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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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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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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, […]


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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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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Sixers Trade Best Player for Center With Bad Knees…Again

Somewhere deep in the Philadelphia 76ers bylaws, there exists a little known provision that stipulates the team must trade its best player every single season […]

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There’s Another Letter the D.A. Doesn’t Want You to See

After I published excerpts from this anonymous anti-Seth Williams letter that was sent to employees of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office, I found out about […]

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Did Football Drive Aaron Hernandez to Murder?

Here’s a question that nobody’s going to like, but that we should probably try to get answered at some point: Did football drive Aaron Hernandez […]

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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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Philadelphia Home: The New Modern Family Home in Chestnut Hill

From the outside, the house looked lovely—a grand stone facade, a carriage house with ivy snaking up its walls, a spacious back terrace featuring a […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: the Deliciously Eclectic Cheu Noodle Bar

Some restaurants are just what they seem, no more and no less. They send out fajitas and margarita pitchers with mariachi bands, or 24-ounce porterhouses […]

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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Fickle Fare at Fitler Dining Room

Some food corners are cursed. A property will pass from owner to owner, concept to concept, and nobody can make it work. Part of succeeding […]

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Men’s Fashion is Back in Philadelphia

It was one of those long-awaited evenings in April when it finally felt like spring had come, the type of night when the whole city […]

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