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Philly Is a Hot New Hub for Publishing Insiders

Literary agents, best-selling authors, and industry conveners — they’re having some of their biggest successes in Philly.


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Game On: Why Now Is the Moment for Women’s Sports in Philly

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Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

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Is Philly’s Next Hot Neighborhood … the Navy Yard?

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He Likes Us! He Really Likes Us! Philly Gets Some Love from Obama’s Budget

Seems Obama’s 2014 budget has a couple goodies in it for Philly. BHO has requested $10 million to make sure the city’s two main federal […]

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Major LGBT Rights Bill Coming to City Council

Tomorrow At-Large Councilman Jim Kenney will announce a piece of sweeping LGBT rights legislation. Here’s what he’s proposing: *   Create the first in the U.S. […]

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Philly Now Ground Zero for NFL Concussions

The fate of the NFL’s concussion problem is in the hands of a Philadelphia judge. Yesterday in federal court, lawyers representing 4,200 former NFL players […]

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LGBT Equality Legislation in Philly

Learn about Councilman Kenney’s plan

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Jilted Philly Promoter Suing Mario Lopez

Remember that time last fall you were devastated? Because Mario Lopez cancelled his scheduled appearance at The Mix Monster Bash at Penn’s Landing Caterers? This […]

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Postal Service Keeping Saturday Delivery After All

In February, the United States Postal Service announced it was cutting Saturday delivery, due to decreasing revenue associated with, well, the internet. Today they’ve called […]


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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An iPhone App That Lets You “Listen” to Rittenhouse Square

Open toes, picnic blankets, the sun. All have recently made their spring debuts in Rittenhouse Square. So too has an interesting new iPhone app–timed in […]

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Philly activist/writer Che Gossett

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New Details from the CHOP Murder Confession

Jason Smith, the Levittown exterminator charged with killing CHOP doctor Melissa Kenuti in her Center City home, was ordered to face trial today for murder […]

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2013 Made in America Lineup Announced

The lineup is set for Jay-Z’s Made in America Festival, taking place Labor Day Weekend on the Parkway. (Shawn Carter himself isn’t on the official […]

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Paterno Family: We Really Really Care About Child Abuse!

Today, Sue and Jay headlined a child abuse prevention breakfast in the state capital, and brother Scott says that’s not all: “We’re going to be […]

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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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Let the Dick Jokes Resume: Anthony Weiner’s Making a Comeback

Anthony Weiner, the greatest dick-pic twitterer Congress has ever known, is probably running for Mayor of NYC. A. Because he was a frontrunner in ’09, […]

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None of Your Business

Etsy shop owner refuses gay brides.

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PA Man Makes Bomb Threat Outside the White House

44-year-old Krzysztof Wasik, of Hazle Township, PA was hanging out by the White House this morning when he decided to make what a appears to […]

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Food & Wine: East Passyunk Ave One “Ten Best Foodie Streets in America”

But we knew that already. Now the tourists can too. East Passyunk Ave gets the Food & Wine magazine treatment, landing on its list of […]

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