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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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The Five Jersey Shore Stories of the Summer

Miller: From Revel to the Union League to Sandy — still — this is what we’ll be following.

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SEPTA Engineers to Take Strike Vote

“Cooling period” ends June 14.

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Are New Philadelphians Finally Flexing Their Political Muscle?

Geeting: Why the fight for the 30th ward is more than just a fight for the 30th ward.

Harvey Fierstein Calls Johnny Weir a “Faggot”

Somebody’s about to get a Fabergé egg upside his head.

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National Weather Service Warns: More Floods Coming

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are getting too much rain.

“There’s Not One Type of Love, There Are Billions.”

A young Philly woman on falling in love with a trans person.


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.


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Idea: New York and Philly Should Share the Olympics

Mathis: They’re too big for any one city. So why not collaborate?

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WATCH: Scranton Residents Turn Potholes into Art

Easier than filling them.

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Fire Stalling Philly-Bound Traffic on Ben Franklin Bridge

Details sketchy so far.

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You Don’t Get to Sing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Around Chris Christie These Days

Idina Menzel’s performance “scrapped” at 9/11 museum dedication.

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Council Bill Would Extend 1-Cent Sales Tax

Revenue would shore up schools, underfunded pensions.

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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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Is Philly the 11th-Best City on the Planet?

A business school in Spain seems to think so.

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Comcast, Facing Backlash, Walks Back “Data Caps” Comments

David L. Cohen: “We certainly have no interest in adopting any plans that our customers find unreasonable.”

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Rendell to Dems: Don’t Run Against Clinton

The former mayor and governor weighs in on 2016.

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The 50 Biggest Earners in Philly’s Unions

And no, Johnny Doc is NOT #1.

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