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Data Center Opponents Stage Halloween Protest at City Hall

’Tis the season for Jeff Bezos masks and angry pumpkins.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

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Pat Croce’s New Book Is All About Spirituality

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Fracking: Good For You, After All

OK, not quite. But a major federal study of hydraulic fracturing has given the natural gas industry some breathing room, and residents in Southwestern PA’s […]

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WATCH: Trailer for Tigre Hill’s Union Documentary

A few weeks ago, filmmaker Tigre Hill (The Shame of the City, The Barrel of a Gun) revealed he was no longer working on a documentary about labor […]

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Phillie Phanatic “Most Expensive” Mascot in MLB

Today, the Wall Street Journal ranks Major League Baseball’s most expensive mascots, according to how much they charge for private bookings. Clocking in at $600/hour […]

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Last Piazza at Schmidt’s Defendant Sentenced to Prison

Ceasar Holloway, the apparent “mastermind” of the infamous double murder that christened the Piazza at Schmidt’s in 2009, has been sentenced to 20-40 years in […]

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Boston Mag Responds With 14 New Tsarnaev Photos

Many, many, many Bostonians are enraged by the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev Rolling Stone cover you’ve already seen by now. No one more so than Sgt. Sean […]

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Rush Holt Takes on the PATRIOT Act

A little over two years ago, New Jersey Rep. Rush Holt bested IBM supercomputer Watson in a round of Jeopardy!, $8,600 to the machine’s $6,200. […]


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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Another PA Republican Accidentally Admits Purpose of Voter ID

First, there was whoopin’ Mike Turzai, declaring that Voter ID was going to “allow Governor Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania.” Now, there’s thoughtful and […]

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Will Stevie Wonder Boycott Pa. Over Stand Your Ground?

In the wake of the verdict that cleared George Zimmerman of the murder of Trayvon Martin, street protests morphed into a national movement to overturn […]

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Former NJ Governor Jim McGreevey Coming to QFest Saturday

Witness his fall to grace.

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Bensalem Nifty Fifty’s Burned Down in Two-Alarm Fire

At 6:48 a.m. this morning, a fire was reported at the Bensalem Nifty Fifty’s. Three hours later, police says the building “appears to be a […]

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Sixers Coaching Search Down to Two

Drum roll, please…. Meet the next head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers…Brett Brown or Michaelllllll Curry! (Sorry, didn’t mean to get you too excited.) Brown […]

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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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Curses, Foiled Again: Septa Closes Free Ride Loophole

Back in June, in anticipation of the Septa fare hike that occurred on July 1st, I told you about a loophole that allowed pretty much […]

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TRAILER: New Kristen Wiig Movie Set in Ocean City

The good: A movie with a major actress set in Ocean City! The bad: This brutal 14% Rotten Tomatoes Rating. “Girl Most Likely” hits theaters today. […]

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Does Tom Corbett Not Love Puppies?

Pennsylvania has among the most stringent laws governing dog breeding in the nation. Unfortunately, we don’t appear to be enforcing them. According to a report […]

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Bill Cosby: No Racism in Trayvon Case

Bill Cosby, last seen bemoaning the Supreme Court’s decision to dismantle a key section of the Voting Rights Act, has decided to go contrarian on […]

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