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Philadelphia’s Next Great Era Begins Now

Why this chapter of our city’s story might be our best since, well, 1776


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

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

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Pat Croce: Doing Chemo on Everest

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The 6 TV Shows Philadelphia Binge-Watches the Most

In case you missed the memo, this week is Comcast’s Watchathon Week. Yes, it’s a horrible name, but what it means is that if you […]

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Penn Students Score “Admission” Interview with Tina Fey, Paul Rudd

Ah, the perks of promoting a movie related to the college admissions process. Taking a break from their usual diet of (James) Lipton, Admission stars […]

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New Chapter in Family Drama: Orie Sister Decides to Resign from Supreme Court

Another chapter begins in what is already a family affair worthy of a reality TV series. Or at least a made-for-TV special. Today, Joan Orie […]

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Look Ma, No Gun! Robbing a Bank in Philly Is Incredibly Easy

According to a (paywalled) piece in the Philadelphia Business Journal, 21 bank robberies have been committed in Philadelphia this year. But that’s not the real […]

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Lenfest Foundation to Cease Grant Giving

One of Philadelphia’s mega-philanthropies is willingly winding down its operations, after more than a decade of mega-giving. The Lenfest Foundation, which was founded by billionaire […]

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Magic Johnson is OraSure

The star joins contest to encourage testing.


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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Will John Roberts’s Lesbian Cousin Change his Mind on Gay Marriage?

Younger people support gay marriage more than their parents do. One likely reason for that is that they know a lot more gay people. (Rob […]

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Get Ready for Frank Rizzo: The Live Theater Experience

Before he left the Inquirer for ESPN, before he published a manifesto on “overrated and underrated” players, before he stalked Barry Bonds for a year, Salvatore […]

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On the Case

What if the court strikes down DOMA?

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Guess Which Philadelphian Cracks Time’s “Twitter 140” List?

And the award goes to…D.A. Seth Williams! For his fearless following of pornographic twitter accounts! Oh, nope, sorry that was just me dreaming. The real […]

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NBC Releases Clips of Sandusky’s First Post-Conviction Interview

John Ziegler is back. This time on a platform much larger than FramingPaterno.com or the King of Prussia Radisson. In an interview with Matt Lauer […]

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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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Sixers CEO Adam Aron Should Think Before He Tweets

Sixers CEO Adam Aron has not been asked yet for a vote of confidence regarding the future of coach Doug Collins, although his tweet in […]

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Is Beyonce Knowles Every Woman?

If you bother to read music reviews, and if you happen to have read any reviews of Beyoncé’s music, you’ll notice that critics always say […]

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New Jersey to Camden: We’ll Be Taking Your Schools Now, Thanks

“Desperate times” is the thinking here. Chris Christie has decided to placing Camden’s school district–the worst performing in New Jersey–under state control, like Newark, Paterson, […]

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Monday Kickstarter

The weekend’s gay headlines.

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