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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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Weekend Roundup

Cabaret for QFest, LGBT artists at MilkBoy, and more!

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65-Year-Old Philly Virgin Running for President

There was a man roaming around Independence Mall yesterday who says he’s running for president in 2016 on the Patriot Party ticket. He may just […]

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Philly-Area College Ranked “Second Worst” in the Country

Do you or a loved one attend Valley Forge Christian College? We’re so sorry. A study by PayScale.com has ranked the formerly non-accredited Phoenixville school […]

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Terrified Passengers Pretty Sure U.S. Airways-American Merger Is Illegal

Nervous travel agents and passengers–joining forces at last!–have filed a lawsuit seeking to block the proposed U.S. Airways-American Airlines Merger on antitrust grounds. The plaintiff’s […]

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ICYMI: Great Video of Last Night’s Fireworks

In case you missed it… Also, somebody reportedly fired a bb gun into the crowd, which at the time, probably appeared scarier than it was. […]

Playdar: ‘Ciara’ Album Review

Does it live up to the hype?


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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New York Times Profiles Gayborhood’s Transformation (A Little Late)

Tomorrow’s news, today. Or should we say: Yesterday’s news, tomorrow. This Sunday’s New York Times features a photo essay on Philly’s revamped 13th street corridor. It’s […]

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Judge Rules that Ex-Miss Pennsylvania Owes Donald Trump $5M

Memo to everyone: It is indeed a crime to make up plausible sounding things about Donald Trump and his empire. A federal judge in New […]

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Fishtown Reality Show Debuts on Discovery Channel Tonight

Tonight at 10 p.m. the Discovery Channel debuts a new show it’s calling “Philly Throttle“. It’s set in “hard-nosed” Fishtown, at Liberty Vintage Cycles. Gist: […]

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One Kid Demonstrates How to Score a Date with Lolo Jones

We live in an age of half-joking celebrity internet proposals. Here’s one request that actually appears to have worked. University of Gerogia journalism student Harry […]

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A Heat Map of Philly’s Hipster Population

Sometimes, something is amusing purely because it is utterly unsurprising. Anthropologists call it the “Yup” phenomenon. The crowd sorcerers over at Yelp have devised a […]

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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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The Not-So-Transparent Mayor

On Independence Day, civil libertarians marched through the streets of Philadelphia to protest domestic spying by the National Security Agency. To many, recent revelations of […]

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Main Line Realtor Fired for (Alleged) Rodent Dumping

Remember that weird story we told you about last week? (Well, one of them.) You know, the one about the realtor couple in Merion who […]

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The Boy Who Lived

QFest film tells the story of assaulted writer Robert Drake.

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Stopping Pot Won’t Make Christie President

Since then-governor John Corzine signed it into law in January 2010, New Jersey’s medical marijuana program has been a thorn in Chris Christie’s side. It’s […]

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