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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.


Guides

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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Pa. Rep. Chris Rabb on State-Level Reparations for Slavery

“What is the price of being black in Pennsylvania? You can put a number on that, and that’s something we’ll be looking into,” Rabb said.

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The Kenney Administration’s Trumpian Response to Our Latest DROP Exposé

Petty retribution or responsible stewardship of the public trust? You be the judge.

News

Top-Performing Public High Schools Methodolgy

To come up with a ranking of the top-performing city and suburban public high schools in the eight-county Philadelphia region, we first collected the latest […]

News

Wonder What the Eagles Offensive Line Looks Like Nude? It’s Your Lucky Day.

The players stripped down for ESPN The Magazine’s annual Body Issue and took some semi-nude, semi-tasteful photos.

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Inside Candace Owens’ Misinformation Campaign

With Blexit, Owens is pushing black people to leave the Democratic Party. But is anyone buying in?

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South Philly’s Ridiculously Out of Place Asterix Mural Is Being Demolished This Week

The (short) life story of a tribute to Asterix, the obscure-in-the-United States-but-famous-everywhere-else French comic book series.


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.


News

Women Ruled at This Year’s Made in America Festival

Even Beyoncé herself took a backseat to the female star-studded lineup.

Best Thing This Week: Carli Lloyd’s NFL Offers

And why shouldn’t the Delran native be the woman to breach the NFL’s gender barrier?

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Jump Into a Giant Marshmallow Pit at This Candy Pop-Up Exhibit

The exhibit of candy art — which runs from September 20th through January 5th — includes fake Warhols, ample candy samples, and a ball pit made of (foam) marshmallows.

News

What We Know (So Far) About the Future of the PES Refinery

Former PES executive Phil Rinaldi has expressed interest in reviving the site.

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Penn Book Center’s New Owners on Kindles, Coffee, and Why They’re Still Not Sure About the Name

Matt Duques and Diana Bellonby on the capricious book industry, their vision for the new Penn Book Center, and the thorny issue of whether to rename it.

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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.


News

Sheetz Made Another Beer … This Time With a Philly Brewery

The audacity.

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The DROP Triple Dip: Philly Officials’ New Maddening Way to Waste Your Money

Just when you thought the city’s controversial deferred retirement option plan couldn’t get more galling.

News

Philly Old Navy Employees Claim White Workers Were Bused In for “Queer Eye” Taping

Three employees of color at the Old Navy in Center City say that they and other black and brown co-workers were kept out of sight while the cameras were rolling.

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7-Year-Old Girl Was Viciously Bullied and “Slut-Shamed” at This Philly School, Says Her Mom

Nakita Sibert-Mosley has filed a lawsuit against the Philadelphia School District on behalf of her daughter.

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