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Growing Up in Philadelphia: The Lost City

Eddie Gindi seems genuinely excited as he stands at the dais in the Union League. The executive vice president and co-owner of Century 21 department […]

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One of Us: Patti LaBelle

My name is … Patti LaBelle. I was born Patricia Louise Holte. Patti LaBelle came from Harold B. Robinson, a car dealer in Philadelphia, who […]

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Philly Fighting Words: Why Everything You Think Is Great Actually Sucks

There are some truths that Philadelphians hold to be self-evident: Wawa is awesome. Our cabs are crap. Water ice is the sweet summer nectar of […]

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Jersey Shore Haters Unite!

Two weeks before we left, I started to get so excited that I staged our supplies on the front porch. They fit into one pile: […]

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Michael Nutter’s Incorruptible Administration

This is the Golden Age of ethics for the City of Philadelphia. But I’ll grant that it might not seem that way. Philadelphia’s Traffic Court […]

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Don Tollefson’s Last Stand

She kept Don inside. His mother wanted him to study. She wouldn’t let him be like them, those other kids who got into trouble. Don […]

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How Did Michael Strange Really Die in Afghanistan?

Charlie Strange in a rest-stop parking lot at dawn, trying not to cry. Charlie somewhere in Maryland, a few hundred feet from I-95, lighting a […]

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Pool Boys: The Summer Gay Scene at the Raven Pool in New Hope

“Are you drawing my PIC-TCHA?” From my lounge chair, I look up to see an older, slightly stocky gentleman hovering over me. He’s wearing blue […]

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Frank Rizzo Jr. Profile: Franny Takes a Lie-Detector Test

Across his chest and abdomen, two corrugated rubber tubes. Pneumographs — to detect breathing irregularities. Wrapped around his upper arm, a Velcro cuff. ­A sphygmomanometer […]

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The Tragedy of Madison Holleran and Suicides at Penn

Doors were beginning to open for Madison Holleran. She racked up straight As, ran track, and pushed her Northern Highlands Regional High School soccer team […]