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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!


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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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One of the “Worst Landlords in Philadelphia” Sues Over Negative Reviews

Peter Crawford is taking WhoseYourLandlord to court.

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“Weak” Gun Laws in Pa., Other States to Blame for N.J. Crime, Say N.J. Officials

Gov. Phil Murphy says the weapons used in 77 percent of New Jersey’s crimes involving guns were from states other than his own.

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Voters to Settle Policy on Sexual Harassment Training for City Employees

Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has sponsored a primary ballot measure to make the training mandatory for all city workers.

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SEPTA Considers Dropping Transfer Fees as Part of Bus Network Overhaul

The potential move is said to have an impact on the bus system’s eventual redesign.

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Sit-In Planned for Haters of the LOVE Park Redesign

Outraged by the lack of seating at the new JFK Plaza, a group of Philadelphians have planned a lawn-chair takeover on Tuesday afternoon.

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The Next Philly Free Streets Destination: North Broad

The third installment of the popular automobile-free event will take place on August 11th.


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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Police: Temple Student Shot Dead in Off-Campus Apartment

PPD has identified 21-year-old junior Daniel Duignam as the victim of Saturday night’s fatal shooting in North Philly.

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Surprise: Stormy Daniels Is Dancing at the Penthouse Club This Week

Her just-announced appearance at the Philadelphia strip club follows her much-talked-about “Saturday Night Live” cameo.

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What to Do About South Street

Can anything save the hippest street in town?

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Catherine Price’s Modest Proposal: Dump Your Smartphone

The author of the buzzy new book How to Break Up With Your Phone spills on having a healthy relationship with the computer in your pocket.

Best Thing: Mayor Kenney’s State Store Stand

Let’s make buying marijuana as much of a pain in the ass as buying booze!

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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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Ex-Con Posing as Famous DJ Talked His Way Into CAPA

Jerez Coleman served prison time in 2016 and was once profiled on the MTV show “Catfish.”

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Bernie Sanders, Larry Krasner to Discuss Criminal Justice Reform

Here’s how you can tune into their conversation on Friday.

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Federal Investigators Detail Probe of Southwest’s Emergency Landing at PHL

The National Transportation Safety Board says the fan blades in Flight 1380’s failed engine made more than 32,000 trips.

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Facebook Privacy Breach Affected Nearly 3M Pennsylvanians

“Nearly a quarter of the commonwealth’s residents had their personal data compromised,” says attorney general Josh Shapiro.

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