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Philadelphia lawyer and activist Michael Coard, who is an opponent of the Philadelphia Parking Authority and its red-light camera program. He explains how to dispute a red-light camera ticket in Philadelphia.
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Hate Philly’s Red-Light Cameras? Michael Coard Is Here for the Fight

The activist and lawyer says that the PPA, which runs the traffic camera program, is a “street thug.”


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Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

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Are You Philly’s Best Parallel Parker? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It

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The local fashionista launches a new line.

In classical ballet, costumes are the opposite of warm-up attire. Bodices, headpieces and tutus intended for onstage wearing 
emphasize look over feel, illusion over comfort, […]

From his earliest days as a public official, Christie has used bluster and overheated rhetoric to take down his enemies. It’s turned him into Angry America’s favorite politician  —  at least until they get a look at what he’s really doing

It’s a Friday night in mid-October, 18 days before the midterm elections, and Republican New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is out on the stump, expertly […]

Holiday presents for all the active people in your life

Philly’s top fitness pros share what they’ve put on their holiday wish lists.  Additional research by Alyssa Brindisi

Greek-born Michael Petrogiannis has built a mini-empire snapping up landmarks like the Melrose and the Mayfair. But is he saving our diners? Or sucking the soul out of them? 

The vintage sign on the side remains, as kitschy as ever. It says MELROSE DINER in neon, with a clock in the shape of a […]

Rock on

For decades — eons, really — Center City jeweler Craig Drake Sr. furnished major bling to a who’s who of women (and the men who […]

Seventy years after its release, it remains the greatest Philadelphia movie ever — an intoxicating cocktail of snappy dialogue and delightful characters perfectly capturing the old-money Main Line. But the tale of how The Philadelphia Story came to be — from Kate Hepburn’s steely determination to save her own career to Hope Montgomery Scott’s earthy joie de vivre — is as rich as anything that made it onto the screen

Katharine Hepburn saved the telegrams. There were certainly enough of them, from all over the Hollywood and Broadway strata. It seemed like almost every day […]


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

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.


A house not yet divided

Sick to death already of the Christmas season? Count your blessings. You’re better off than one of our good buddies — let’s call him “Buddy” […]

Mom-and-pop survival in a mega-corp world

When Walnut Street’s Apple store opened in July, gleaming and mother-shippy, some refused to celebrate one more corporate monolith come to squash locally owned treasures. […]

If not Grad Hospital, then what?

The recent mass migration into the area of the city once named for now-defunct Graduate Hospital — the stretch from South to Washington and Broad […]

The North Philadelphia native and attorney talks politics and history in his new autobiography

CHATTING WITH WILLIAM COLEMAN is like listening to your grandpa — one amazing tale after the next, and he says whatever he damn well pleases. […]

Stephen Starr takes over the Art Museum.

Stephen Starr’s catering arm has recently taken over the Art Museum’s stodgy dining operations and injected them with some modernity. And while it’s not quite […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

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 — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


A new offering from the folks at Tria

Tria’s handsome new 32-seat outpost offers an edited version of what everyone already loves about its bigger locations: snacks, wine, cheese and beer. Here, you’ll […]

Healthy — but tasty — bites at a new Delco offering

When you open a restaurant, one rule of thumb — at least, according to Kitchen Nightmares — is to offer the community something it doesn’t […]

They don’t read. They can’t spell. They spend all their time playing computer games and texting and hanging out with one another on Facebook. But the problem is much worse than you think, because the way your kids live now is rewiring their brains

Two autumns ago, in my son Jake’s junior year of high school, he took an AP English course. Junior year was bad for him and […]

Jeffrey Power ups the ante.

Though its name might suggest a pharma commercial — as in, “Consult your doctor before taking Dettera” — the food here is anything but medicinal. […]

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