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Some details of the new SEPTA renaming project, including the Broad Street Line, trolleys and Market-Frankford Line
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SEPTA Is Renaming the Market-Frankford Line, Subway, and Trolleys

The Market-Frankford Line shall now be known as the L. No, not the El. The L.


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My Ride-Along With the Police Commissioner

A collection of skulls at the Mutter Museum, site of a controversy over human remains
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Another Morbid Mess at the Embattled Mütter Museum

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Philly Today: Hall Is Suing Oates, and We Can’t Go For That

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Some details of the new SEPTA renaming project, including the Broad Street Line, trolleys and Market-Frankford Line
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Philly Today: SEPTA Is Renaming the Market-Frankford Line, Subway, and Trolleys

The Market-Frankford Line shall now be known as the L. No, not the El. The L.

A collection of skulls at the Mutter Museum, site of a controversy over human remains
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Philly Today: Another Morbid Mess at the Embattled Mütter Museum

Plus, Sly comes to town this Sunday, but will he join Bradley at the Eagles game?

Philadelphia Eagles fan and Jenkintown native Bradley Cooper, who is starring in Maestro with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie at an Eagles game
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Philly Today: Bradley Cooper Says He’d Trade Maestro Oscars for Eagles Super Bowl Win

And more tidbits from yesterday’s Howard Stern interview. Plus, Delco fraudster steals $1 million from elderly.

ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS - JULY 14: Daryl Hall & John Oates perform at the North Sea Jazz Festival at Rotterdam Ahoy on July 14, 2019 in Rotterdam, Netherlands. (Photo by Dimitri Hakke/Redferns)
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A Ha! Now We Know Why Hall Is Suing Oates

Plus: The Eagles set a ratings record, the Union got robbed, and Questlove saved the day.

The gang behind A Philly Special Christmas returns with A Philly Special Christmas Special
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Philly Today: The Eagles Christmas Album Is Now an Animated Special

Plus: Suburban school board drama, Philly is “house-rich,” a tough Sixers loss and — checks notes — a feral hog advisory.

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These Are the Worst Thanksgiving Guests You’ll Encounter This Year

From those who bring bad wine to people who snore loudly on your couch.


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?


Philadelphia mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker, who wants to bring the National Guard to Kensington (photo courtesy Philadelphia City Council)
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Cherelle Parker to Name Kevin Bethel Police Commissioner

Plus: Our charter schools stink, we’re stuck in traffic all the time, and we might have to go to Sheetz this week. But, hey, the Eagles won.

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Philly Today: Hall Is Suing Oates, and We Can’t Go For That

Plus: Kelce vs. Kelce, Hard Times vs. Philly, and Aaron Nola vs. everybody else forever

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My Ride-Along With the Police Commissioner

We spent an evening in a squad car with interim commish John Stanford Jr., the man who thinks he’s got the best plan to secure our streets.

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Wawa CEO Condemns Antisemitic Incident at Delco Store as “Disgusting”

A conversation about the so-called Christmas Wars turned into something much different.

Philadelphia weather forecaster Cecily Tynan of 6ABC
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Philly Today: Cecily Tynan Promises “This Winter Will Be Different”

6ABC is back with their winter outlook. Plus, Jennaphr Fredrick is none too happy with our Steve Keeley coverage.

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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.