Longform

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.


Guides

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

Latest Stories

News

Are Good Phillies Teams Good for Newspapers?

It’s not just the working class that’s hurt by losing. It’s journalism.

News

Where Is the Outrage Over James Foley’s Killing?

Mendte: We need to be as angry about the journalist’s killing as we are about Michael Brown’s.

Philly AIDS Thrift Takes Over Giovanni’s Room

It will turn the iconic business into a thrift / bookstore.

News

Another Bad Comcast Story. Or Is It?

Comcast Today: On the up side, Drexel and U-Delaware students to get free Xfinity TV on campus.

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Defense in Building Collapse May Want Mayor to Testify

The prosecution is expected to fight it.

News

WATCH: Teen Sets Off Explosion at Takeout

Cops are looking for a 14-year-old.


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.


News

Double Amputee Shoplifts $315 in Meat

The man then fled south on a SEPTA bus.

News

Iceland Volcano Could Delay PSU Football Opener

Yes, the above headline is a real thing.

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News

State Commission Seeks Fair School Funding

Basic Education Funding Commission held its first hearing Wednesday

News

City Hall Ends Effort to Collect Lap Dance Tax

Nutter administration won’t appeal judge’s ruling.

News

Doctors Want State Investigation Into Fracking Claims

Does Pa. Department of Health have policy to play down health complaints from gas drilling?

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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.


News

Taney Falls at LLWS; Plays Again Thursday

The loss doesn’t eliminate the Dragons.

17-Year-Old Trans Youth Hit, Killed by Amtrak Train

Coroners are ruling it a suicide.

News

Death of 3-Year-Old May Spark New Gun Rules

Seth Williams wants mandatory minimum sentences for illegal firearm possession.

Woman Crush Wednesday

Gayborhood bartender extraordinaire Ashley Coleman

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