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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

The 3rd Congressional District has a highly competitive primary for the first time in 35 years. From the son of a former mayor to a famous doctor to a high-profile state representative, here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls.


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

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The PGA Championship, By the Numbers

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She Transformed Bok Into a Creative Force. Now Lindsey Scannapieco Is Taking on Broad Street

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New York Times: Republicans Like Cheap Thrills

There is an argument to be made that, in this day and age, the cultural preference that most reflects our deepest impulses, personalities and opinions […]

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Under Comcast, NBC No Longer “Tanking It”

In the fictional world of 30 Rock, Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy is trying to tank NBC’s ratings so that he can buy the network from […]

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Thieves Can’t Spend Their Heisted $100 Bills Until 2013

We can’t wait to see the movie version of this heist: FBI officials say that thieves took a “large amount” of newly designed $100 bills […]

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Was the Eagles Loss to Detroit the Last Straw for Andy Reid?

Loyal readers of this space (hi, Mom!) know that I advocated for a free pass for Eagles coach Andy Reid this season, after the death […]

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Police Recover Boy’s Stolen Trombone; Orchestra Won’t Have to Replace After All

There’s a happier happy ending to Aidan Milligan’s story. The 9-year-old Drexel Hill boy made news last week when the Philadelphia Orchestra volunteered to replace […]

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I’m Happy Michael Vick Has Got a Dog

Michael Vick tweeted a really adorable photo last week of him and his cute little daughter, and eagle-eyed followers noticed something unusual on the kitchen […]


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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Morning Scoop: City Council to Take on Permit Parking

Eagles Lose to Lions. The Birds lost 26-23 in OT yesterday. Michael Vick seemed bewildered. Fletcher Cox was ejected with about 11 minutes remaining in regulation […]

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Arlen Specter and the Death of Pragmatic Politics

Arlen Specter was a pragmatist. That’s the kind of thing we say we want in a politician—somebody who will ignore ideology and just get stuff done—but […]

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New Guidelines for Emergency Response

LGBT issues and first responders

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Baby in Bed: What’s So Bad About Co-Sleeping?

In the night, when the hours before the workday begins dwindle down toward zero, my wife and I often bring a fussy newborn boy to […]

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2012 Fall Gadget Guide

Our favorite tech toys

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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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Arlen Specter Dies at 82

Longtime Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter died Sunday morning, from complications from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, at home in Philadelphia. [CNN] The veteran Pennsylvania senator had overcome numerous […]

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Inquirer’s Sole Full-Time Theater Critic Takes Buyout

On October 2nd, we told you that the Inquirer was making some very odd reassignments, most notably taking its full-time arts writer and theater critic […]

Friday Night Lights Creator Tells Romney to Stop Using “Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can’t Lose.”

Friday Night Lights creator (the TV version), Peter Berg is not thrilled with Mitt Romney over the GOP presidential candidate’s use of the show’s infamous […]

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Two More Cases of Meningitis Reported in Jersey

Jersey officials recently announced that 650 people had received recalled injections linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak and may be at risk. On Friday, two […]

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