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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

The 3rd Congressional District has a highly competitive primary for the first time in 35 years. From the son of a former mayor to a famous doctor to a high-profile state representative, here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls.


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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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The PGA Championship, By the Numbers

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She Transformed Bok Into a Creative Force. Now Lindsey Scannapieco Is Taking on Broad Street

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Ready for Philly Cocktail Prices to Go Up?

Mayor Michael Nutter and City Council President Darrell Clarke are leaning toward raising the tax you pay when you drink in bars and restaurants. Their […]

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Gay art to include in your stroll.

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Maria Bello, Tonight, In Your Backyard

Actress and local gal Maria Bello will be in Conshy tonight hosting a fundraiser for her non-profit We Advance, which advocates for women’s rights issues […]

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3 “Real Housewives of New Jersey” Cast Members Accused of Brutal Assault

Not that this will surprise anyone, but three cast members of Bravo’s “Real Housewives of New Jersey” are set to be charged with assault and […]

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A Retraction and an Apology

Earlier this week, two different readers contacted the magazine, each raising questions about the facts in a story that appears in Philadelphia magazine’s April issue, […]

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What Went Wrong With “The War Within”

In the article “The War Within,” in Philadelphia magazine’s April 2013 issue, I thought I was writing about a man coping with his demons. Turns […]


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

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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Video: How to Build a Time Machine in 4 Minutes

The theme for this year’s Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts (PIFA) is the “time machine.” Which is why there a giant, snaking metallic portal […]

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Rutgers Athletic Director Out After Mike Rice Scandal

First Rutgers fired Mike Rice. Then Jimmy Martelli, an assistant coach, resigned. As did  the university’s legal counsel John Wolf. Now comes news that Athletic Director Tim […]

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Veteran Journalist: “Local TV News Is a Waste of Your Time”

A Charleston Gazette editorial about local TV news has created a stir in newsrooms around the country—not because it was written by respected veteran network news […]

Four Gay NFL Players?

Linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo says so.

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Judge Overturns Obama’s Ban on Morning-After Pill for Young Teens

In 2011, the Obama Administration banned over-the-counter prescriptions of Plan B, or the morning-after pill, to teenage girls under the age of 17. At the […]

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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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City Still Hasn’t Paid Man Who Found Abducted West Philly 5-Year-Old

To the finder goes the spoils. Or so Nelson Mandela Myers thought when he found a West Philadelphia five-year-old, abandoned in a playground near his […]

PIFA My Heart

See Pasión y Arte Flamenco Co.’s latest.

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Watch Ryan Howard on “The Office”

Last night, while live Ryan Howard was going 1-4 against the Braves, taped Ryan Howard was on The Office. Synopsis: Howard, playing himself, shows up […]

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Gay Marriage, Millennials, and Why Bill Kristol Is Dead Wrong

As a millennial, the thing I remember most from my childhood is Pokémon cards. Everyone had them, and in enormous supply. But that didn’t lessen […]

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