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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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VIDEOS: 6 Great Phillie Phanatic Clips

The Phanatic debuted on this date in 1978.

Suburbanista: Food Fight in the Wegmans Parking Lot

At 3 p.m, on Saturday, the day before Winter Storm Titan was due to bury the entire Delaware Valley in a foot of snow, my […]

"Léopold Zborowski," painted by Modigliani in 1919, totally looks like ... Pete Campbell from Mad Men, if he had a beard. "Pete, Pete, Pete...what are we going to do with you, buddy?" - everyone who watches Mad Men to their TVs, every week.
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Meet the Barnes Foundation’s Celebrity Twinsies

Lazor: With apologies to Dr. Albert, here’s who the works in his great collection remind me of.

Why Is Everyone in Philadelphia So Stressed?

I have a knot. It lives between my shoulder blades, a little to the right of center. I feel it when I sit at my […]

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Michael Smerconish Has Incredible Pillows

They have his silhouette on them! Also, he wrote a novel.

Philly Trans Man Makes the Cover of FTM Magazine

Giovanni Carlo talks about being a trans dad of two.


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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Christie: No Problem with Office Culture

The N.J. governor says the facts are on his side on this.

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Bob Guzzardi: Tom Corbett is a Democrat

Mendte: That’s why the Ardmore Republican is tilting against PA’s embattled incumbent governor.

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VIDEO: Pope John Paul II Arrives in Philly, 1979

The pope will be canonized this weekend.

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New Jersey Is Burning

Dry, windy conditions sparked four forest fires Thursday.

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Cops in ‘Tainted Justice’ Series Escape Charges

Case called ‘weak’, but sources say no accusers were called before a grand jury.

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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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Wolf Campaign Fires Staffer After Plagiarism Complaints

We’d say he was “terminated with extreme prejudice,” but that would be copying.

Bipartisan Call for DRPA Reform

But you’ll never guess what it takes to change the agency’s charter.

A Watered-Down Booze Bill Could Hit Corbett’s Desk Soon

Get ready for grocery-store beer. Maybe.

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Philadelphia Science Festival Starts Tonight

Gerri Trooskin and Josette Hammerstone talk about making science fun.

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