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Is Philly’s Next Hot Neighborhood … the Navy Yard?

Inside the $6 billion bet to turn a Philly employment hub into a place you want to live


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This Just In: All the Details You Need About Philly’s Parallel Parking Championship

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How Hoagie Heir Joey Sacco Became an OnlyFans Millionaire

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New HBO Documentary Series Explores Philly’s History as a Hub of Reptile Smuggling

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Sarah Murnaghan, Lung Recipient, Turns 11

Fox 29: Sarah Murnaghan is celebrating a major milestone. She turns 11 years old today! This is a day her family has fought for over […]

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Threat Made Against Philly-Bound Plane

UPDATE: The plane and its 171 passengers were searched, and nothing suspicious was found, according to Newsworks.  A search is now on for the person […]

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The List: Five Recent CNN Fails

Jon Stewart famously called CNN “The Human Centipede of News” and “The Most Busted Name in News” after the channel broke inaccurate information in the […]

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We Have No Idea What to Say About Old City’s Hugging Therapist

Ronnie Polaneczky today brings news of Mirabai Galashan, a 47-year-old Greek woman who is giving out hugs as part of a performance art piece at […]

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Even If Nicole Brewer Doesn’t Love Carol Erickson, Broadway Does

This is totally, totally not an excuse to re-run a link to this video featuring Nicole Brewer and Carol Erickson. Seriously. We’d never try to […]

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Viral SEPTA Panhandling Video Was Scripted. Or Was It? [UPDATED]

Last week, we brought you this awesome College Humor video, shot aboard a SEPTA train: CollegeHumor’s Favorite Funny Videos We’re admittedly a little less enamored […]


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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Fire & Ice Donating Portion of Dinner Sales to Delaware Valley Legacy Fund in August

A delicious way to give.

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Your Cool Friends Are Going to Saturday’s “Eat In” at Joe’s Steaks

The good folks at Scrapple News were kind enough to mention this Saturday’s “Eat In” at Joe’s Steaks, about 3:30 into this video: Just a […]

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Phillies Co-Owner Among State’s Top GOP Donors

Philadelphia Business Journal has released its list of Pennsylvania’s top donors to the Republican Party, and wouldn’t you know it, Phillies co-owner John Middleton ranks […]

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Project To Identify Philly Bike Theft Hot Spots

KYW Newsradio reports on a project to identify the spots in town where you’re most likely to get your bike stolen. Tyler Dahlberg is the […]

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Atlantic City’s Airport Is Cheapest In Country

The United States Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics, which sounds like a really exciting place to work, recently released its first-quarter report of […]

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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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For Once, Germans Have Nothing To Do With Jersey Shore Bomb Scare

Whenever the doldrums of summer are broken up by a bomb scare at the Jersey Shore, the problem often ends up being related to the […]

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CNN Reported Poconos Shooting In Wrong Town

Oh dear. CNN apparently failed to realize the difference between Ross, Pennsylvania and Ross Township Pennsylvania. The latter is where Monday’s dreadful Poconos shooting took […]

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“The Talk” Debuts As A Fresher, Webbier Version of The Inquirer. And It’s Free.

Amidst talk of whether journalists at the Inquirer are at war with in-house cousin Philly.com (and the charge that the new paywalled Inquirer.com was “set […]

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City Council Urged to Break Philly’s ‘Sister City’ Tie With Russian Metropolis

Some sisters are just mean.

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