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Data Center Opponents Stage Halloween Protest at City Hall

’Tis the season for Jeff Bezos masks and angry pumpkins.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

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Pat Croce’s New Book Is All About Spirituality

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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 […]

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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, […]


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.


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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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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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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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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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This Must Be a Record: Another Corbett Cabinet Member Bites the Dust

Guess which sentence–written by the same writer in the same newspaper–was published today? 1. “At a time when a sweeping educational initiative that has been […]

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Sarah Murnaghan to Be Released from Hospital

AP: “A 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl recovering from two double lung transplants is expected to be released from the hospital this week, her mother said Monday. […]

14 Questions with Philly Gay Sci-Fi Novelist Thom Nickels

Not your run-of-the-mill Q&A.

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