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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

The 3rd Congressional District has a highly competitive primary for the first time in 35 years. From the son of a former mayor to a famous doctor to a high-profile state representative, here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls.


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How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

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The Forgotten Cemetery

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Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Andrew Bynum May Soon Play for Sixers. But Probably Not.

If you close your eyes real hard, click your heels three times, you can almost believe that your dreams will come true: The Philadelphia 76ers have […]

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Eagles Shouldn’t Keep Michael Vick for Even $1

By this time next week, the NFL will have crowned the 53rd consecutive champion not named the Philadelphia Eagles. While the Birds prepare for their exciting, […]

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Monday Kickstarter

Pro-gay in the NBA and more!

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Philly College Basketball is Making New York Jealous

So says Dick Weiss at the New York Daily News, who notes that LaSalle, Temple, St. Joseph’s and Penn all have good basketball teams this […]

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Twitter Remembers Sally Starr

In the 21st century, Twitter has become more than just the proverbial “water cooler”—it’s also a perpetual wake, celebrating the notables among us who have […]

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VIDEO: Tina Fey Wins SAG Award

Quick warning: You’ll probably see a lot of Upper Darby homegirl Tina Fey in The Scoop this week: 30 Rock, her masterpiece, airs its series […]


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.


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Super Bowl Player Says NFL Will Be Gone in 30 Years

As he prepares to play in the Super Bowl, Baltimore Raven safety Bernie Pollard—best known, perhaps, for routinely inflicting season-ending injuries on high-profile New England […]

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Is Iran’s Monkey Rocket a Threat to Israel?

What happens when you give one of the world’s most anti-Semitic regimes the power to launch monkeys into space? Actually, nobody really knows, but can […]

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Philly Bacon Tacos An SNL Punchline

It’s been a couple of weeks since our friends at Foobooz told you about the burger taco with 100 percent bacon shell at PYT. News […]

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Philly TV Legend Sally Starr Is Dead at 90

CBS Philly reports: One of Philadelphia’s iconic TV show hosts is gone. Sally Starr passed away Sunday. She turned 90 on Saturday. “Our Gal Sal” […]

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What Do Frat Boys and the Republican Party Have in Common?

On the face of things, it feels just a little too easy to equate today’s Republican Party with a bunch of over-entitled frat boys. Sure, […]

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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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What To Do This Weekend

It’s the busiest one of 2013 yet!

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Subway Apologizes for Less-Than-Footlong Sandwich. But Are They Really Sorry?

When will this madness end?! Subway has officially apologized for selling sandwiches labeled as “footlong,” despite them only really being like, 11.5 inches. Subway said […]

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Parents of Murdered CHOP Doctor Release Statement

The parents of the CHOP doctor murdered Wednesday in Center City have released a public statement. They are currently traveling from Thailand to Philadelphia to […]

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HBO’s “Girls” Coming Back for 3rd Season

The much-beloved, racist/non-racist HBO show will be back next year for another 12 episodes, HBO confirms. (By the way, for a 30-minute sitcom, 12 episodes […]

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