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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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Revel Lays Off 75 More Employees

The Inquirer reports: Revel announced another round of layoffs Monday amid still-slumping gambling revenue at the struggling Atlantic City casino. This time, 75 salaried positions, […]

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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 […]


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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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 […]

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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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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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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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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, […]

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