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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.


Guides

An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

Opinion

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

Latest Stories

Found Stuffed Bunny
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We Have Reached Peak Local News

Let’s find this stuffed bunny’s owner!

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Union Doing Great Fan Promotion in Advance of Home Opener

The team wants you to run up the score on Toronto FC.

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Wilmington JCC Evacuated After Emailed Threat

It was re-opened around 9:30.

Opinion

Single-Identity Social Justice Is No Justice at All

Owens: Championing an issue without recognizing intersectionality discredits the entire cause.

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Pa. House Bill Would Push Philly to Expand Charter Schools

Philly would be required to add 3,000 charter seats a year.

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Parents Outraged Over Urban Outfitters’ New Flex-Time Policy

“This means I’ll get literally 20 minutes a day with my baby,” says one young mother.


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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Come Up With Cool Names for These Jaguar Cubs, Philly

Something cute. Or funny.

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School Closures, Power Outages After PECO Fire

The fire broke out yesterday at the Hunting Park substation.

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Feds Accuse Tierra Colombiana and Mixto of Failing to Pay OT

They say the Philly restaurants incriminated themselves in their own handbook.

News

Wolf: Legalizing Marijuana Won’t Help Budget Deficit

The state auditor general called for legalization yesterday.

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Owner Vows to Rebuild Philly Gym After Massive Fire

AFC Fitness in the Northeast was gutted on Monday.

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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.