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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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After Gays, 10 More Changes the Boy Scouts Need

It’s about time! The Boy Scouts have decided to admit gay kids to the organization.I’m happy that calmer heads prevailed and their leadership is finally […]

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Drexel U. Sign Hits the Philly Skyline

Signs are always portentous, but in Philadelphia, they’re contentious, too. Neighborhood activists launch vigilante campaigns against bandit-sign advertisers, sending robocalls to their phones and tearing […]

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Paterno’s Family Plans Lawsuit Against NCAA

ESPN reports: The estate of the late Penn State coach Joe Paterno and several university trustees and former players are planning to sue the NCAA […]

Killing Us Softly

Lauryn Hill disappoints LGBT fans with new track.

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Can A Petition Get Sarah Murnaghan The New Lung She Needs?

More than 72,000 people have signed a petition urging transplant officials to get Sarah Murnaghan, 10, the lung she needs if she is going to survive […]

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Billie Jean King Wants to Save The S.S. United States

Billie Jean King—the retired tennis player who once upon a time struck an excellent blow for feminism—is now taking up the cause of the decrepit […]


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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Grantland Says Bradley Cooper Is “The Smartest Star in Hollywood”

We already knew that Philly homeboy Bradley Cooper had a very strong claim to being the sexiest man alive. Now Grantland looks at how Cooper […]

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Philly Airport Still Faces Free Speech Claim

Courthouse News Service reports that Philadelphia International Airport is still in hot water for rejecting an NAACP ad that would have said: “Welcome to America, […]

Get Tested, Get Tickets

Local orgs to host free concert.

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Bomb-Sniffing Dog Joins Security Force at Independence Mall

Philadelphia Business Journal reports: Philadelphia’s historic district has added a K-9 “ranger” as part of the security team. The German shepherd is trained in detecting […]

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Kurt Vile Among Free City Hall Shows, Which Kick Off Today

Today, the City of Philadelphia kicks off its weekly summer concert series, City Hall Presents, which features free performances of Philadelphia artists in the City […]

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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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Rob Zombie: “Broad Street Bullies” Movie Kind of Like A Horror Flick

Rob Zombie, the goth-metal rocker and horror movie director, sat down with the Washington Post recently for some questions about his career. He talked briefly […]

One-hit Wonder?

Playdar: Carly Rae’s noticeable shortage of hits.

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Philly Comic John McKeever Explores Origins of Heterosexuality

Via Gawker, we see Philly comic John McKeever has released a (NSFW) video about the origin of heterosexuality: “No samesies.”

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WATCH: Philly Med Students Parody Tegan and Sara’s “Closer”

Not sure which area med school these students are from, but they’ve got some spunk and some Autotune. Parodying Tegan and Sara’s “Closer,” they ask: […]

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