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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.


Philadelphia psychologist Sandra Shachar, who was cited and threatened with arrest by feds for vandalism at the President's House (photo courtesy Sandra Shachar)
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Meet the Philly Woman Cited for “Vandalizing” Independence Mall

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Are You Philly’s Best Parallel Parker? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It

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AI Bots Stole My Music

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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: The Official SCOTUS-Ruling Dance Party

Slip on those boogie shoes.

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Chesco-Based QVC Presses “Pause” on Paula Deen

Several high-profile companies have already cut ties with the food world’s latest bete noire, Paula Deen. (No pun intended.) West Chester-based home shopping giant QVC, […]

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Drexel Desperately Trying to Make Campus Look More Like Penn

Drexel has tired of its orange-bricked buildings and would now prefer the statelier red that graces Penn’s campus. “You were immediately able to tell when […]

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The Single Dumbest Reaction to the New Yorker’s Gay Ernie and Bert Cover

Here’s this week’s New Yorker cover, which for obvious reasons is generating a fair amount of internet buzz right now. There you have it: Ernie […]

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The Stoner’s Guide to Investing in Pot Stocks

It’s seven months after marijuana’s biggest election, and the momentum just refuses to die down. In the past month, we’ve seen Vermont pass a decriminalization […]

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How To Embarrass a Penn Student for Just $59

Are you an incoming University of Pennsylvania freshman? Here’s a limited-time offer from the Daily Pennsylvanian that you should make sure your parents never, ever see. […]


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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It Wasn’t You, Philly. It Was Me.

Philadelphia, it wasn’t you. It was me. Philly Post writer Dan McQuade recently took issue with a column I wrote for the New York Post […]

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Philly Archbishop Warns of Creeping “Pagan” Scourge

Religious leaders and faith-centric political figures are constantly warning us about crises that the rest of us may or may not consider actual crises: Homosexuality, […]

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Is Cape May Really the Most Popular Shore Town?

Rental real estate listing site FlipKey.com has just published infographics for 25 common vacation destinations, and the Jersey Shore is one of them. It’s a […]

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Woman Dies After Being Struck By SEPTA Train in Center City

Philly.com reports: “A woman was killed by a SEPTA train at the 15th Street stop on the Market-Frankford Line last night, a SEPTA spokesman said. […]

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Comic Doogie Horner Abandoning Philly for New York

30-something Philly comedian Doogie Horner, once named Philly’s “Phunniest” man, is decamping for New York. (Maybe if we didn’t insist on putting a friggin PH […]

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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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GIRL TALK: Shooting the Breeze with Gay Rapper Cazwell

All aboard the ice cream truck.

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Your Rusty Unused Bike Is About to Get Eaten By the City

You know the type. The rusted BMX bike that’s been chained to the rack outside your go-to bar for like, two years. Well, starting Monday, […]

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GOP Rep Silences Brian Sims for Defying “God’s Law”

After the Supreme Court ruled DOMA unconstitutional Wednesday, gay representative Brian Sims (D, Philly) sought to make comments on the House floor in the State […]

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One of Darren Daulton’s Two Brain Tumors Inoperable

Yesterday we told you Darren Daulton had two brain tumors. Now we’re learning that one of them is inoperable. He’ll be having surgery on the […]

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