Philadelphia Magazine

Joel Mathis

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City Life

Are Good Phillies Teams Good for Newspapers?

It’s not just the working class that’s hurt by losing. It’s journalism.

City Life

Another Bad Comcast Story. Or Is It?

Comcast Today: On the up side, Drexel and U-Delaware students to get free Xfinity TV on campus.

School District of Philadelphia
City Life

State Commission Seeks Fair School Funding

Basic Education Funding Commission held its first hearing Wednesday

City Life

City Hall Ends Effort to Collect Lap Dance Tax

Nutter administration won’t appeal judge’s ruling.

City Life

Doctors Want State Investigation Into Fracking Claims

Does Pa. Department of Health have policy to play down health complaints from gas drilling?

City Life

Death of 3-Year-Old May Spark New Gun Rules

Seth Williams wants mandatory minimum sentences for illegal firearm possession.

City Life

Schilling Says Cancer Was Caused by Smokeless Tobacco

Reveals that he had oral cancer.

City Life

FOP Endorses Wolf for Governor

Recommendations driven by pension proposals.

City Life

Joe Frazier Statue Soon to Be Bronzed

It will be installed at the sports complex in South Philadelphia.

City Life

What They’re Saying About Mo’ne Davis and the Taney Dragons

Can the magical journey continue?

City Life

KYW’s Harry Donahue Retires Friday

He’d been at the station more than 40 years.

Stu Bykofsky of the Philadelphia Daily News
City Life

The Bykofsky Bigotry Debate Continues

Latino group weighs in with Daily News op-ed.

City Life

WATCH: Christie, Constituent Argue About Springsteen

“I wasn’t dancing with Bon Jovi. I was dancing with Jamie Foxx.”

City Life

Jersey Lawmakers Support Increased Safety for Rail Cars Carrying Oil

Worries about the possibilities of a deadly accident.

City Life

Groups to Share $65,000 in Swim Club Settlement

Black children had their swimming privileges canceled in infamous 2009 incident.