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The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

30 news outlets. 250 stories (and TikToks and podcasts and posts and prognostications) a day, 24/7. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year. How much Eagles news can — or should — one city consume?


Opinion

A Center City Kid Remembers the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum

Guides

Analog Your Life: A Philadelphian’s Guide

News

Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

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When Queer Eye Comes to a Town, Local Businesses Boom. But Things Are Different for Philly

Examining the Queer Eye bump in the wake of the pandemic and the protests.

Opinion

For African Americans and Jewish Americans, the Fight for Justice Is Inextricably Linked

In the wake of an anti-Semitic Facebook post by the head of the Philadelphia NAACP, a reminder that if we rally in support of social justice, we must rally in support of social justice for all.

a rendering of a wawa drive thru only store that you will not be allowed to enter
News

Wawa’s Newest Concept? A Store You’re Not Allowed to Enter

Yes, the convenience-store chain just announced the world’s first drive-thru-only Wawa.

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News

Philly Expat Becomes One Man Anti-Trump Army In Super Conservative Florida Retirement Community

“I haven’t seen so many middle fingers since I graduated from Cardinal Dougherty,” says the most hated man in The Villages.

News

Don’t Look Now, But Philly’s Homicide Count Just Broke a Record

And, no, it’s not a good kind of record.

Q&A

Who Was the Real Christopher Columbus?

The debate surrounding the statue in South Philly has lacked a key ingredient: factual coherence. So we enlisted Matthew Restall, a Penn State professor of Latin American history, to help us sort fact from fiction.


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

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.


Opinion

What a College Trip to Israel Taught Me About Racism and Antisemitism

Recent controversies involving Black public figures and antisemitism show how a lack of intersectionality in combating such bigotry has furthered its vitriol.

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine, who just responded to some of the transphobia against her
News

Rachel Levine Has Had Enough of Your Transphobic Bullshit

Plus: One of Larry Krasner’s biggest friends comes out against him.

a patch of the pennsylvania state police's liquor control enforcement arm and a bartender pouring drinks
News

State Liquor Police Have Visited Philly Area Bars More Than 5,000 Times In July

But they’re not exactly issuing a lot of citations for COVID violations.

News

Metro Corp Announces Restructuring Plan

Changes prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

News

Philly Mag Unveils New All-In-One Subscription Offering

The magazine’s “all-access” subscription will cost $4.99 per month

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


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News

Here’s the Latest On the Four Cop Cars Set On Fire In Philly Last Night

Plus: South Jersey gym owners finally arrested for illegal reopening. And so much for the start of MLB.

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Longform

8 Prominent Philadelphians on What Being Black in Philly Should Look Like

As the nation reckons with its racist past, we wanted to know what Philadelphia’s Black community would consider real, substantive progress and change.

Keir Bradford-Grey
Opinion

What Should Being Black in Philly Look Like? It Should Provide Opportunity and Safety for Our Children

Keir Bradford-Grey on the need for more investment in public schools and on how the justice system limits possibilities for youth in the Black community.

Megan Malachi
Opinion

What Should Being Black in Philly Look Like? It Should Look Like the Abolition of White Supremacy

Megan Malachi on the need to disband the police, institute community-led models of public safety and pay reparations.

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