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Opinion

Banning “Shiesty” Ski Masks on SEPTA Won’t Reduce Crime

The transit agency’s recent policy banning the “shiesty,” a type of ski mask worn largely by Black teens, is just another performative anti-crime stunt that won’t change a damn thing.


Copabanana on South Street in Philadelphia
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Copabanana South Street Declares Bankruptcy Yet Again

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South Philly Artist Sells Anti-PPA Gritty Paintings to Pay Her Parking Tickets

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Q&A: Friday Saturday Sunday Owners on Marriage, QR Code Menus, Pineapple Pizza

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A Philadelphia Parking Authority sign on Broad Street in South Philadelphia, where tickets were errantly issued to parked cars
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Philly Today: PPA Screwup Means Canceled Parking Tickets and Refunds

And more may be on the way. Plus, Diner en Blanc knockoff has customers fuming.

Opinion

Banning Ski Masks on SEPTA Won’t Reduce Crime

The transit agency’s recent policy banning the “Shiesty,” a type of ski mask worn largely by Black teens, is just another performative anti-crime stunt that won’t change a damn thing.

Copabanana on South Street in Philadelphia
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Philly Today: Copabanana South Street Declares Bankruptcy Yet Again

Plus, the forecast for Friday just keeps getting hotter.

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Philly Today: Artist Sells Anti-PPA Gritty Paintings to Pay All Her Parking Tickets

Plus, while Philly struggles to deal with rowdy teens at night, Ocean City simply shuts down its beaches.

karen hepp, who sued facebook over the use of a photo of her
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Philly Today: Karen Hepp’s Landmark Lawsuit Against Facebook Is Now Over

Plus, good luck finding a newspaper for sale inside 30th Street Station.

philadelphia school district superintendent tony watlington at an event with pennsylvania governor josh shapiro
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Philly Today: School Superintendent Gets His $4.5 Billion Budget

He wants to use Chick-fil-A as a model for customer service in the district.


Best of Philly 2022: City Life

Best of Philly 2022: City Life

A gaming whiz kid, good sports, and how Questlove always keeps his cool.

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?


taylor swift at lincoln financial field in philadelphia
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Philly Today: New Jersey Shows Just How Uncool It Is via Taylor Swift Concert Announcement

Officials are worried that her Garden State shows this weekend are going to turn into a Philly-style party.

an aerial view of Phoenix, Arizona, which continues to get bigger than Philadelphia in terms of population
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Philly Today: Phoenix Continues to Get Bigger Than Us

And San Antonio is waiting in the wings to take our place as America’s sixth-largest city.

Opinion

The Narrative About Philly’s Progressive Setback Is Wrong. Isaiah Thomas Is Proof.

Black progressives have been winning big in Philadelphia. It’s time for them to lead the movement.

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Sloth Bear Cubs Make Their Debut at the Philadelphia Zoo — and They Need Names

And now for your daily dose of cuteness: four-month-old sloth cubs’ first day out.

nurse practitioner theresa smigo seen at philly pregnancy center in a viral tiktok video recorded by the woman now suing her
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Philly Today: Pregnant Black Woman In Terrible TikTok Video Sues Nurse Who Mistreated Her

Plus, sharks, Cherelle and a whole week in the 80s.

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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.


this baked manicotti from adrian is just one of the Stephen Starr dishes you will find on the new Amtrak Acela first class menu
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Philly Today: Stephen Starr Food Comes to… Amtrak?!

Plus, the most-visited tourist attractions in Philadelphia may surprise you.

Longform

How Angela Val Plans to Bring Back Our Tourists

She took over at perhaps the worst time to be in charge of Visit Philly. But it’s the moment she’s ready for.

News

Philly Today: Better Bike Lanes are Coming

Plus, Philly’s school superintendent sounds serious about year-round schooling

a kid at a bar
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Philly Today: Do Kids Belong at Bars and Beer Gardens?

One local brewery’s stern statement about kids has reignited this argument. Plus, happy birthday, Tina Fey!

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