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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

The 3rd Congressional District has a highly competitive primary for the first time in 35 years. From the son of a former mayor to a famous doctor to a high-profile state representative, here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls.


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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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The PGA Championship, By the Numbers

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She Transformed Bok Into a Creative Force. Now Lindsey Scannapieco Is Taking on Broad Street

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TONIGHT: Our Night Out at The Water Works

Don’t forget your business cards!

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The Boston Marathon Bombing: Coming to a Theater Near You

Today in the “too soon” department, Hollywood has already started working on a film based on the Boston Marathon bombings. It’s been only 85 days […]

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Maybe Now People Will Start Paying Their Interns

The death knell of the era of the unpaid internship continued tolling today, courtesy again of a couple of lowly interns themselves. Following on the […]

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Nobody Likes Tom Corbett

OK, maybe not no one — but pretty close. A recent survey from Harper Polling showed that just 26 percent of respondents think Corbett should […]

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The Season Just Got Worse for Ryan Howard

The most recently injured Phillie is in for a long road of recovery, as confirmed by his scheduled MRI yesterday. Ryan Howard will be out […]

PLAYDAR: There’s A Whole Lotta Twerkin’ Goin’ On

She twerks hard for the money.


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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Edward Snowden Might Maybe Possibly Be Heading to Venezuela (Maybe)

Confusion has been a big part of the Edward Snowden ordeal, and thanks to a tweet from a russian diplomat, this most recent round of […]

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There’s a Really, Really Big TV in Ardmore

If the bald eagles weren’t enough to prove that Philly is the heart of America, this big ‘ol TV ought to do it. Few things […]

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Tom Corbett and GOP Fail Pennsylvania Again

If you strike out two of every three times at bat, you’re a Hall of Famer. One out of four gives you a long career. […]

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Hey, College Students, Go Ahead and Take Out More Loans

If you’re a student at one of Pennsylvania’s 14 public universities, you might want to reevaluate those loans: tuition costs are rising three percent. That […]

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John Bolaris’s Latest Twitter Freakout

There are a few things you can count on these days — taxes, talk of whether Donovan McNabb puked in the Super Bowl, and John […]

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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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Bald Eagles. Philadelphia. AMERICA.

If you hear majestic screeching and notice a lowering of the fish population in the area, don’t worry—that’s just the bald eagles. Since the state […]

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Lesbian Couple Files Lawsuit to Overturn Pennsylvania’s Ban on Same-Sex Marriage

The battle heats up.

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We’re Not Even the Best at Being Fat Anymore

Just when you think you’ve got a handle on something, it slips away. The United States, known above all else as the land of fleshy […]

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Let Bert and Ernie Out of the Closet

Come out, come out, Bert and Ernie! Latest to lobby for the Sesame Street duo’s liberation is the New Yorker. Its iconic cover last week […]

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