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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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Chip Kelly Has His Own Hamburger Now

The Philadelphia Business Journal reports on the new “Chip Kelly Burger” at Iron Hill Brewery. It includes Oregon bleu cheese, red-onion confit, crushed potato chips, and […]

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Curse the Anti-Cursives!

I come to praise cursive writing, not to bury it. My colleague Joel Mathis yesterday wrote that cursive “sucks” and he was glad to see […]

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Mayor Nutter Really Doesn’t Like That Ad Campaign Against Him

Turns out Mayor Nutter really doesn’t like this ad: It’s been viewed around 70,000 times—though, admittedly, we’re not sure if that number includes the times […]

LGBT Six-Word Memoir of the Day

Why is Karen Faber glowing?

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Democrats Ready to Take the Lead in Delco

Delaware County has always—always—been a Republican hotbed, but that’s no longer the case. Like the state of Pennsylvania (which used to be a “swing state) […]

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AC’s Taj Mahal on Verge of Opening Strip Club

As we told you in July—and as has been in the works since 2011, at least—Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal is going to open a […]


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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Maybe Ruben Amaro Was Right to Fire Charlie Manuel?

One doesn’t want to be insensitive to the orgy of grief that engulfed the town when Phillies manager—uh, sorry, ex-manager—Charlie Manuel got fired a couple […]

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Temple University Cancels Spring Fling Because College Students Drink

Temple University is canceling its annual “Spring Fling” in the aftermath of a death during the 2013 event. NBC 10 reports: Last April, 19-year-old Ali Fausnaught […]

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New Philly Mag Cover Story on Chuck Peruto Will Also Be Published as an E-Book

Over the last few years, the work we do here at Philly Mag has changed pretty dramatically. While once we simply published a monthly magazine, […]

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Chris Christie Tells the World He Hates the Phillies

Earlier today, I posted some footage of Chris Christie going off on a poor Jets beat reporter. But…there’s more! Four hours more, in fact, from […]

PLAYDAR: Remembering Aaliyah on the 12th Anniversary of Her Death

These tunes are timeless.

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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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Dick Yuengling, Still Being Kind of a Dick

Earlier this year, it came out that Dick Yuengling, brewer of Yuengling, was accused of skimping on his city taxes and defending it. Now, he’s […]

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Photo: Questlove, With a Dancing Colin Powell, at Ron Perelman’s Mansion

In a recurring feature we’ll call “Questlove Takes Pictures of People” we give you this Instadaguerrotype for the ages. Live, from Philly man Ron Perelman‘s […]

SMIZE QUEEN: Spinning Runways, Trailer Parks and Off-Colored Critiques

Our weekly ANTM recap.

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Jon and Kate + A Big Fat Lawsuit Filed Today

The latest in the apparently still developing Jon and Kate Gosselin (minus eight) story. Kate has sued her ex-husband Jon, both of whom live in […]

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