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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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Sandy Hook Students to Sing at Super Bowl

26 children from Sandy Hook Elementary School–the number is symbolic–will sing “America the Beautiful” at this year’s Super Bowl, just before Alicia Keys performs the […]

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Memo to Drunk Readers: State Police Suspend Breathalyzers

Are you a frequently drunk driver? Good news! The state has temporarily suspended the use of its breathalyzer tests, after it was found that the […]

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Sarah Palin Can Make a Comeback

Sarah Palin’s rock-star status is fading fast. Rewind one year ago and cable news networks were carrying her speeches live and in their entirety; her […]

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City Councilman Doesn’t Want Young Folks Fake-Tanning

I already hear the overwrought indignation coming from the Jersey Shore. Aggressively anti-tanning Councilman Bill Greenlee is proposing a bill to prevent young folks from […]

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9 Best Clips of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at the Movies

It’s a big week for Jane Austen acolytes. Monday, you might have read, marked the bicentennial of every old English major’s comfort read: Pride & […]

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Nutter, Union, Disagree on Whether They’re Still Negotiating With One Another

A couple weeks ago, Mayor Nutter issued a vague but threatening ultimatum that if no contract deal between the city and DC 33, the city’s […]


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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Priest and Schoolteacher Found Guilty in Sex Abuse Case

After nine days of testimony and 20 hours of deliberation, a jury has convicted schoolteacher Bernard Shero and Reverand Charles Englehart each on multiple charges, […]

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Why Most Women Can’t Be CEOs of Big Companies

It’s 2013 and you know what? It still sucks to be a woman in the workplace. And if you want to be CEO of a […]

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GayBINGO’s 2013 Award Recipients

Babette Josephs wins Straight Person of the Year

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Corbett Says LCB Privatization Plan Will Generate $1 Billion for Schools

Today Governor Tom Corbett released his highly-anticipated plan to privatize state liquor stores, claiming the extra money reaped by the state will provide $1 billion […]

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Allen Iverson Now Begging the Sixers to Take Him Back

Yesterday, my colleague Joel Mathis reported that Allen Iverson was shopping himself to the NBA, where he hasn’t played since 2010. (But NOT the D-League, […]

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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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Man with “South Philly Accent” Steals Guitar by Slipping Them Down his Pants. Twice.

Welcome to Philadelphia, newly-anointed guitar-stealing capital of the world. First Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, getting his piece robbed from the Best Western. Now, a man […]

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The Best Times to Buy a House in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Online real estate maven Trulia has released an interactive map documenting the most and least popular times of year to buy homes across the country. […]

Win Rufus Wainwright Tickets

The gay crooner performs in AC next week.

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Round 2 Begins: New Website Fights Back to “Save Philly Newspapers”

A new website called “SavePhillyPapers.org” has launched. You can surmise its purpose. According to an email circulated by newspaper guild Executive Director Bill Ross, the […]

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