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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


Opinion

Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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Diane Sawyer Reports on Violence at Strawberry Mansion High School Tomorrow Night [Updated]

[Update 10:50 a.m.] ABC News tells us the air date has been moved to Thursday. It’s been a couple of weeks since ABC anchor Diane […]

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Top 5 “Hot Mess” Celebrities in Need of Help Not Harm

First of all, a disclosure: I’m not a doctor, I’m a journalist. That means I can’t provide any medical diagnoses, only self-righteous opinions about pop […]

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Chuck Peruto Not Welcome At Girlfriend’s Funeral

It sounds like Julia Law’s death over the weekend has all the elements needed to become a high-profile Nancy Grace tabloid machine for weeks and […]

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NYT Says Philly Miracle Landing “Not Made-Up”

Remember that time when a Denver-bound flight was diverted to Philadelphia because of landing gear problems, circled the airport for two hours, and landed with […]

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Inside Comcast’s New X1 (& How to Get It)

Since my DVR is like the waistline of my pants—usually at maximum capacity—I’ve written about my relationship with Comcast a few times. To say we […]

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Why I Loved Philadelphia Jury Duty

When I remembered that I had jury duty, I was brushing my teeth. I was expected at the Criminal Justice Center at 8:15 a.m. but […]


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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Is Education Reform Killing Gym?

Spring in my neighborhood is announced by a variety of sights, sounds and smells—some delightful, like the first blooms on the lilac bush in our […]

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What If Philly.com Isn’t A Joke Anymore?

So here’s a question I never expected to ask, ever: What if Philly.com isn’t a joke anymore? I ask because on Tuesday night, Police Commissioner […]

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White Former ADA Sues Seth Williams for Racial Discrimination

MK Feeney was once an Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia with a promising career. Hired in 1996 by then-District Attorney Lynne Abraham, Feeney successfully prosecuted […]

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Video: Christie Obliterates Obama at Boardwalk Football Game

“One and done.” Those were the immortal words from Governor Chris Christie, uttered after vanquishing Barack Obama in a friendly game of Boardwalk football toss, […]

Who Let the Bears Out?

Snapshots from Saturday’s ‘Bearlesque’ debut.

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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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Post-Rat Fiasco, Green Eggs Cafe To Re-Open Tomorrow

Rat-barrier in place, Green Eggs Cafe is re-opening tomorrow. (Remember this whole thing?) Stephen Slaughter, managing partner of the Green Eggs Café at 13th and […]

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Drivers Actually Got Busted This Weekend Smuggling in Booze from Delaware

It’s no secret that Pennsylvanians routinely disobey the state law forbidding them from buying and transporting booze back from Delaware and Jersey, where it’s typically […]

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Red Cross Still Sitting on $110M in Sandy Donations

NBC 10 reports: “Seven months after Superstorm Sandy, the Red Cross still hasn’t spent more than a third of the $303 million it raised to […]

27 Queer Lit Picks

The queerest reads for your summer excursions.

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