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Philadelphia’s Next Great Era Begins Now

Why this chapter of our city’s story might be our best since, well, 1776


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

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She Transformed Bok Into a Creative Force. Now Lindsey Scannapieco Is Taking on Broad Street

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Pat Croce: Doing Chemo on Everest

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GOP Will Try Again to Let NRA Sue Pennsylvania Cities

But would the bill make it past Tom Wolf’s desk?

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I Came Face to Face with a Man-of-War Jellyfish in A.C.

Fiorillo: And lived to tell the tale.

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Philly Students Audited Their Own School Lunches

What they found out will surprise you.

You Were Always Right About Bea Arthur

The Bea Arthur Residence will house homeless LGBT youth.

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Could the Pope’s Visit Be a Giant, Embarrassing Flop?

Hingston: In ’76, Rizzo fearmongering scared people away from the Bicentennial. Has Philly learned nothing?

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Police: Officer Tried to Implicate Wife in His Own Shooting

He’s been arrested. Police still don’t know who shot him.


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.


Kick Cancer’s Butt at Voyeur

The benefit will support local Philadelphian Bee Reed.

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The “Affordable Housing Industrial-Complex” Is a Good Thing

Attacks on the city’s new housing plan miss the mark.

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Rare Big 5 Doubleheader Scheduled for Palestra

It’s a throwback at Penn’s ancient gym!

William Way Opening Trans Philadelphia Exhibit

Defiant Archives: Trans Histories of Existence, Resistance, and Brilliance starts July 24th.

Slowing Gentrification By Building Up

In Miami, a boom in downtown residential skyscrapers has let surrounding neighborhoods keep their character.

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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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Report: State Sells Driver Information to Private Companies

Motorists, privacy experts raise concerns.

VIDEO: Mayor Nutter Physically Restrains Homeless Man

Nutter came to the aid of a member of his security detail who was locked in a struggle with a man.

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Kane: Won’t Resign if Charged

“I will handle it and continue to do my job.”

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Obama, in Philly, Calls for Transformation of Criminal Justice System

“Mass incarceration makes our country worse off,” he tells NAACP.

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