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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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School Shooting in Baltimore During First Day of Class

The first day of class at Perry Hall High School in Baltimore was marked by violence today as at least one student was injured in […]

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Philly Is George McFly and the Nation’s List Editors Are Biff

It seems like every week there is a new list out of the top cities in America for something or other. I have done some […]

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IBM Buys Wayne-Based Firm for $1.3 Billion

IBM has purchased Kenexa—a human-resource systems software and research company based in Wayne with clients like Starbucks, Verizon, and the U.S. Navy—for a reported $46 […]

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Buzz Bissinger Doesn’t Care Whether or Not Lance Armstrong Cheated

Buzz Bissinger doesn’t care whether or not Lance Armstrong cheated to win his seven Tour de France titles. In case you don’t believe him, Bissinger […]

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Is Miley Cyrus Gay?

Lessons learned from a Twitter exchange

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IndiGoGo Tickets Go on Sale

Mark your calendar for Oct. 6


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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Two Rottweilers Die in Car While Owner Was in a Jersey Restaurant

A 48-year-old man from Freehold Township is facing two counts of animal cruelty charges after his two rottweilers died in his car while he was […]

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WATCH: Grey’s Anatomy Teaser

Will Arizona make it out alive?

Did Chris Christie Turn Down VP Gig Because He Doesn’t Think Romney Can Win?

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reportedly wouldn’t resign from his post in the Garden State to take a potential spot on Mitt Romney’s presidential ticket. […]

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Jay-Z Should Refund Made in America Ticket Holders

Time is short, and Labor Day weekend is almost upon us, so I will cut to the chase: Made In America, the genre-bending, two-day concert […]

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49ers: It Gets Better

First NFL team supports LGBT rights

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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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This Guy Doesn’t Really Want to Kill Mitt Romney

Staphmeal blogger Joshua Scott Albert, who came to notoriety in Philadelphia for saying nasty, generally unintelligent and sometimes anti-Semitic things about restaurants and their owners, […]

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Four Hours of Springsteen? Yes, Please!

I don’t know if American audiences can take a three-and-a-half hour show. They’re exhausted. In Europe there’s a rat race too, but they take six-week […]

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RIP Neil Armstrong

Neil Armstrong’s obituaries were only half-right. Yes, Armstrong was the first human to step foot on the moon. What’s possibly more significant, though, is that he […]

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Morning Scoop: Facebook Page Supporting Suspected Cop Killers Taken Down

Facebook Page Supports Suspected Cop Killers. StaphMeal isn’t done pissing everyone off, yet. This time, he created a Facebook page touting his support of the […]

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