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Sandy Hingston

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Haverford College’s “Unlikely Pipeline” to MLB

How the tiny Quaker college on the Main Line came to rule the diamond.

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Penn Dorm Makes (Short) NYT List of Really Crappy Dorms

It’s one of those places they don’t show you on the college tour.

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Best Thing: SEPTA Sold (a Couple of) Pope Passes

Hingston: Never change, SEPTA.

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Cheating Online Isn’t Safe Anymore

The Ashley Madison hackers have started naming names.

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5 Great Songs (You Might Not Know Were) Written in Philly

They were singing about that expressway?!?

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World Meeting Official Hymn Not a People Pleaser

“Sound the Bell of Holy Freedom” was written in Philly. It isn’t getting rave reviews.

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The Strings of My Heart

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Best Thing: Mo’ne Davis. Again.

After she collected her ESPY in a fluffernutter-white dress of utterly disarming charm, we wanted to embrace her all over again.

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The 13 All-Time-Best Philly Singers

From pop stars to divas to tenors, the greatest voices the city has ever known.

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Could the Pope’s Visit Be a Giant, Embarrassing Flop?

Hingston: In ’76, Rizzo fearmongering scared people away from the Bicentennial. Has Philly learned nothing?

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The 12 Best Foods Born in Philly

Forget the Declaration of Independence — Philadelphia is the birthplace of Butter Krak Eggs!

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Best Thing: Chase Utley Got Benched

Hingston: The end of an era is a new beginning, which is what this team desperately needs.

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Best Thing: The Fourth of July. Again.

Hingston: Here in this city, 239 years ago, some crazy dreamers were the start of something big.

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The 12 Worst Pieces of Public Art in Philly

Hingston: So many candidates, so little time.

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Colonel Mustard, In the Refrigerator, With Corporal Ketchup

For the Fourth of July, a condiment conspiracy threatens domestic bliss.