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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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Judge Who Acquitted Jonathan Josey Is Married to a Cop

What seemed at first like a baffling decision might now make a little more sense. Michael Nutter, Seth Williams, and just about everybody not affiliated […]

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Homophobia in Swarthmore Frats

One gay student speaks out.

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Activists Demand Nutter Delay School Closures

CBS Philly reports that activist groups are calling on Mayor Nutter to delay the planned closure of 29 Philadelphia schools at the end of the […]

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School Responds to Graham Cracker Snub

Haddonfield Child Care finally speaks, kind of.

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What The NRA Gets Wrong About Philly Crime

The NRA apparently doesn’t like the efforts of Mayor Nutter and Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey to support new laws that might restrict the flow of […]

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Does Officer’s Acquittal Mean Philly’s Red-Light Cameras Don’t Count?

My cousin is married to a cop who worked out in the ‘burbs. He’s a rock solid, salt of the earth kind of guy, straight […]


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.


Go See Priscilla Queen of the Desert

It’s a gay party from curtain to close.

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WATCH: M. Night Shyamalan’s Real Genius

It’s been so long since Philly homeboy M. Night Shyamalan was anything but a punchline that even the jokes have grown stale. But here’s something […]

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Child Porn Sweep Nets 25 in New Jersey

NBC Philadelphia reports today’s news that 25 New Jersey men have been arrested on child porn charges. The child porn sweep, dubbed Operation Ever Vigilant, […]

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PA Hospitals Say They’ll Cut 24,000 Jobs If Sequester Happens

PennLive.com reports on a new warning about the local impacts of sequestration: “According to an analysis commissioned by the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, health-care […]

NFL Recruits Want Straight Players

A Colorado tight end has the inside scoop.

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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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6 Musts for the Next Pope’s Resume

Thank God for small miracles. Or, in this case, huge ones. The decision of Pope Benedict XVI to step down has given the Catholic Church […]

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WATCH: Kate Gosselin and Kendra Wilkinson on Celebrity Wife Swap

Oh yeah, the whole episode! It’s been awhile since there’s been much reason to talk about Pennsylvania nate Kate Gosselin, or Kendra Wilkinson after her […]

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Study: Paid Sick Days Would Reduce Philly Health Costs

The Institute for Women’s Policy Research has released a new study intended to encourage City Council’s adoption of a law mandating six leave for local […]

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New Yorker Says Philly Orchestra Back On The Rise

The Philadelphia Orchestra performed “Rite of Spring” Friday night at Carnegie Hall in New York; today New Yorker music writer Russell Platt says the orchestra […]

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