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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


Opinion

Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

News

New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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Best Thing: Spring Still Came

Just when you thought life as we knew it was over …

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A Few Actually Good Things That Happened This Week During the Coronavirus Crisis in Philly

Because it can’t all be bad news, right?

Should I Have Called the Cops on My Neighbor’s Party?

What to do when those who can practice social distancing aren’t.

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Philly Coronavirus News: Big Changes at Wawa, Wolf Cracks Down, But, Hey, It’s Warm!

Our advice: Get cooking.

8 Ways to Support the Local Economy During the Coronavirus Shutdown

If you have the means, continuing to spend money locally could save jobs and businesses. Think of it as a grassroots stimulus package.

Opinion

What You Can Make With What’s Actually in Your Damn Pantry

How to make the most of what you have in your cupboards — whatever that may be.


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


Philly Coronavirus News: Stay Away From the Shore, Penn Med Employees Test Positive, and … Snow?!

One Jersey Shore mayor says he wants to shut down the bridges.

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Philly Gun Store Sales “Booming,” But City Says the Shops Must Shut Down

“The AR’s have been flying off the shelves,” says the owner of Lock’s Philadelphia Gun Exchange.

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Philly Coronavirus News: Confusion Over Arrests, Confusion Over “Essential” Businesses

Our suggestion? Make art.

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How Are You Spending Time at Home?

Send us your photo and tell us how you’re passing time while social distancing.

My Senior Year at Penn Is Over. But I’m Learning to Be Okay With That.

Crying and other ways I’m coping with virtual commencement, virtual classes, and the onslaught of drastic changes brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.

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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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The Defiant Ones: Some Bars Remain Open During the Coronavirus “Shutdown”

“That’s why we’re using plastic beer glasses,” said a bartender at one of the three bars I popped into on Monday night. “For hygiene.”

Opinion

Coronavirus Outbreak Reveals Philly at Its Absolute Best — and Utter Worst

Scenes from Quarantine Philadelphia and the intersection of “Brotherly and Sisterly Love” and “No One Likes Us, We Don’t Care.”

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Philly Coronavirus News: Standstill Begins, PPA to “Relax,” Beer and Wine Still Available

So what can you do? Our suggestion: Go for a hike. (But not in a group!!!)

I Planned My Granddaughter’s First Birthday Party for Months. Then We Had to #CancelEverything

Our scaled-down version had a lot less hugging and kissing than usual, but no less love. (Also, could anyone use a couple dozen cookies?)

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