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How Five Days in Philly Changed Movie History Forever

On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, the never-before-told story of the crazed, chaotic, and clandestine filming of the city’s most famous movie.


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Dear Josh Shapiro: Now That You Have the Votes, Here’s Our Wish List

Mac Mart owner Marti Liberman, whose business was targeted by the Boycott Ride in Philadelphia on Sunday, November 8th (photo courtesy Marti Lieberman/Mac Mart)
Q&A

Mac Mart Wasn’t Even Supposed to Be Open During the Philly Boycott Ride. Here’s Why It Was

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14 New Books by Philly Authors to Add to Your TBR List

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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 […]

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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 […]


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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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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Kathleen Kane Is Not Running For Governor

KYW Newsradio reports: “Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is tamping down speculation that she might jump into the already crowded fiThe Tribune-Review reports that during an […]

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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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Beyond Saggy Pants: What’s Wildwood Mayor Ernie Troiano Jr.’s Next Move?

Sometimes a mayor’s got to dress the part, even at the beach, and Ernie Troiano Jr.’s got all the starched collars and wingtips he needs […]

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Court Decision on MontCo Gay Marriages Could Take Weeks

The Times Herald reports: It looks like it will be weeks before a decision is made in the state legal challenge to Montgomery County’s issuing […]

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Comedian (And Stripper) Asks Penn to Refund Her Master’s Degree Tuition

Via Daniel Rubin at The Talk—and we’ll be talking about him later today—comes the story of Rachel Fogletto, who has a master’s degree in social […]

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10 Best Philly PSAs on YouTube

When I was a little kid, all the Saturday cartoon characters got together to tell me not to do drugs. They did it in Cartoon […]

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