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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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Why In The World Was Joe Biden on Carmen Sandiego?

This 1993 video re-emerged to viral fame this week: Biden’s obviously changed in the last 20 years. His hair is grayer—and, uh, his hairline somehow […]

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Morning Scoop: Jill Kelley Liked the Palm in Philly

Jill Kelley Liked the Palm in Philly. Also, Changed Her Mind Too Late. At some point between asking an FBI friend to look into “cyberstalking” […]

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What Will Philadelphia Look Like in 2020? Here’s a Guess.

For more than two decades, Paul Levy has presided over the Center City District, a private-sector-sponsored organization that has tried to keep Center City “clean, […]

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Let Texas Secede!

For years and years, Texas has tried to lure tourists from the rest of the United States by proclaiming itself to be a “whole other […]

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Movember Madness

Grow a beard for men’s health

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Get Your Madonna Goods

This is some serious memorabilia


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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Let’s All Take Five Seconds and Come Up With Better Casino Names Than These Guys Did

Nothing evokes the jet-set glamour of Monte Carlo days and Casablanca nights like a chic casino moniker. SugarHouse missed that mark by a mile, but […]

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Blame Bradley Cooper’s Uncle for De Niro’s Philly Accent

Here’s Silver Linings Playbook star Bradley Cooper on Letterman last night, explaining how his HVAC-repairing Uncle Ernie came to give elocution lessons to Robert De Niro:  

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Hit-and-Run Assistant D.A. Allegedly Had 8 Pints of Guinness

Guinness makes you strong, but eight pints of it apparently makes you strongly stupid. A Delaware County prosecutor this morning alleged in court that former […]

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Philly Mag Almost Got Jerry Blavat Whacked

We didn’t mean it, Geator — honest! During alleged mob boss Joseph “Uncle Joe” Ligambi’s trial on federal racketeering charges yesterday, former mobster Louis “Bent Finger […]

Twitter Republicans Desperate to Prove Romney Lost Slightly Less Badly

After a week of stunned, grieving silence, the Tea Party has begun boiling anew over yesterday’s news that Mitt Romney failed to garner even one […]

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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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Bob Brady, Tom Knox Floated As Potential Gubernatorial Candidates

While Gov. Tom Corbett hasn’t officially announced his desire for a two-fer in Harrisburg, the results of last week’s election and his sinking poll numbers […]

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Philly Pops Announces Peter Nero’s Replacement

Maestro Michael Krajewski, who has guest-conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra and currently acts as the principal pops conductor for a number of Southern orchestras, has been […]

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UPS Pulls Boy Scouts’ Funding

The gay ban’s got to go

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There’s Only One Petraeus Cock-Up Pat Meehan Is Interested In

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan, the Delco Republican who sits on the House Oversight Committee investigating the Obama administration’s response to the 9/11/12 attack on the […]

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