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Trump’s Cuts Are Hitting Philly Hard. Can the City Hold On?

Why we are uniquely vulnerable to the president’s economic rampage … and how Philadelphia can (maybe) fortify itself for the future.


Guides

The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

Q&A

Philly’s Top Cop Talks Plummeting Homicides, Horrible Drivers, and ICE Raids

News

Josh Shapiro Puts Kamala Harris on Blast Over “Blatant Lies”

Latest Stories

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MTV Star In Philly

As if you needed a good reason to avoid Shampoo this Thursday, Jersey Shore, er, talent Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is visiting the club to […]

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“Junior” Scarfo Denied Bail

Nicodemo “Junior” Scarfo—son of famed Philly mob boss Nicodemo “Little Nicky” Scarfo will remain behind bars until he is tried for his alleged involvement in […]

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Mouse Shorts Circuits at Chichester HS

For the second consecutive school day, students at Chichester High School were dismissed early due to power outages. The Upper Chichester fire marshal says that […]

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Sir Charles to Host SNL

Everyone. Get. Excited. Sir Charles Barkley will be hosting the January 7th episode of Saturday Night Live with musical guest Kelly Clarkson. Since the last […]

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PSU Scandal Is Biggest Story of 2011

Penn State has been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Now, they’re in the news for being in the news. The Associated Press […]

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SJU Grudge Benches Former Hawk

Meet former St. Joe’s starting center Todd O’Brien. O’Brien enrolled as a graduate student at the University of Alabama Birmingham, is on the basketball team […]


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


A Philadelphian’s Guide to Learning … Anything

Speak Spanish! Make jam! Fly a helicopter! And why would you want to do that?    Because boredom is the enemy. Because if you’re not changing, […]

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Traffic Court Relieved of Duties

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Ronald D. Castille has relieved Traffic Court Administrative Judge Michael J. Sullivan of his duty as the city’s chief traffic court […]

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Irene Was Not a Hurricane

The National Hurricane Center’s newest findings, released on December 14th, show that Hurricane Irene lost strength before making landfall in Ocean County, New Jersey. The […]

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Trans Teen Documents Experience

An 18-year-old shares his story

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Fans Mock Rex Ryan’s Fetish

Rex Ryan—head coach of the New York Jets, defensive strategist, potty-mouth and Converse connoisseur—is alleged to have a foot fetish. Deadspin broke the story not […]

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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.


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Will Tim Tebow Defend Gay Kids?

A new petition asks just that

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White Christmas in Philly?

Will this Christmas be like all the ones we used to know? Forecasts show a slight chance of snow for Philadelphia and the surrounding area […]

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N.J. Senator: Repeal DOMA

Robert Menendez changes his mind

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Jimmy Rollins Is Back

During a recent appearance on MLB Network, new Cubs assistant GM Jed Hoyer laid out the path he believes leads to the best chance of […]

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