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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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So Apparently “The Greatest Cat Show in History” Is Coming to Philly

Here at Philly Mag HQ, we received an email announcing an upcoming performance at the Painted Bride by a troupe of “Acro-Cats.” What is “Acro-Cats”? […]

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Inquirer Lifts Paywall…For A Week

The incoherence of the Interstate General Media paywall strategy continues. Recap: the Inquirer and the Daily News are outfitted with hard paywalls, but all their content is […]

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The U.S. Open: No Cell Phones Allowed

As Main Line residents know all too well, the 2013 U.S. Open starts on Monday at Ardmore’s Merion Golf Club. The locals are already complaining […]

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Is There Hope for Philly Property Tax Collection?

In March, the Inquirer’s data-laden, three-part series on tax delinquency, by Patrick Kerkstra, essentially reaffirmed much of what we learned from Kerkstra’s data-laden Inquirer series […]

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No more high-rise o

So wait a minute: What if this massive NSA spying project is necessary? What if it’s really keeping us safe? That’s what a friend of […]

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Maybe Sarah Murnaghan Shouldn’t Get a Lung Transplant

I don’t have a critically ill child, and I don’t usually read articles about people who do. It’s not that I’m heartless. It’s just that […]


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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Demolition Worker Charged in Building Collapse Has Surrendered [Updated]

Update [5:14 p.m.] Sean Benschop, covering his face with a red jacket, surrendered to police at 3:30 this afternoon. He was accompanied by his lawyer, […]

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Criminal Charges to Be Filed in Building Collapse?

On its 5pm newscast on Friday evening, Fox 29 reported that police just executed a search warrant on the home of Sean Benschop, the excavator […]

PLAYDAR: Pride Playlist For the ‘It Gets Better Generation’

Listen up, younguns.

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Following Building Collapse, Nutter Announces New Regulations

In a 2:30 p.m. press conference, Mayor Nutter announced a series of new regulations and proposals meant to shore up the sort of mind-blowingly crappy […]

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Philly Chef Cops to Pressure, Takes Horses Off the Menu

After receiving countless “death threats” and “graphic images of horses being killed at slaughter houses,” chef Peter McAndrew has abandoned his controversial plan to serve […]

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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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Watch: World’s Largest Simon Game?

Remember Simon, the old school game where you have to push a bunch of colored pads in a certain order? On Thursday, at a party […]

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Second Lawsuit Filed in Building Collapse

On Friday morning, attorneys representing Linda Bell, who was injured in the building collapse at 22nd and Market streets earlier this week, filed a personal […]

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It’s Official: Cory Booker Running for Senate

Forced to expedite his plans by a year or so by Chris Christie’s special electioneering, Newark Mayor Cory Booker is expected to formally declare his […]

WEEKEND ROUNDUP: 29 Ways to Get Your Philly Pride On

Fasten your seat belts, hunties.

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