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50 Years of Best of Philly: City Life

In honor of the upcoming 50th anniversary of Best of Philly this August, we’re taking a monthly look back. This month: City Life!


Guides

The Philadelphian’s Guide to Adopting, Pampering and Traveling With Your Pet

Opinion

I Don’t Know Who Anybody Is Anymore. And I Don’t Care

Longform

The Great Name Awakening: Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming

Latest Stories

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Wanted: Riders to Test PATCO’s Fare Integration With SEPTA

The Delaware River Port Authority is seeking 50 commuters to troubleshoot the new joint fare system before it (hopefully) launches in August.

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Police Investigating Possible Arson at Montco School

Officials believe someone set fire to a shed near the Center School.

Opinion

Forget Starbucks Training Day: Here’s How We’ll Really Tackle Racial Bias

The coffee giant is hosting sensitivity trainings. This is what it — and all other companies — should be doing instead.

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Avoid Parts of Ridge Avenue and Kelly Drive This Week

Some lanes will be closed for repair projects — here’s when.

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Wildwood Police Investigating Video of Officer Punching Woman

The video went viral this Memorial Day weekend.

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The Badass Days of Boring Bob Casey

He was the U.S. senator nobody noticed. Then came Donald Trump.


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages
Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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Will the Soda Tax Be Jim Kenney’s Waterloo?

There’s a lot riding on the challenge to the levy, including, perhaps, the mayor’s legacy.

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One of Us: Alex Holley

The Fox 29 morning show co-host talks Mike Jerrick, Wawa and more.

Best Thing: Mail Service Is Gonna Stink!

Junk mail? More like skunk mail, amirite?

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Gov. Wolf Announces $180M “Resurface PA” Roadwork Initiative

PennDOT is already hard at work repairing potholes and other roadway flaws exacerbated by this past winter’s weather.

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Appeals Court Upholds Transgender Bathroom Policy at Pa. School

The ruling is a win for transgender students in the Boyertown School District.

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
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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FBI, ATF Join Investigation of Mysterious Bucks County Explosions

Federal authorities are assisting in the Pennsylvania State Police probe of several unexplained late-night blasts over the past month.

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PUC Judge Shuts Down Sunoco Mariner East Pipeline

The judge ruled that it poses a “grave risk” to public safety.

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Free Tolls Along the A.C. Expressway Tomorrow for Lucky Shoregoers

Chickie’s and Pete’s will cover the tab for all motorists at the Egg Harbor exit for one hour on Friday to kick off Memorial Day Weekend.

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LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: Qunify’s “Speakeasy.”

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