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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


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An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

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Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

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What Would Make You Own a Gun in Center City?

I guess I have a thing about the last lines of Inquirer articles these days. Or maybe the Inky’s just getting a real handle on […]

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This is Not the Letter You Write Your Gay Son

A son comes out. A father disowns him.

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George Michael to Play Olympics

He’s among the closing ceremony talent

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Is Your Babysitter a Thief? How to Find Out Without a Nanny Cam

A couple of weeks ago, my wife came to me and told me that the father of one of my son’s classmates from last year’s […]

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Mitt Romney Has Perfected Flip-Flopping

The race for the White House will soon kick into high gear, and it’s amazing to me that Mitt Romney is even close in the […]

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Morning Scoop: Former Aide Alleges Years of Sexual Harassment at PPD

Sexual Harassment at Internal Affairs? A former aide at Internal Affairs in the Philadelphia Police Department has alleged that she was coerced into a sexual […]


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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Have the Phils Spent Enough Cash for You Now?

Last week’s trades of Shane Victorino, Hunter Pence and Joe Blanton had the distinct feel of an end of an era for the Phillies. Not […]

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NBC and U.S.A. Win Olympics Gold Medal in Insufferable

I tried. I swear—I really, really tried. For those of you who have not been obsessively following my posts (hard to believe, but I know […]

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It’s Too Easy for Usain Bolt

Usain Bolt is pretty impressive. His repeat gold medal performance in the 100 meters was amazing: He set a new Olympic record and bested a […]

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Penn, Big Pharma Team Up to Try to Teach Immune Systems to Beat the Hell Out of Cancer

Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has pledged $20 million to help Penn build the Center for Advanced Cellular Therapies where university scientists will look to compound the […]

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SPOILER ALERT: Aly Raisman Competes in Women’s Floor

Aly Raisman secured her first individual medal at the London Games earlier Tuesday when she won herself a bronze on the balance beam after appealing […]

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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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Penn State Adds Names to Jerseys

Penn State University has announced that the uniforms worn by its football teams will change for the upcoming football season. In Bill O’Brien’s first season […]

Rick Santorum Named a Headliner of the RNC

Rick Santorum will be featured as a speaker at the Republican National Convention in Tampa this month. The keynote speaker has yet to be officially […]

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Mohegan Sun to Assume Control of Operations at Resorts in Atlantic City

Mohegan Sun Tribal Authority will reportedly take over control of at least the behind-the-scenes aspects of Resorts Casino in Atlantic City. Mohegan Sun already has […]

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Police Are Looking for a 7-Year-Old Suspect in a Home Invasion Attack

Police say that three kids broke into a woman’s home in Juniata and beat her with ropes, sticks, a potted plant and a plunger before […]

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