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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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

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Philly Police Nab 467 Pounds of Pot in Sting Operation

Philly.com reports that police have announced the seizure of 467 pounds of pot—around $2.1 million—in a sting operation. Other details, however, are unknown: “Due to […]

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Mormons Will Stop Annoyingly Knocking on Your Door, Will Start Trying to be Your Annoying Facebook Friend

I saw a bunch of sweaty young men get on the PATCO train to Collingswood on Monday afternoon, all dressed in dark pants, white button-down […]

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West Philly Rapper Gains Notice for Lebron-Loving Song

NESN reports: LeBron James didn’t mute the comparisons between himself and Michael Jordan by winning his second NBA title. If anything, he only made them […]

WEIGH IN: Who Are Philly’s LGBT Health Heroes?

Let’s get them recognized.

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Flyers Goalie Bryzgalov Is Cut

The Flyers’ website reports that goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has been cut: “I met with Ilya this morning and informed him that we are going to […]

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Cop, Videotaped in Punching, Tries to Get Job Back

You’ll remember Jonathan Josey, the former Sexy Single who,  as a Philly police lieutenant, was videotaped punching at woman at the Puerto Rican Day Parade […]


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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The Supreme Court Was Right on Voting Rights

This morning, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, inciting a wave of liberal outrage. Since the historic bill […]

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The Liberal Media Hates Nik Wallenda’s Christianity

On Sunday night, seventh-generation daredevil Nik Wallenda walked 1,400 feet on a wire stretched high above the windy Little Colorado River Gorge. While his family […]

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Bradley Cooper Once Bashed His Pretty Face Into Concrete

Checking in on the latest from Philly homeboy Bradley Cooper: Bradley Cooper has revealed how he gave up drink and drugs when he was 29 after […]

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Nutter: Federal Budget Cuts Are Hurting Philadelphia

AP reports on Mayor Michael Nutter’s speech to the State Budget Crisis Task Force, meeting today at the National Constitution Center. Nutter said the federal budget […]

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Will the Zimmerman Verdict Spark L.A.-Style Riots?

That sticky, humid feeling as beads of sweat roll down your back is not summer — it’s the tension in the air from the George […]

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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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Andrew Bynum’s Knees Are Fine Again, Until They’re Not

AP reports that 76ers center Andrew Bynum, who was to be the centerpiece of the franchise’s return to championship contention this season but never got […]

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Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Portion of Voting Rights Act

CNN: A deeply divided Supreme Court has limited use of a key provision in the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, in effect invalidating the […]

LAST CHANCE: See Philly’s Male Stripper Exhibit Before It Gyrates Out of Town

A party at Bridgette Mayer.

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City Cracks Down on “Bandit Benches”

At PlanPhilly, writer Ashley Hahn spotlights the city’s efforts to crack down on “bandit benches,” outdoor furniture made of concrete and wood, usually containing an […]

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