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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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Lorenzo’s Pizza Is Open Again

Nine months ago, Lorenzo & Sons pizzeria on South Street caught fire, closing its doors and depriving thousands of drunk revelers from their badly needed 3:00 […]

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Guy Fieri Will Be on Your TV Tonight, Eating at a Philly Restaurant

The fruit of Guy Fieri’s labors will bloom tonight on your television screen, as the silver surfer’s Philly visit gets its moment in primetime. Tonight […]

Out in the NBA

The revelation we’ve been waiting for.

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NBA Player Becomes First Openly Gay Professional Athlete

This week’s Sports Illustrated cover story is a first-person essay by 34-year-old NBA center Jason Collins, who has just become the first openly gay male athlete […]

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Swarthmore Travel Agent Selling $200,000 Tickets to Space

Today marks the first rocket-powered test flight for SpaceShipTwo, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic spacecraft that will take tourists up, up, and away into space–well, sub-orbital […]

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Sixers Creating a Delaware Mini-Me Called the 87ers

Now taking bets on how long this tongue-twister of a team name lasts. The Sixers have purchased their very own D-League team (the minor league […]


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.


Drag Race at Voyeur

Videos from this weekend’s show.

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A Little Late, Philly Archbishop Demands We Pay Attention to Gosnell

Exhibit Z for why the Catholic Church is behind the times: On the eve of closing arguments in the Kermit Gosnell trial, Philadelphia Archbishop Charles […]

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The Most Fashionable Woman in Philadelphia Wants to Be Mayor

Philadelphia’s 2015 mayoral race may seem like it’s way off, but prospective candidates are beginning to test the waters. Last week, less than a month […]

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Philly’s War on Outdoor Dining Begins

It’s an annual rite of spring. Restaurant and bar and cafe owners plunk down tables on their sidewalks, legally or not, and the city vows […]

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PA 49th (49th!) in Job Growth

Things PA beats Wyoming at: JOBS! Compared to one year ago, Pennsylvania’s job growth (several thousand jobs were actually lost) ranks 49th in the United […]

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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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Obama’s New War on Drugs Is the Old War on Drugs

Given the way things have been going lately, you might figure that the 42-year-old War on Drugs, hallelujah, is over. Nationally, we’ve seen a rebirth […]

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Monday Kickstarter

The weekend’s gayest headlines.

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Cruel Tim Tebow Experiment Finally Over in New York

After trying unsuccessfully for a little more than a year to extract the God Particle from his DNA, the New York Jets have released quarterback […]

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Male Golfers Yearn for Less Embarrassing Clothes

Thank God for weekends. If there weren’t weekends, my house would never get clean. I’d never get to the post office. And I’d never get […]

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