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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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The Redevelopment of the Old Family Court Building Is Dead

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From Fairmount to the Today Show: The Journey of Sheinelle Jones

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The Zombies in This Philly Horror Flick Only Eat White People

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Jersey Dune Decision Expected Today

New Jersey’s Supreme Court will likely announce a decision today in a controversial shore dunes case that could make building the anti-flooding structures prohibitively expensive. […]

LAST CALL: Tell Us Your LGBT Six-Word Memoir

Today’s the last day. Hurry, hurry!

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MRI Scheduled for Disabled Ryan Howard

Ryan Howard is out of play for the next two weeks, having been placed on the disabled list on Saturday following problems with his left […]

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Giants Linebacker Dan Connor Arrested at PHL

Leave it to a New York Giant to bring a knife to a city of gun fights. Giants linebacker Dan Connor, a Penn State grad […]

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The “Articulate” Testimony of Jahvaris Fulton

“Articulate” is a word that is so loaded, it’s only used when the speaker intends to say something beyond its actual meaning. When used to […]

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Teresa Heinz Kerry Hospitalized

Teresa Heinz Kerry, wife of U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and widow of former Sen. John Heinz, was hospitalized in critical but stable condition […]


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.


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Officials Find Hoarder’s “House of Horrors” in Bustleton

Humane officers last night entered — in the words of PSPCA law enforcement director George Bengal — a “house of horrors” to rescue an unconscious man in […]

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MONDAY KICKSTARTER: U.S. Gay Couple Granted First Marriage-Based Green Card

This weekend’s LGBTQ headlines.

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Video of Asiana Flight 214 Crash Surfaces

Amateur video of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 crash at San Francisco airport has surfaced, showing that, as investigators earlier revealed, pilots had tried to […]

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Apparently, There’s a Lap Dance Tax

First they came for your soda, then they came for your smokes, and now they’ve come for your … strippers? Yes, City Hall has slipped […]

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It’s Edward Snowden’s Fault Everyone Is All Mad at Us

Ask Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey why U.S. ties with nations abroad are strained, and he’s got the culprit: Edward Snowden. Apparently, […]

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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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If You’re Still Down the Shore, Pull Up Your Pants. Seriously.

Old habits die hard, but the end is extremely nigh for baggy, saggy pants on the Wildwood boardwalk. Baggy drawers were actually supposed to be […]

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Sam Hinkie Slashes His Way to the Future

If Sixers’ GM Sam Hinkie wants to get his team anywhere close to playoff contention in the coming seasons, he would be wise to stay […]

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Did My Jury Help Set a Gun Thug Free?

Last week, I may have helped put a gun thug back on the streets of Philadelphia. We’ll skip his name for now and simply call […]

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