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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


Opinion

Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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News

Five Below Now Sells Stuff for 10 Bucks. No, the Name Isn’t Changing.

Don’t think of it as a price hike — think of it as a chance to purchase a vibrating foot pillow that’s twice as fancy.

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The Scourge of the Cinema Eatery Has Finally Arrived In Center City

Been waiting decades for Center City’s first multiplex? Now you’ve got it, along with interrupting waiters, drunk patrons, and the foul odors of bacon cheeseburgers.

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The Penn Museum’s New Galleries Reckon With Colonialism. Plus: Air Conditioning.

While most museums of archaeology shy away from the thorny issue of how they acquired their items, the newly renovated Penn Museum makes it part of the narrative.

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It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Jason Segel, Philadelphia

After months of photobombs, sidewalk sightings, and general Jason Segel merriment, production has wrapped on his upcoming AMC show.

Your Guide to the Only-in-Philly Sights at the Thanksgiving Day Parade

Once again Philadelphians will gather to smile and honk and curse and wonder what the hell is going on. Well, wonder no more.

Longform

Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s December Issue

Our latest issue drops this week. Find out how Philly stacks up to other cities — in practically everything.


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


Best Thing This Week: Penn Law’s Name Game

Penn Law has announced it is changing its name. Penn Law alums object.

News

Report: Climate Change Costs Pa. Hundreds of Millions of Dollars a Year

The state auditor general says Pennsylvania has failed to make a serious plan to deal with the effects of global warming.

News

That Odor You Smelled Thursday Came from PES, Fire Department Says

Officials said the smell emanating from the refinery, which could go up for auction in January, is under control.

Here’s What You Missed at ThinkFest 2019

The main issue Philly must solve to become the greatest city in America in the next 20 years, according to our speakers and panelists? Inequality.

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There’s a Giant Ferris Wheel Coming to City Hall for the Holidays

Also new this year at the Christmas Village in LOVE Park and Dilworth Park: a holiday train.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


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National Dog Show Will Decide Which of These Very Good Dogs Are the Best Very Good Dogs

And you’ll get to pet the doggies and form your own opinions, too.

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Opinion

Win or Lose, Comcast Is on the Wrong Side of History in Supreme Court Case

The cable giant’s fight against media mogul Byron Allen’s racial-discrimination lawsuit could undermine bedrock civil rights protections.

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Meisha Johnson: From “Sexy Single” CBS 3 Traffic Reporter to Gospel-Spreading Evangelist on Facebook

Some of the Minnesota native’s spiritual videos get more than 60,000 views online.

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A Wawa Gas Station on Columbus Boulevard? No Way, Neighbors Say. But a Regular Wawa? Sure!

A zoning hearing on a contentious proposal from developer Bart Blatstein turned into a tale of two Wawas.

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