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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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Can’t Run With The Bulls in Spain? Try Berks County Instead.

CBS Philly reports on the “Great Bull Run,” scheduled for the Maple Grove Raceway in Berks County next June. If you’ve always wanted to be trampled […]

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Gay Marriages Spreading Slowly Across Pennsylvania

Keystone Politics rounds up the phenomenon: Meanwhile, now that the growing number of LGBT couples with marriage licenses in Pennsylvania is over 100, some progressive […]

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Philadelphia Fall Arts Preview 2013

FringeArts 9/5-9/22 | Various locations The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe may have a new name (thank God), but the mission is still […]

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Oh, Come On: Philly No. 2 for Bedbugs

(Sigh.) Here is another dubious distinction for Philadelphia: it’s the No. 2 most bedbug-infested city in the United States. That’s according to MainStreet, which cites […]

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Salvation Army Collapse Lawsuits Halted So Criminal Investigation Can Proceed

The Pennsylvania Record reports: “A Philadelphia Common Pleas Court judge has stayed civil litigation arising from June’s deadly building collapse in downtown Philadelphia, a decision […]

Guy Tries “Hurrying Love” By Going On 30 Dates in 30 Days

Did he prove Miss Ross wrong?


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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Barkley: Philly Is An “Eagles Town”

Charles Barkley went on the WIP Morning Show today and gave his assessment of the Philly sporting scene. I was telling somebody the other night, […]

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The Continuing Adventures of Tony Auth

It was the Friday before a Redskins Super Bowl in the early ’80s, and that flap about whether the name “Redskins” was racist was all […]

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Linc Security Guards Practice Tackling Unruly Fans

Via The 700 Club, well… Swear to God, Linc security guards are practicing chasing "fans" who run onto field: pic.twitter.com/4xSBxQh9wd — Les Bowen (@LesBowen) August […]

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Chris Christie’s Lesson For the Day: Don’t Eff With New York Tabloids

Today, N.J. Chris Christie found out what happens when you mess with a New York tabloid reporter. This: And, uh, this: So just in case […]

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Your 2013 Eagles Fantasy Football Guide

Homerism is death in fantasy football. I’ve learned this the hard way. It’s tempting to draft an Eagles player so you’ll have at least one […]

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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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Now We Know What Happened With That Wreck Off the Jersey Shore

AP reports: The hulking wreck has been a regular destination for divers but a riddle to historians: What ship came to rest in 85 feet […]

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PHOTOS: 10 Most Fabulous Moments From Naked Bike Ride 2013

These people have balls (literally.)

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Bring Back the R-Numbers!

“To us, they’ll always be R5 stations.” So said this magazine’s staff last December, in the issue where they listed the “76 Things We Love […]

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If You Shut Brian Sims Up, He Shall Become More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

It seems that Daryl Metcalfe’s refusal to let Brian Sims speak on the House floor has, in some ways, worked out pretty well for Sims. […]

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