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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


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An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

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Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

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Coaches Hover Outside Student Apartment to Try to Poach Penn State Players?

Penn State defensive backs Stephon Morris and Adrian Amos have pledged allegiance to Penn State. The NCAA announced on Monday, along with its sanctions against […]

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2012 PSU Football Will Only Be Sad Reminder of Scandal

The NCAA gave Penn State a harsh penalty but it is the wrong one. Plain and simple the football program should have been shut down […]

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Toomey Beats Casey (at Softball)

Late-inning heroics lifted Hit It Toomey (Senator Pat Toomey’s softball team) over Scrantonicity (Senator Bob Casey’s team) in Senate Softball League play on Tuesday night.

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VIDEO: Penn State Players Issue Statement on “The Greatest Opportunity a Penn Stater Has Ever Been Given”

Penn State’s football student athletes made an announcement today, indicating that they’re eager to turn the NCAA’s sanctions against the university into an opportunity. Senior […]

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Stingrays and Sharks Down the Shore?

Approximately 50 stingrays were reportedly spotted in the water just off the shore in Spring Lake on Tuesday. Swimmers were told to get out of […]

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The South Philly Flood Fiasco of 2012 Could Take a Month to Repair

The water main break that caused a flood and a gas leak and a sinkhole in South Philly Sunday night will continue to be a […]


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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Philly Prisoners Get Extra Punishment in Heat Wave

Weather is a great leveler. We talk about it when we have nothing else to talk about, with people we’d have nothing to talk about […]

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How to Bring Gun Lovers & NRA Haters Together

If you love hunting, either because you’ve been raised in a hunting family or because you’ve taken a liking to it later in life, I […]

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Sherman Hemsley, “George Jefferson” Dead at 74

Sherman Hemsley—star of The Jeffersons and a Philadelphia native—has died at the age of 74. Hemsley’s cause of death will be determined by an autopsy, […]

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Black Guys Use Condoms More Than White Guys

So much for stereotypes

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VP Biden’s Visit and Phils Matinee Mean You Might Want to Avoid I-95

The Phillies look to continue their winning streak (!!!!) with a matinee win at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. Couple that with Vice President Joe […]

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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.


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WATCH: Jack & Diane

Teenage lesbian werewolves, anyone?

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The Women Behind the Gayborhood

Marcie Turney and Valerie Safran honored

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APA Rethinks Transgender Identity

Could a new definition change attitudes?

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The Location of Philly’s Next Casino Is …

It’s been a tough year for gambling in Philadelphia. First the lottery axed hated spokes-groundhog Gus. Then … um, well, I guess that’s it, really: […]

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