Longform

It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Longform

Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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News

Dave Grohl Gives Hooters Drummer a Huge Moment at Surprise Foo Fighters Show

Main Line musician David Uosikkinen taught the band’s new drummer when the latter was just a kid.

Longform

The Creative Force Behind Bok Is Taking on Broad Street

The city’s most soulful developer takes on her most important project yet: breathing new life into the former UArts campus.

News

Everybody Wants to Know if Philly’s Jeopardy! Champ Is Single

The answer is, well, a little bit complicated. Greg Shahade is polyamorous.

Q&A

Jennifer Weiner on 25 Years of Good in Bed

Best-selling Philly author Jennifer Weiner looks back her very personal debut novel.

News

Mother’s Day Is an Unhappy Day for Millions – One West Philly Woman Wants to Help

How Meirav Ong’s “grief weaving” may give you some much needed solace.

Q&A

Philly Chess Master Talks Defeating Jamie Ding on Jeopardy!

Rittenhouse Square resident Greg Shahade ended the champ’s 31-game winning streak on Monday night.


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


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Q&A

From Rocky to Rizzo: Monument Expert Paul Farber Talks Statues and Public Spaces

The founder of Monument Lab just opened a new exhibit at the Art Museum that explores the concept of public commemoration.

Opinion

Remembering Philly Fashion Icon Ann Gitter

Philly Mag’s former style editor on Ann Gitter, the iconic owner of longtime womenswear boutique Knit Wit, who died on April 14th

News

Inside One South Philly Couple’s Cat Nightmare

$40,000 in attorney fees and 20 visits from the PSPCA have not conquered the stench that is ruining their lives. “I don’t want to live like this,” says their neighbor, the cat owner.

Q&A

Emma Copley Eisenberg Talks Fat Liberation, South Philly, and Her Brand-New Book

The acclaimed South Philly novelist is back with a new work of fiction, set in and around Philadelphia.

News

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

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.


News

Don’t Look Now … But Philly Is Safe

How the hell did that happen? And why is the mayor not taking more credit for it?

Longform

It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base hope.

News

Stateside Live! Is Getting a $20 Million Glow-Up in Time for Philly’s Biggest Summer

A rooftop bar, a concert stage, and more ways to watch the game — here’s what’s changing at the Sports Complex ahead of a very busy summer.

News

Gardening for Good: Grave Gardening at The Woodlands

At The Woodlands, a volunteer-staffed program restores flowers to cradle graves and builds community in the process.

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