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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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Pennsylvania Lumber Company Wins A Round Against ObamaCare

Courthouse News Service reports that Seneca Hardwood Lumber Co., of Cranberry, PA., is getting to proceed with its lawsuit against ObamaCare’s requirements that it cover contraception […]

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Gosnell Trial: Judge Grants Motion for Acquittal on 3 Homicide Charges

In the trial of Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell Tuesday morning, Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart granted a motion for acquittal on three first degree homicide […]

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How To Prevent Philly’s Closed Schools From Becoming Blight

Patrick Kerkstra, writing for Next American City, wonders what will happen to the dozens of Philadelphia school buildings slated for closure at the end of […]

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Victory in Harrisburg

Domestic partners included in tax bill.

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Mayor Nutter Talks Guns At Yale

The New Haven Register reports that Mayor Michael Nutter talked about gun control during a Monday appearance at Yale: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, in a […]

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Sign The Petition For An Isaac Asimov Memorial In Philly

Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow reports: Science fiction author Michael Swanwick sez, “In my adopted hometown of Philadelphia there’s a move afoot to put up a […]


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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Randall Cunningham, Former Eagles Great, To Teach “Safe” Football

There’s a lot of discussion lately about whether the game of football can be played safely, but former Philadelphia Eagles’ QB Randall Cunningham—one of the […]

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Ryan Lochte Responds to Fox 29 “Haters”

Last night in New York, Olympic swimmer-turned-reality TV star Ryan Lochte spoke out about all the criticism he received after flubbing a recent Fox 29 […]

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Benjamin Herold, NewsWorks Education Reporter, Leaves For Education Week

Benjamin Herold, who has doggedly covered the Philadelphia education beat for The Notebook and NewsWorks, announced today he’s leaving local coverage and taking a national […]

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The Following Recap: You Can’t Kill Kevin Bacon

  To paraphrase Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects, the greatest trick Joe Carroll ever pulled was to convince the viewers of this show that […]

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Gentleman’s Club at Stir

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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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Center City’s Paul Levy Wants To Create 100,000 New Jobs

Give Paul Levy credit: He dreams big. And the latest dream from the executive director of the Center City District is to bring 100,000 new […]

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Allen Iverson Has Already Become A Sad Cautionary Tale

We got so caught up watching Boston terrorism developments last week that we missed the Washington Post’s profile of post-basketball Allen Iverson. It’s not pretty. […]

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Penn Targeted By Animal Rights Protesters

A press release has arrived, letting us know that the University of Pennsylvania will be the site of an animal rights protest today, 12:30 to […]

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Watch Jeffrey Christie Tap Dance His Way Through Philly

Extreme Street Tap Philly from Adam Reynolds on Vimeo. From Vimeo: “Tap Dancer Jeffrey Christie takes to the streets of Philly tearing it up with […]

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