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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


Opinion

Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

Latest Stories

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Night Market Joins Big October Week For Philly Foodies

One of our favorite Philadelphia food phenomenons—the Night Market—has scheduled its last event for the 2012 season: 7 to 11 p.m. Oct. 4 in Chinatown. […]

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Ed Rendell For Governor! Or Mayor! Again!

Oh, Ed Rendell: How can we miss you if you never, ever, ever leave? The former governor appeared on NPR Sunday morning with the mission […]

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Is There Bisexual Bias?

The Real L Word’s Romi speaks out

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Bob Dylan and Mark Knopfler Heading to Philadelphia

American songwriting legend Bob Dylan and Dire Straits front man Mark Knopfler teamed up for a successful string of European dates last year, and on […]

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DNC Hosts LGBT Welcome Party

Issues in the spotlight

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Jersey Shore Merchants End Summer With A Shrug

Labor Day signals the end of the summer—and while the Jersey Shore can expect to see a few more tourists and Philadelphia-area refugees over the […]


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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Give Me an iPad Mini for Christmas

Are you ready to have your computing world rocked again? Two weeks ago, Seattle-based e-tail leviathan Amazon sent out an announcement that rightly sent tremors […]

VIDEO: Joe Biden Is Too Hot for Words

Proving there’s no Reagan-era theme that today’s Republicans won’t revive, this week’s big political question appears to be this: “Are you better off than you […]

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Should You Circumcise Your Baby Boy?

When my editor asked me to write about circumcision this week, in response to a new statement on the subject by the American Academy of Pediatrics, […]

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Donovan McNabb Preparing to Retire

After more than a decade of driving Philadelphia fans to distraction by not quite getting over the hump, Super Bowl-wise, quarterback Donovan McNabb is apparently […]

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Why Muslim Students Choose Villanova

Villanova University doesn’t always have an easy time accommodating students who don’t conform to the university’s Catholic mission—remember last spring, when it canceled an appearance […]

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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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Trevor Project: Talk to Me

It’s Suicide Prevention Month

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Philly FIGHT Celebrates Re-Opening

Y-Hep’s new location

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Mom Uses Daughter to Shoplift

We’re not sure if this falls under the heading of “Bad Parenting” or “Times Are Tough All Over”—maybe a bit of both. In Upper Darby, […]

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Should Grandma Smoke Pot?

I It sounds like a throwaway joke in an Adam Sandler movie—let’s get Nana high!—but Philly native Robert Platshorn is deadly serious about his mission: […]

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