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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.


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Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

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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

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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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The RNC’s Stepford Wives

In this season of polls, my favorite came out a few weeks back from NBC News and the Wall Street Journal, showing Mitt Romney with […]

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Morning Scoop: Made in America Nets One Beer Thief

Made in America Nets One Bad Guy. The Made in America has been generally deemed a success, with no violence problems and no one one […]


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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Will Jeffrey Lurie Fire Andy Reid?

Jon Gruden is waiting to get back into the game. And those who have suffered through his sycophantic work on Monday Night Football would love […]

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You Can Buy a Home on What a Philly Street Hustler Earns

The Made in America concert went down this past weekend, and was by all accounts a rousing success. It’s great that Shawn Carter (aka Jay-Z) […]

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Chris Matthews Is Out of Control

As the Democrats open their national convention, it’s time for MSNBC to play Hardball with Chris Matthews. Judging by last week’s performance with the GOP, […]

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Read This if You Spent Labor Day Thinking About How Much You Hate Your Job

In her book 16 Mondays, Philadelphia’s Akilah t’Zuberi (ex-wife of History Detectives co-host Tukufu Zuberi) paints a picture of a global epidemic of workplace misery […]

The Great American Hotel: The Breakers

From $289 per night | 1 South County Road, Palm Beach | 561-655-6611 When I was a child, I was fascinated by the opening credits of the […]

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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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Wawa Pulls (Possibly) Tainted Fruit

Fruit is being pulled from the shelves at 127 Wawa stores in four states, due to concerns about salmonella infection. Taylor Farms New Jersey recalled […]

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US Airways News: PHL Nonstop to Austin

Hipsters and Tim Duncan fans, rejoice! US Airways announced on Friday that it will begin offering non-stop service from Philadelphia to both Austin and San […]

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Charlie Manuel On The Hot Seat

Jimmy Rollins has already been benched for “lack of hustle.” Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino are gone, traded to playoff contenders. The lowly Mets—the Mets!—ended […]

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Kimmel’s Rooftop Garden Gets Cooler

A decade after the Kimmel Center opened up to mixed reviews, its leaders are getting around to making some big fixes. First on the list? […]

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