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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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Photo: Enormous Line For Lorenzo’s Grand Re-Opening

There has never been a line this long outside Lorenzo’s before sundown. Or featuring so many sober people. Today marks their grand re-opening, after the […]

Today at the Equality Forum

A rundown of today’s haps.

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Wells Fargo Center Ranked 6th Best Arena

There exists a magazine called Stadium Journey. Here is a picture of it. Anyways, these people seem trustworthy on the topic of sports arenas, so […]

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This Is How Many People Corbett Has Kicked Off Food Stamps

A year ago, Pennsylvania instituted means-testing for food stamp applicants, in an effort to cut down on those age-old scourges, waste and fraud. Here’s what […]

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Trailer: The “Sons of Ben” Documentary

Whether or not it would be worth watching a documentary about the middling Philadelphia Union, I don’t know. But there is one in the works […]

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Tweeting Astronaut Has Another Stunning Philly Photo

Welcome back, O Canadian astronaut Chis Hatfield, who spends an inordinate amount of time tweeting pictures of stuff from space. Last time he plopped one […]


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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Giant Union Rat Is Now on Wheels

“This has been a helluva week for Philly’s animal population. A turkey in West Philly. A celebrity dog with a cleft palate. Rats in Rittenhouse. And […]

Cover Model Pics

Warm up to Gunnar Montana’s beach shots.

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Biden Has Secret Gun Control Plan Obama Doesn’t Know About

Joe Biden’s going rogue. He’s going on a whirlwind, nationwide tour to shame Senators into expanding background checks and gun trafficking laws. It’s so badass […]

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Weekly Standard Tries to Connect Kermit Gosnell and Allyson Schwartz

Exhibit A that conservatives will try to use Allyson Schwartz’s past against her during her gubernatorial run. Today’s headline in the Weekly Standard: “Did Pennsylvania […]

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Kobe Bryant and His Mom Are Fighting Over His Lower Merion Jerseys

Kobe Bryant’s mom wants to sell off a big collection of her son’s old jerseys so she can buy herself a new home in Nevada. […]

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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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Dzhokhar: Brothers Bombed Because of Wars in Middle East

The New York Times has landed what appears to be an enormous scoop, relaying what Dzhokhar Tsarnaev testified to F.B.I. officials immediately after he regained […]

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It’s OK for Albert Garland to Hate His Unborn Twins

Albert Garland hates his unborn twins. And I, for one, can’t blame him. Aside from that, the first thing you should know about Garland is […]

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What Jim Gerlach Wants You to Know About the Flu Tax

The flu tax is a hot topic on the Internet. A Google search shows hundreds of publications, blogs and TV stations have picked up the […]

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Tom Corbett’s “Drug-Test Excuse” Doesn’t Add Up

Sorry if this post is a little late. I’ve been spending all my free time recently getting stoned and not finding a job. The good […]

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