Sixers Musings

Is the Sixers lineup featuring Joel Embiid and Jahlil Okafor working? Should the Sixers continue on with the experiment?

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Philly’s Biggest Losers of 2016

Some old faces, some new faces … and an ascot.

G Philly’s Top 10 Stories of 2016

From Gayborhood racism to some awkward celebrity encounters, we rank the stories you read the most.

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Philly’s Biggest Winners of 2016

No, seriously. This year wasn’t a dumpster fire for everyone!


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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WATCH: Cory Popp’s 2016 Philly Flashback

OK, so maybe the year wasn’t that bad.

What’s in Store for Philly’s Police Union in 2017

We talk with FOP head John McNesby about contracts, political clout, and Trump.

How Did Philly Urbanists Do in 2016?

We can finally get on the bus without a token. But the new mayor’s zoning guy was visited by the FBI.

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Sixers Roundup

What should the Sixers do about their big man situation? Is Joel Embiid the top 23-and-under prospect in the NBA?

Tugger, a dog with HUP’s Pups, rests while dressed as Frosty the Snowman
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How HUP’s Pups Help Hospital Patients, Caregivers

Meet Tugger.

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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.