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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.


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How Do You Host the World Cup? This Philly Soccer Exec Has Been Preparing for Years

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The Afterlife Is Getting a Makeover

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West Philly’s Colman Domingo Is Ready for His Close-Up

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Bear Scares Cable Guy

A cable guy in Jersey made a house call to a customer in Sussex County. When he went into the basement to work on the […]

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Arrests Made in Random Attack

Police have two juveniles in custody for their suspected roles in the attack of a 65-year-old man yesterday in the city’s Olney section. The suspects—caught […]

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PA Pols: Keep Your Schmoozing at Home

Don’t you just love when a politician begins a sentence with “My good friend”? It’s the kiss of death. It means he or she is […]

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TV Recap: 24/7

Holy hockey porn, Batman! Last night marked the much ballyhooed premiere of HBO’s 24/7—an in-depth, docu-style look at the Flyers and Rangers as they prepare […]

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Christmas Isn’t Sexist At All

The fact that women have to spend more of our less-than-a-man’s wages on disposable items is part of the conspiracy to keep us down. There […]

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Stuff Gay Guys Say

It’s all true. All of it.


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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The Financial Aid Debate

LGBT-friendly reforms a reality?

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The Gallery Is The Best Mall

Two weeks is an acceptable mourning period for the Occupy Philly encampment. Time to embrace rampant capitalism again! To me, there’s no better way to […]

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Who Says Congress Doesn’t Work?

There are more than 5,600 bills winding their way through the legislative maze that is the 112th U.S. Congress. And in between the latest efforts to […]

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Big Changes for Stimulus

A new venue in 2012

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Morning Scoop: Flash Mob Flashback

Two Teens Randomly Attack Germantown Man. Two teenagers randomly attacked an Asian man in Germantown yesterday afternoon. They followed him for a couple of blocks […]

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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.


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Dexter Trumps Joan Didion

It used to be, back when we all read books, that right about now, with the Three Wise Men lumbering into our line of vision, […]

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Bruce Toll’s Family Drama

Back in 1997, Bruce Toll (as in Toll Bros. aka “America’s Luxury Home Builder”®) couldn’t have been happier. The housing market was skyrocketing, with Chairman […]

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Turnpike Gets Car-Charging Stations

The Pennsylvania turnpike has been awarded $1 million to install electric car-charging stations at 17 service stations along the interstate. Car Charging Group L.L.C. got […]

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SEPTA Owed $8.4M in Fines

SEPTA placed a $274 million order for 120 of the new Silverliner V cars—the first of which hit the tracks in October of 2010. Hyundai-Rotem—the […]

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