Longform

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.


Guides

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

Latest Stories

Best Thing: No, the Phillies Didn’t Scout Donald Trump in High School

“There’s no chance,” says a scouting expert. Thank God somebody finally stood up for the integrity of our baseball team.

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

La Colombe CEO Todd Carmichael, our first guest, will speak live about navigating new business challenges amid the pandemic and preparing his company for what’s still to come.

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DA Investigating “Shocking” Video of Police Incident in Kohl’s Parking Lot

Delco police tased a man twice before the video began. Then a cop repeatedly kicked and hit him while he was on the ground. But the police chief says the video doesn’t tell the whole story.

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News

Philly Colleges Are Planning for In-Person Classes This Fall

Here’s what we know about Temple, Drexel, Thomas Jefferson, La Salle and more.

Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine, who says we need to stay away from the Jersey Shore beaches that are reopening

Rachel Levine to Pennsylvania: Stay Away From the Jersey Shore!

The beaches may be reopening, but Pennsylvania’s health secretary is warning Pa. residents against visiting.

After Coronavirus, Will We Ever Go Back to Wearing “Work Clothes”?

My pandemic uniform has been a pair of sweatpants and a ratty old t-shirt. I’ll be damned if I’m ever going back.


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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Atlantic City Casinos Now Accepting Hotel Reservations for June 1st and Beyond

But don’t expect to be arm-to-arm at the craps table anytime soon.

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Philly Coronavirus News: The Battle to Reopen Barber Shops, Hair Salons, and Nail Spas

If the stop-and-go is allowed to sell 40s on the corner with “no social distancing of any sort,” why can’t a barber on the same block cut hair, reasons State Senator Anthony Williams.

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Opinion

Jacqueline McBride Is White Privilege Personified

McBride admitted to spitting on two people during a pandemic, then tried to explain away her actions. She’s not the first to attempt such a feat, but hopefully she’ll be the last.

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Mail Delivery Is Seriously Screwed Up During the Coronavirus Crisis

Naturally, the water bill showed up right on time. But where’s all my other stuff?!

Gig Workers Were Supposed to Get Unemployment Benefits. They Haven’t Received Any Yet.

Many gig workers and freelancers, waiting on pandemic unemployment benefits and without income for weeks, are down to their last dollars.

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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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Mayor Kenney to Philly: “Just Put On the Damn Mask”

The mayor targeted people “30 or under” as some of the biggest offenders of the coronavirus mask guidelines.

News

5 Big Takeaways From Kenney’s “Painful” Post-Coronavirus Budget

The revised spending plan that the Mayor is proposing in response to the COVID-19 pandemic slashes services, guts the arts, and sets up a potentially contentious showdown with City Council.

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News

The Woman Who Spat On Two People at Di Bruno Bros. Speaks Out

“People don’t know what’s going on in my personal life,” says Jacqueline McBride. “And they just jump to conclusions, making me out to be like I’m some kind of monster.”

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Philly Coronavirus News: Philadelphia Police to Start, You Know, Arresting People Again

Arrests plummeted after a policy shift at the beginning of the Philadelphia coronavirus crisis. Expect a new trajectory.

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