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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

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Cyclists to Hold Annual “Ride of Silence” Just Days After Bike Courier Was Killed

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia called the timing “a cruel irony.”

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2018 Pa. Primary: What to Know Ahead of the Election

Including where and when to vote (and whom you’ll see on the ballot).

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Feds Say Philly Mail Carrier Was Used in Marijuana-by-Priority Mail Scheme

So THAT’s how you’re all getting your weed from California.

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An I-95 Traffic Sign Got Pretty Rude About Delco Over the Weekend

A digital board positioned just before the Ridley Park exit was hacked twice on Sunday, PennDOT says.

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This Video Is as Close as You’ll Get to the Inside of Grace Kelly’s House

The now-restored colonial in East Falls where the Hollywood icon grew up will not be open to the public.

Best Thing: New England Admits Who the Real GOAT Is

Hint: He’s not married to Giselle.


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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New Jersey Considers Smoking Ban on All Public Beaches

Violators would face fines of $250 or the first offense, $500 for the second, and $1,000 for each subsequent infraction.

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Mimi Imfurst Admits to Initiating Unwelcome Online Sexual Chats

Gayborhood drag producer Braden Chapman says he regrets that two Drag Wars contestants “felt pressured or obligated to partake in these conversations.”

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Federal Judge Proposes Compromise in Philly’s Sanctuary City Lawsuit

U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson called the case a “paperwork dispute” that could easily be solved “with the stroke of a pen.”

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Parents: Wawa Cashier Spilled Cup of Hot Water on Our 3-Year-Old

A Virginia couple claims in a lawsuit that the convenience store chain dispenses water at a “highly dangerous temperature.”

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Arrest Made in Death of Ex-National Security Advisor’s Father

H.R. McMaster Sr., the father of the general and former Trump cabinet member, was found dead on April 13th at a senior care facility in Roxborough.

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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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Report: More Than One-Third of Philadelphians Skip Jury Duty

A study by the First Judicial District found that approximately 200,000 residents ignore a summons each year.

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Yes, This South Philly Artist Is Exhibiting Photos of Dogs Pooping

“Listen, the dogs are gonna poop whether or not I’m there with the camera,” she insists. “I’m not mistreating them.”

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WATCH: Wild Police Chase Ends With Arrest on North Philly Rooftop

A 25-year-old man described by police as a “menace to society” did his best Spider-Man impression before officers closed in.

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Montco Man Seen With AR-15 Will Likely Be Barred From Owning Guns

Abington’s police chief explains why a man who was apparently attempting to draw police into a 2nd Amendment debate was involuntarily committed.

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