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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

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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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GAYBORHOOD WATCH: What the Police Are Doing to Stop the Recent Crime Wave

Plus, what we can do to help.

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PA Wants Drivers to Stop Being Such Huge A-Holes

Understand, neither the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania nor the Philadelphia Inquirer used the phrase “raging a-holes” to describe a forthcoming crackdown on “aggressive drivers” in today’s […]

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Why Are Old Phillies Getting Brain Cancer?

The Inquirer today takes on a story that until now had existed more in the realm of quiet conspiracy theorizing: The paper notes that ex-Phillies […]

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Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Trial Watched Nationally

The trial challenging Pennsylvania’s voter ID law started Monday. The Inky reports: The plaintiffs say they are seeking to overturn the law because it will […]

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Fighting Over Clouds and Bacon

I’ve been out of school for 35 years now, but while my work world runs straight through the calendar, I’ve never stopped thinking of summer […]

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Mayor’s Shared Prosperity Plan: Big, Bold and Possible

Just imagine: 25,000 more jobs in the city two years hence. One hundred new jobs for low-skill Philadelphians each year. And much lower unemployment, with […]


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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Why Mayor Nutter’s Shared Prosperity Plan Will Fail

Last week, Mayor Nutter announced his plan to fight poverty in the city called “Shared Prosperity Philadelphia.” It’s a broad plan with lofty goals: “strengthening […]

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Almost 1/5 of Parents Think Their Baby Is Ugly. They Are Right.

MyFoxPhilly reports on a new study that indicates nearly 20 percent of parents think their baby is ugly: According to the poll, nearly one in […]

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Poop-Borne Virus Afflicting Philadelphia Children

NBC10 reports that Philadelphia is seeing an outbreak of hand, foot, and mouth disease, which is more gross than dangerous, but still kind of a […]

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Fake Philly Cops Attempt to Steal Real Jewels From Center City Store

6ABC reports on an attempted robbery on Monday at Platinum Jewelers, 12th and Market, by two thugs dressed up as cops—each wore a bulletproof vest […]

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PHOTOS: The LOVE Park Trayvon Martin Rally

On Sunday, Philadelphians gathered throughout the course of the day at LOVE Park to voice their anger about the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. […]

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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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Unearthed Video: Young Wilt Chamberlain, Schooling People

Below is unearthed video footage of Philly’s own Wilt Chamberlain, just a few years out of Overbrook High School, playing in the 1957 NCAA tournament […]

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Did A.C. Blow Its Chance at a World Class Museum?*

Nonagenarian art dealer/raconteur/environmentalist/author Reese Palley, as Philly Mag described him two years ago, penned an interesting piece, published in Newsworks about what might have been […]

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PHOTO: Dom Brown Dresses Much Sharper Than Bryce Harper

Here’s what Dom Brown looks like all dressed up for the All-Star game media swarm. Sharp, like Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Just behind him, […]

TO-DO: Philly Reality Star Ink Bitch Throws ‘Ink Master’ Premiere Party

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