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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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Will You Be Watching The Phillies On Fox Sports in 2016?

Maybe. Then again, remember who owns the tallest building on the city’s skyline? Comcast, that’s who. And while Comcast may be shipping its sports operations […]

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WATCH: Evan Turner Versus A Goose

Via The 700 Level, Evan Turner’s dramatic postseason showdown: I was being attacked vine.co/v/bxTaMmjnB6p — evan turner (@thekidet) April 29, 2013 The sad thing is, […]

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Saxbys Coffee Franchising beyond Philadelphia

Philadelphia Business Journal reports that hometown-based Saxbys Coffee will open 13 new locations this year, with half in and around the Philadelphia market. That builds […]

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Jason Collins Isn’t the Gay Jackie Robinson

He’s here. He’s queer. He’s seven feet tall. You got a problem with that? Jason Collins, who until yesterday was a little-known journeyman in the […]

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10 Signs You’ve Moved Too Many Times in Your 20s

I am writing this post while sitting on my couch, which is wedged between a bookcase and an armchair in the corner of my cluttered […]

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Teacher Accused Of Rape Faced In-School Allegations For Comments, Touching

Turns out a Philadelphia elementary teacher accused last week of raping his niece for eight years had caused some concern around the school—but not enough […]


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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Fates of Tom Corbett, Liquor Privatization Are Intertwined

Is the day at last at hand? That sweet, glorious day when you’ll be able to walk into a local liquor store and be able […]

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These Philly Artists Just Won $2 Million

On Monday night, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced the 43 local winners of over $2 million in grants as part of […]

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Marry Me: The Musical

A man sings/proposes to his BF.

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Susan Barnett Leaving CBS 3

I guess there’s no greater journalistic high than interviewing Dennis Rodman during the Papal Conclave outside St. Peter’s Square. So Susan Barnett’s going out on […]

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Passed Up In Draft, Penn Linebacker Makes NFL Anyways

Score one for the Ivy League! Penn Senior Brandon Copeland may have been bypassed in the NFL draft, but the Baltimore Ravens signed him as […]

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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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Suitsupply

Photos from the sexy new men’s store.

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Christie: Obama “Kept Every Promise” on Hurricane Sandy

Today on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Joe Scarborough gave Chris Christie a big fat piece of political bait, asking him why New Jersey’s storm recovery was […]

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Gosnell Atty. Tells Jurors to Be a “Profile in Courage”

The defense made closing argument in the multiple murder trial of Kermit Gosnell today, and the Philadelphia abortion doctor’s attorney, Jack McMahon, was briefly funny […]

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Parent Accuses Pottsgrove French Teacher of Not Knowing French

This is probably a story we can all relate to on some level–the high school foreign language teacher who seems suspiciously inept at speaking said […]

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