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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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Risa Vetri Ferman Named L’Oreal “Woman of Worth”

Likely already Philly’s most decorated family, the Vetris have another award to pin on the fridge. While her brother, chef Marc Vetri, has his own share […]

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Bar Brawl During Pennsylvania Society Weekend

If you were wondering where Philadelphia’s most rich and powerful were hanging out the past few days, they were at the Waldorf Astoria in New […]

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Don’t Worry: The Supreme Court Will Uphold Gay Marriage

And now the worrying begins. The Supreme Court on Friday said it will decide two gay marriage cases during this term—possibly settling once and for […]

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Why Today’s Young Men Aren’t Into Cars, Driving

I’ve never really gotten the car-cult thing. So far in my auto-owning life, I’ve had a Nissan, a Jeep, a Subaru, a Mercury, two minivans […]

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VIDEO: An Old-Fashioned South Philly Christmas

If watching this video of a retro South Philly Christmas doesn’t get you in the nostalgic holiday mood, nothing will:

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Mayor Announces Something That Looks Like Investigation, But Totally Isn’t, Into Election Day Mishaps

With lingering questions about Philadelphia’s performance on Election Day, Mayor Nutter has decided to get to the bottom of things, but in a way that […]


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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The Onion: Eagles Troubled That Foles Is Asking About Ways to Tear an ACL

The latest: According to team sources, members of the Philadelphia Eagles’ staff were “incredibly troubled” Friday after new starting quarterback Nick Foles began asking about […]

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Questlove Remembers First Time He Heard “Rapper’s Delight”

In Rolling Stone‘s countdown of The 50 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs of All Time, Philadelphia’s Questlove offers his memory of hearing “Rapper’s Delight” for the first […]

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Forget Football: Army Already Beat Navy at Pranking

Sure, there’s a big game between Army and Navy this weekend in Philadelphia. But Army already won the most important contest of all—the prank contest. […]

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We Live in a World Where People Who Don’t Recognize Animal House Quotes Are The “Smart Ones”

Pity poor Sweeny Murti, a reporter who covers the New York Yankees for WFAN radio. He’s featured in a calendar—The 365 Stupidest Things Ever Said—for […]

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Here Are Places to Eat in Philly Without Feeling Guilty About How the Waitstaff is Treated

The 2013 National Diners’ Guide to Ethical Eating has been released—it’s a compendium of places to eat and drink that offer benefits that can include […]

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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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Kobe Could Surpass Wilt as Philly’s Best Player, But Not Best-Loved

Lower Merion product Kobe Bryant this week became the youngest player—at age 34—to score 30,000 points in the NBA. He could surpass Wilt Chamberlain, another […]

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“Mafia Prince” Details Bloody Philly Mob Life Under Nicky Scarfo

The nephew of former Philadelphia mob boss Nicky Scarfo has written a new book, “Mafia Prince,” in which he admits killing 10 people for his […]

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The Gay Dollar

Fact verses fiction

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What Do People Really Think of Marriage Equality?

Inside a new web series

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