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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


Guides

An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

Opinion

Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

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Forget Giant and Acme: The Real Panic Shoppers Go to Restaurant Depot

Cases of toilet paper, enormous cans of beans, and whole goats were among the items we found this weekend at the Northwest Philly location.

Philly Coronavirus News: So What Exactly Can You Do During Philly’s New Stay-at-Home Order?

Yes, you can still go for a walk. No, you cannot play football with your friends in the park.

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Helen Gym Is the Most Popular Politician in Philadelphia

Which is either very good news or very bad news, depending on where you stand.

Best Thing: Spring Still Came

Just when you thought life as we knew it was over …

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A Few Actually Good Things That Happened This Week During the Coronavirus Crisis in Philly

Because it can’t all be bad news, right?

Should I Have Called the Cops on My Neighbor’s Party?

What to do when those who can practice social distancing aren’t.


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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Philly Coronavirus News: Big Changes at Wawa, Wolf Cracks Down, But, Hey, It’s Warm!

Our advice: Get cooking.

8 Ways to Support the Local Economy During the Coronavirus Shutdown

If you have the means, continuing to spend money locally could save jobs and businesses. Think of it as a grassroots stimulus package.

Opinion

What You Can Make With What’s Actually in Your Damn Pantry

How to make the most of what you have in your cupboards — whatever that may be.

Philly Coronavirus News: Stay Away From the Shore, Penn Med Employees Test Positive, and … Snow?!

One Jersey Shore mayor says he wants to shut down the bridges.

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Philly Gun Store Sales “Booming,” But City Says the Shops Must Shut Down

“The AR’s have been flying off the shelves,” says the owner of Lock’s Philadelphia Gun Exchange.

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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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Philly Coronavirus News: Confusion Over Arrests, Confusion Over “Essential” Businesses

Our suggestion? Make art.

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How Are You Spending Time at Home?

Send us your photo and tell us how you’re passing time while social distancing.

My Senior Year at Penn Is Over. But I’m Learning to Be Okay With That.

Crying and other ways I’m coping with virtual commencement, virtual classes, and the onslaught of drastic changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

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The Defiant Ones: Some Bars Remain Open During the Coronavirus “Shutdown”

“That’s why we’re using plastic beer glasses,” said a bartender at one of the three bars I popped into on Monday night. “For hygiene.”

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