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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


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Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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Critics Say Richard Florida’s Ideas Helped Ruin American Cities. Can He Redeem Himself in Philly?

What can the famed urbanist predict about the future of Philly?

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Maria Quiñones Sánchez on Her Pet Shih Tzu and Hanging Out in Northeast Philly Bars

The renegade City Council member talks being a workaholic and the unlikely places she gets “a lot of stuff done.”

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Philly Is the Best City in America to Be a Celebrity. No, Really.

From Jason Segel to André 3000, we know how to be chill around the famous among us.

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: The Pumpkin Spice Phone

No, wait, don’t hang up!

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60,000 People Leave Philly Each Year. But It’s Not Like All of Them Hate It.

A new Pew study looking at population dynamics looks to find out not just who’s moving, but why.

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School District: Climate Strike Protesters Will Be Marked Absent

Philly’s global climate strike protest will be held at City Hall on Friday.


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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A Look Inside Temple’s New $175 Million Charles Library

The library is instantly the most beautiful building on Temple’s campus. One trade-off: Most of the traditionally open book stacks are now a robot-only domain.

Opinion

I’m Queer and I Think CCP’s New “Non-Binary” Mascot Is Pandering Nonsense

Community College of Philadelphia is doing more virtue signaling than effecting actual change for LGBTQ students and staff with its adoption of a genderless symbol.

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Philly to Facebook: Get Your Dating Ads Off of Our Sidewalks

Notice those Facebook sidewalk ads popping up? They’re not sanctioned.

Opinion

Temple’s Football Program Has Made the Case for a Home of Its Own

Some 30,000 people came out to watch the Owls beat a nationally ranked Big 10 team over the weekend. If ever there was a time to move forward with an on-campus stadium, this is it.

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The Zoo Will Turn Into a Magical Holiday Lights Wonderland in November

LumiNature, a new interactive holiday lights display, will debut at the zoo on November 20th.

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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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New Online Absentee Ballot Request Makes Voting in Pa. … Marginally Easier

Left untouched by reform is the nonsensical requirement that absentee ballots must be received a full four days before Election Day.

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6 Democratic Presidential Candidates Are in Philly Today

Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, and more are in town. Here’s why.

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Philly Police Investigating Incident in Video Involving White Officer and Black Teen

A now-viral video of the encounter has the teen’s family alleging racial profiling.

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Do You Care About Independence Hall? A $1 Million GoFundMe Wants to Know.

The fundraising campaign is underway after a recent Philly Mag story outlined the numerous financial obstacles the park faces. So far, the response hasn’t exactly been inspiring.

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