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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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Green Eggs Cafe Was Swarmed By Rats Last Night

The powers of crowd-sourced journalism struck again last night when passersby on 13th Street peered into Green Eggs Cafe Midtown and witnessed a group of […]

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Halladay Heads to DL…Forever?!

After getting shellacked yesterday for 9 earned runs in 2.1 innings, Roy Halladay has been sent to the Disabled List. Indefinitely. Dun dun dun. He […]

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5 Best Quotes About Doritos Locos Taco

If you want to understand nearly everything that’s both great and awful about modern American capitalism, take a close look at Austin Carr’s story about […]

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Don’t Be Afraid of Obamacare

For the past few years, my colleague, health and fitness editor Emily Leaman, and I have worked together to produce our annual “Top Doctors” feature. […]

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Liza’s NOH8 Portrait

The Cabaret star tapes her mouth shut.

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Gosnell Jury Breaks for Weekend Without Verdict

Jurors were excused for the weekend late today, with no verdict in the multiple homicide trial of Kermit Gosnell today. The jurors did ask several […]


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.


First FriGAY

Tonight’s LGBT art openings.

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Wildwood Getting Flashy New Water Park This Summer

Are you over 42″ tall? Wonderful! Then you can hang out at the Wildwood Boardwalk’s new $2 million Flow House, part of the larger Splash […]

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Boy Scouts Leaving Philly As Bitter Feud With City Has Ended

For about five years now, the city’s been telling the Boy Scouts it couldn’t keep staying rent-free in public property if it didn’t adhere to […]

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5 Madonna songs that need more lovin’.

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So There’s An Actual Socialist Running for Controller

Since 2008, there’s been a lot of loose talk in Washington about the socialist imperatives of a certain Kenyan president of ours. But even in […]

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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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Phillies Tickets Free in Honor of Broad Street Run

Here’s the gig: Run 10 miles up Broad Street, get a free ticket to the Phillies game tonight. Actually you just need to be a […]

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Watch Kurt Vile’s Philly-Shot Music Video

Philly-bred rocker Kurt Vile, also of the War on Drugs, has released a video of a track from his new album Walking on a Pretty Daze. […]

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This Is What a Kermit Gosnell Protest Looks Like

As the jury deliberates on the Kermit Gosnell trial right now, the scene outside Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center is pretty tame, protester-wise. On Monday, however, […]

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Old Scout’s Promise

An Eagle Scout bikes to protest BSA’s ban.

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