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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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WEEKEND ROUNDUP: A Fundraiser for Balls and more

Your LGBT event guide.

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Springsteen Plays “Born to Run” for Gandolfini

Jimmy Gandolfini was close with the E Street Band. Little Steven Van Zandt played a key role on “The Sopranos.” But the link between Tony […]

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Another Center City Construction Accident

Yesterday, a 52-year-old construction worker who fell 30 feet from the steel frame of a building he was working on at 19th and Arch was […]

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The Only Good Thing to Come of the Heat’s Victory Last Night

Allow me to indulge my rooting interests for a moment. I am a rabid disliker of LeBron James and the Miami Heat. If you figure […]

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Man Hit by Amtrak Train in Chesco

Fox 29 reports: A man was struck by an Amtrak train Friday morning in Chester County, FOX 29 News has learned. The incident occurred just before […]

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Two Women Removed From Delco McDonald’s for Bathroom Sex

Yes, you read that right. Customers were not pleased to discover two Upper Darby women “engaged in some type of sexual activity” in a McDonald’s […]


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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Is Jersey Really the Third-Most “Responsible” Drinking State?

Buzzfeed has devised a back-of-the-envelope drunk driving responsibility index. Basically, it divides “How much do you drink?” by “How many fatal drinking-related car accidents have […]

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So Seth Williams Wasn’t Paying His Gas Bill Either

First Nutter, now D.A. Seth Williams. Who will be the next high-profile public official not to pay his or her gas bill? Given his proclivity […]

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Raising Boys to Become Men Who Aren’t Dicks

The thing that worries me most about raising a boy — the thing I seriously give the most thought to — is how to make […]

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Money Can’t Buy You Love. Or Can It?

Money may not buy you love, but can it buy you stability? The fact is that the number one thing that married couples fight about […]

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The Very Best Beach Reads This Summer

It is that time of the year. The time when, with images of white beaches and umbrella’d drinks firmly in mind, we want to surround […]

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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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Here’s What City Council Did on Its Last Session of the Term

City Council’s on vacation, beginning…now. On its last day of the current legislative term, the gang of 17 approved the Mayor’s 2014 budget, along with […]

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VIDEO: City Council Prez Makes Ejaculation Reference

What’s with the smirk on Philadelphia Councilman Bill Green’s face? He’s reacting to City Council President Darrell Clarke saying “we shot our load” on schools […]

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Bear Sightings Today in Bucks County and Ewing

And by unusual, we mean two. First, this morning, in Bucks County. That black bear was found in a tree and tranquilized. Next, this afternoon, […]

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Quite Possibly Drunk Philly Guy Slaps Airline Pilot in DC

53-year-old Donald Gee, a Philly guy who appears to be seriously intoxicated, attempted to attack a pilot today at D.C.’s Dulles International Airport. (What is […]

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