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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Longform

Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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News

Inside Nikil Saval’s Progressive, Virtual Campaign For State Senate

Saval, a former magazine editor and founding member of Reclaim Philadelphia, was planning to take on 12-year incumbent Larry Farnese with an army of door-knockers. Now he’s doing it over Zoom.

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Governor Wolf Targeted in Third Grade-Level Aerial Advertising at the Jersey Shore

We were surprised that we didn’t see “Tom Wolf Eats His Boogers” in the lineup over Wildwood.

Best Thing: The Phanatic Is Toast

Mascot-free baseball! It’s what we should have had all along.

Join Philly Mag for a Virtual Secrets From the C-Suite Event Series

GoPuff co-founders and co-CEOs Rafael Ilishayev and Yakir Gola, our special guests, will talk about how the company became essential during a global pandemic.

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Price Gouging Still a Huge Problem at Stores Like This One

Plus: Watch Patti LaBelle and a gospel choir tear the roof off at last night’s COVID-19 relief concert.

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Things to Do Outdoors Over Memorial Day Weekend That Don’t Involve Going Down the Shore

Avoid crowds while getting some fresh air over the holiday weekend.


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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News

Rebecca Rhynhart Won’t Say She’s Running for Mayor, But She Sure Sounds Mayoral

In discussing her counter-proposal to Mayor Kenney’s controversial post-coronavirus budget plan, the city’s Controller says that Philadelphia must re-envision itself like a business, not “hit people when they’re down” by raising taxes.

An overflowing trash can in FDR Park during the Philadelphia coronavirus crisis.

Dear Philly: Mayor Kenney Hates How Trashy You’re Being During the Pandemic

Improperly tied garbage bags and people who toss their refuse into already overflowing receptacles are among the things that drive the mayor crazy.

In a Post-Lockdown World, Philly Tourism Eyes a Reset

A $7.6 billion annual industry screeched to a halt in the wake of coronavirus. But will economic reopening actually lead to a rebound anytime soon?

Opinion

Now Is the Time for Penn and Philly’s Other Big-Money Nonprofits to Pay PILOTs

The ongoing debate over what universities and hospitals — who aren’t required to pay property taxes — should be contributing to the city’s coffers gets an added wrinkle during a pandemic-triggered economic free fall.

Ayla Wolf who was charged by Bellmawr police with "organizing a protest" at the reopened Atilis Gym

Police Charge Woman With “Organizing a Protest” at Rogue Atilis Gym

The gym has now raised over $40,000 — yes, $40,000 — in two days for a “court relief” GoFundMe.

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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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This Police Bodycam Video From the Kohl’s Parking Lot Incident Tells More of the Story

The Delco DA’s Office reviewed the footage and determined that Haverford Township police did not use excessive force.

What a Drexel Epidemiologist Says About Sending Kids to Summer Camp This Year

Parents, you’re not going to like it.

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Defiant Gym Raises $1,000 Per Hour in Legal Defense GoFundMe

Plus: Philly health commissioner Tom Farley tells Philadelphians, “Don’t go to the beach.”

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Questlove, Patti LaBelle, Daryl Hall, DJ Jazzy Jeff Unite for COVID Relief Concert

You can watch it on TV or online this Thursday.

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