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Michael Nutter Looks Back

On January 4th, Mayor Michael Nutter’s eight-year run as Philadelphia’s 98th mayor will end. He’ll be replaced by Jim Kenney, an old friend and schoolmate […]

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Meet Ed Bassmaster, Philadelphia’s Biggest Star … on YouTube

There isn’t much that grates on Philadelphians more than having their city defined by a tired canard about a Santa Claus who got booed in […]

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Do Women Really Want Their Own Viagra?

Click to read more stories from this week’s Philadelphia Sunday. Not a subscriber? Sign up for free! I’m 59 years old, I’ve been married for […]

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Charles Ramsey’s Endless, Frustrating War Against Bad Cops

IT WAS TIME for Chuck Ramsey to tell everybody a story. Philadelphia’s police commissioner is an artist behind a podium, as comfortable as an old […]

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A Note About Our October Cover

Tom McGrath, Philly Mag editor, here. We just posted the online version of this month’s magazine cover story on how to choose a school for […]

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Is Josh Innes Destroying Philly Sports Radio?

The following is a typical day on the air with Josh Innes, the new afternoon-drive host on 94 WIP, Philadelphia sports-talk radio’s long-running leader. If […]

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The Tale of Audrey Claire Taichman

THE THING ABOUT trying to tell an Audrey Taichman story is that it’s very hard to know where to start. Or, more precisely, which Audrey […]

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Archbishop Charles Chaput: The Hardliner

All Pat Smiley wants is a chance to meet with him, to make her case, to be heard — that’s all any of them want, […]

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Caitlyn Jenner, Rachel Levine, and the “Joys” of Womanhood

“It’s called a ‘lob,’” my daughter Marcy says a little shyly, turning to model 360 degrees of her new haircut. “For ‘long bob,’ you know?” […]

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How Switching to Two Wheels Helped Me See Philly With New Eyes

Before you get the wrong idea, this is not a love story. There have been plenty of those penned about the joys and merits of […]