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The Biggest Game in Town: Inside the Eagles Media-Industrial Complex

30 news outlets. 250 stories (and TikToks and podcasts and posts and prognostications) a day, 24/7. Three hundred and sixty-five days a year. How much Eagles news can — or should — one city consume?


Opinion

A Center City Kid Remembers the Academy of Natural Sciences Museum

Guides

Analog Your Life: A Philadelphian’s Guide

News

Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

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This Philly Restaurateur’s Fight With Grubhub Is Getting Serious

Tiffin founder and Wharton grad Munish Narula’s class-action suit is taking on a life of its own.

Longform

Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s January 2020 Issue

Our latest issue drops this week with an all new top-50 restaurants list and a look at how women are taking over Philly’s food scene.

Best Thing: Baseball Scientists, Thy Name is Mud

The MLB is mucking around with tradition, and that’s not good.

News

How a Man Sentenced to Life as a Teen Became the Philly DA’s Artist in Residence

James Hough on forgiveness, the inequities of the American criminal justice, and how art can help drive systemic change.

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The One and Only “Notorious RBG” Is Coming to Philly Next Week

The Supreme Court justice will visit the National Museum of American Jewish History.

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Temple Settles State Investigation Into Online MBA Rankings Scandal for $250K

The money will fund a new scholarship for students at the Fox School of Business.


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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How to See the International Space Station From Philadelphia

You don’t even need a telescope.

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News

Here’s What You Need to Know About Philly’s New Vaping Law

The new law, banning minors from all stores that sell flavored e-cigarettes, will be enforced beginning in July 2020.

News

The Free Library Just Decided to Ditch Late Fees for Good

The new policy, to be implemented sometime next year, is meant to reduce barriers to using the library — and a lot of people are breathing a little sigh of relief.

News

Philly Just Took a Big Step Toward Making Big Buildings More Energy Efficient

Buildings and the regional electricity grid that powers them are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Philly.

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Madonna Reviewed: Her Madame X Show at the Met in Philly Is a Beautiful Failure

Magnificent venue. Magnificent Madonna. But something just isn’t clicking.

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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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News

Tell Us All About Your Marriage! (Yes, We’re Serious.)

You could be featured in an upcoming issue of Philadelphia magazine.

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Opinion

Can Somebody Just Open a Frank Rizzo Museum Already and Stick the Statue There?

In light of yet another vandalization of the controversial statue, the owner of Pat’s Steaks has upped his pledge toward the creation of a Frank Rizzo museum where it could be housed.

News

Some Philly-Area Police Departments Have Used DNA to Create CGI Sketches of Suspects

DNA phenotyping is part of a new wave of investigative tools for law enforcement. Critics dismiss it as “science fiction.”

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How Philly Stacks Up to Other Cities — in Practically Everything

From bedbugs to traffic jams, here’s how our city compares to the rest of America.

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