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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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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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Trend Alert: Summer Camp for Grown-Ups!

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 […]


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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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?

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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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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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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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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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