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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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“Barbaric” Kermit Gosnell Apparently Mulling Plea Deal

Kermit Gosnell, the OB-GYN accused of killing newborn infants and performing illegal abortions, appeared to have been weighing a plea bargain yesterday at the city’s […]

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Penn Nets $4.3 Billion Fundraising Haul (Largest Ever)

Penn’s “Making History” campaign has raised $4.3 billion since its launch in 2007, breaking all previous records, and surpassing the $3.5 billion goal it set […]

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Copyright Smackdown: Did Old Images of Philadelphia Steal Photos?

If you live in Philadelphia and have a Facebook account, you’ve probably been exposed to Old Images of Philadelphia, the Facebook page featuring, well, old […]

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The Voting Rights Act, Antonin Scalia, and the Right’s “Judicial Activism”

If—when—the United States Supreme Court strikes down part of the Voting Rights Act, sometime in the next couple of months, I promise you one thing: […]

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Philadelphia is For Cheaters.

Dear Monica, What are your thoughts on AshleyMadison.com and their stats that rank Philadelphia in the top 10 most adulterous cities in the U.S.? —G.B., […]

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Fire Island Gets Naked Again

Nude sunbathing ban won’t affect gay areas.


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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The Votes Are In

House passes LGBTQ-version of VAWA

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Obama Supports Overturning Prop 8

The President urges SCOTUS to do the same.

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Farm Workers Storm Wawa to Demand Better Labor Conditions

Okay, storm was a little strong. And technically, they don’t work for Wawa (farm country is Sheetz country anyways). Nor are they actually protesting Wawa’s […]

Southern Spring Travel: Nashville

I’d been in Nashville for all of 15 seconds when I heard it: the familiar pluck of acoustic guitar strings accompanying a man’s voice, crooning […]

Southern Spring Travel: New Orleans

On Friday afternoon, I rode in from the airport with the slowest cabdriver in the entire city of New Orleans. He was an old-timer, with […]

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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.


Southern Spring Travel: Charleston

It hit me, as I strolled through Charleston’s gas-lit and cobblestoned French Quarter, that everything I loved about this unapologetically historic city was something I […]

Southern Spring Travel: Savannah

There weren’t many other visitors meandering through Savannah’s downtown cemetery as I tentatively began to wind my way along the tombstones. The city has a […]

William Way Celebrates Fundraiser

Give to “5 Dollar February,” then drink.

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VIDEO: Return of Philly’s Bike-Riding Cat!

Despite the winter chill, Philly’s resident biker-with-a-cat is back with a new video. Pretty good Gnarls Barkley/Raconteurs mashup adds to the effect.

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