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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.


Philadelphia psychologist Sandra Shachar, who was cited and threatened with arrest by feds for vandalism at the President's House (photo courtesy Sandra Shachar)
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Meet the Philly Woman Cited for “Vandalizing” Independence Mall

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

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AI Bots Stole My Music

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Celeb Scoop: Stop What You’re Doing and Watch the Little Girl From Modern Family Sing Adele in Her Car Seat

Watch This Adorable Video Immediately. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons is 5-years old. She plays Lily Tucker-Pritchett on ABC’s Modern Family. She’s also going through a big Adele […]

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Phillies Announcer Dropped F-Bomb Because Scott Hairston Kills the Phillies

On July 4th—and basically every other game, ever—New York Met Scott Hairston killed the Phillies. The guy is a lifetime .244 hitter who’s batting .324 […]

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Another Man Shot in Presence of a Toddler

Early Wednesday morning, a 19-year-old man was shot in the head while he was holding a 2-year-old girl in Strawberry Mansion. The girl was grazed […]

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Police Inspector Investigated for Alleged Attempted Coverup of Scuffle, Taser Incident

Rodney Handy—the 22-year-old grandson of a retired Philadelphia Police captain—was allegedly backing his car into his driveway on March 19th as two Philadelphia Police officers […]

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Someone’s Hiding a Bunch of George Washington’s Stuff in a Top Secret Location Near Philly

A recent announcement clued us into plans to build a $150 million, 110,000-square-foot super museum in Philly’s historic district dedicated to the American Revolution. R. […]

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Bryn Mawr Prof Deserves Some Credit for Higgs Boson

Here’s what I know about the Higgs boson: 1. It’s a big deal. 2. Its discovery (tentative, the science folks seem quick to emphasize) has […]


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.


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Blood Trail Leads Cops to $1 Million of Marijuana

Early Wednesday morning, Philadelphia Police responded to reports of masked men beating a man with baseball bats in the city’s Oxford Circle section. Police supposedly […]

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Bob Costas Called to Say He Didn’t Like Our Olympics Post

I came back from the July 4th holiday last week and had a surprising message on my voicemail. It was Bob Costas, asking me to […]

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Federal Court Rejects Appeal of $6.4 Billion PHL Expansion Project

Tinicum Township filed a petition for a review of the $6.4 billion expansion project planned for the Philadelphia International Airport. Tinicum’s petition urged the court […]

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U.S. Olympic Committee Makes Gyro Shop in Reading Terminal Change Its Name

The United States Olympic Committee finally got around to serving a cease and desist letter to Reading Terminal Market’s Olympic Gyro over the shop’s use […]

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Let Apple Take Over the Airline Industry

While covering the consumer electronics industry in my day job for the past five and a half years, I’ve noticed just how ridiculously fast innovation […]

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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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Of Course Obama Is Playing Politics. We All Are.

Two months ago, President Obama told ABC’s Robin Roberts that his position on same-sex marriage had officially evolved. Just over a month later, the President […]

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Filmmaker Talks Bumming Cigarettes

Behind the scenes of a new short film

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Your Guide to Watching a Bad Phillies Team

You came pretty recently, but you became a big fan quick. You have a hat and a shirt—maybe a whole bunch of them. You celebrated […]

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