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

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Fleeced By Middle-School Girls!

Kid Number Two heads off for football camp for college in another week, so I spent the weekend combing the house for his cleats and […]

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Introducing the Philadelphia Public History Truck

Last week, I heard that Philadelphia was getting the Philadelphia Public History Truck. I wasn’t sure what a Philadelphia Public History Truck was, or why […]

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6 Thoughts on Saturday’s Ke$ha Show

Saturday night, Ke$ha headlined the penultimate night of Bethlehem’s Musikfest. The second performance of the second North American leg of her Warrior tour — and […]

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REVIEW: Black Sabbath Rocked (But Had the WORST Opener Ever)

On Saturday night, aging but still devilish heavy metal pioneers Black Sabbath descended upon (or, perhaps more accurately, ascended to) Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center with […]

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We Ate at Joe’s. And We Have Lots of Pictures to Prove It.

Ever since Chink’s Steaks was renamed Joe’s Steaks—and business fell as a result—lovers of the old, racist-sounding name have posed a very pointed question in […]

Mauckingbird Debuts Gender-Bending Take On ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’

Oscar would be proud.


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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Need $500,000? Steal Some of the City’s Toner Cartridges

You often hear about embezzling and dirty-dealing among higher-ups at big companies. Now the little guys are getting into the game. Calvin Duncan, 61, a […]

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Scranton: The Next Detroit?

Scranton, home of the American Dream, is now the town “least likely to survive” our current dire economic straits, according to a recent report from […]

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QVC Receives More Than $5 Million in Tax Credits

West Chester goods hawker QVC saw more than $5 million in tax credits for fiscal year 2011-2012, according to newly released data. Awarded under the […]

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The List: 8 More Reasons to Love MontCo

You know a county is a big deal when it has its own nickname. PhilCo doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but MontCo? Well, that’s […]

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Chuck Peruto Doesn’t Want Julia Law’s Death Examined

The Grand Jury investigation into Julia Law’s death is ongoing, but Chuck Peruto would like to see it end right here. In a letter he […]

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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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Local Hooch Now more Available in Jersey

New Jersey’s artisan distillers, rejoice! Gov. Chris Christie today signed into law a bill granting tours, tastings and sales at the state’s (very few) liquor […]

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Penn Cancer Center Treating Disease Through Gene Testing

First the work of Carl June and his group of dedicated researchers, and now this from Penn’s Abramson Cancer Center: Researchers are now testing patients’ […]

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Lesbian Couple Issued MontCo’s 100th Same-Sex Marriage License

Congrats to the happy couple.

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UPDATE: 100th Montco Same-Sex Marriage License Issued

[Update] Nicole and Ginny Perrine-Wilson of Lansdowne received the 100th same-sex marriage license, according to phillyburbs.com: They’ve been together for 15 years, and share a […]

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