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Philadelphia lawyer and activist Michael Coard, who is an opponent of the Philadelphia Parking Authority and its red-light camera program. He explains how to dispute a red-light camera ticket in Philadelphia.
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Hate Philly’s Red-Light Cameras? Michael Coard Is Here for the Fight

The activist and lawyer says that the PPA, which runs the traffic camera program, is a “street thug.”


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Angelina Jolie Confirms Double Mastectomy to Prevent Cancer

In today’s New York Times, Angelina Jolie—who has been named to a few “most beautiful people” lists in her time—reveals she has had a double […]

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Pew: AVI Shifts Tax Burden to Homeowners

A new study from Pew Charitable Trusts shows that—surprise!—the city’s tax burden will shift away from businesses and to residential property owners under the new […]

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Extraordinary Unpublished Novel Found in Closet After 50 Years

The son of Dutch and Irish immigrants, Charles Whitecar Miskelly was a South Jersey shipbuilder who died in 1963 at age 83. He was also […]

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Angry Customer Attacks After Boston Sandwich Shop Puts Too Many Pickles on Cheesesteak

On one hand, this story is proof that Bostonians don’t know how to make a proper cheesesteak. On the other hand, it demonstrates that Bostonians […]

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Gosnell: Guilty on 3 Counts of First-Degree Murder

  A few minutes after hearing the guilty verdicts against him, while attorneys huddled with the judge, Kermit Gosnell continued to shake his head in […]

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Philly Has Its Very Own Crime-Fighting Cory Booker

Finally, in the form of District Attorney Seth Williams, Philadelphia has its very own vigilante crime-stopping Cory Booker doppelganger: Williams was driving along the 500 […]


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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Seaside Heights Roller Coaster Will Be Removed…After Prince Harry Sees It Tomorrow

Among the ghoulish, abandoned reminders of Hurricane Sandy’s destruction, none looms larger than the Seaside Heights roller coaster. And apparently that roller coaster is about […]

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Woman kicked off plane for singing Whitney.

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Staphmeal’s Joshua Scott Albert Is Out of Jail

It seems just like days ago that we were telling you that Joshua Scott Albert, the infamous gossip blogger behind Staphmeal, was hanging out in […]

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Puerto Rican Day Victim Gets $75,000 from City

Lt. James Josey, the man who famously punched a woman on Puerto Rican Day last year, was found not guilty of assault last February, by […]

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Rendell, Goode, Now Paying Fattah Jr.’s Legal Bills

Rep. Chaka Fattah’s 30-year-old son Chip has been under investigation by the F.B.I. since 2012, apparently for financial improprieties. (The feds have also shown interest in possible […]

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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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State GOP Demands to Know What the Hell Joe Sestak Is Up To

Joe Sestak has raised a lot of money in the past couple months. Nearly $500,000 of I’m running for something money, in fact. But he’s […]

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Mapping the meanest tweeters.

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Jimmy Fallon’s Successor Has Been Named, But Who Will Replace the Roots?

Saturday Night Live lead writer and “Weekend Update” host Seth Meyers will succeed Jimmy Fallon at Late Night, NBC announced yesterday. (Fallon will mercifully replace […]

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Nosy Neighbors Are a Dying Breed of Crime-Fighter

As details spilled out of Cleveland’s “House of Horrors,” I asked the same question that you undoubtedly asked. How on earth could three young girls […]

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