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Philadelphia’s Next Great Era Begins Now

Why this chapter of our city’s story might be our best since, well, 1776


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Longform

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

Longform

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

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Longform

Pat Croce: Doing Chemo on Everest

Latest Stories

Dope Shows Festival Promoters Hope to Fill a Void in Philly’s Music Scene

West Philly’s Stephen Piner and Jamir Shaw want to turn the summer hip-hop event into a local staple.

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News

Police: Mural of Slain Officer Robert Wilson III Vandalized

The FOP is offering a $10,000 reward for information about a suspect.

Opinion

Opinion: The Disastrous Consequences of DA Larry Krasner’s “Reforms”

Gun-related violent crime is up in Philadelphia. That was entirely predictable when we elected a district attorney whose primary goal is releasing criminals rather than prosecuting them.

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News

What to Know as Philly’s First Heat Wave of the Summer Starts to Sizzle

Here’s how long the high temps will last — and hope to cope whether you’re in the city or down the shore this weekend.

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Guides

The 10 Worst People You Will Meet at the Jersey Shore, Ranked

From the dude blaring Springsteen from his beach chair all day to the ultimate evil.

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News

Philly Watch Parties for the 2020 Democratic Debates

What better way to kick off campaign season than yelling at a screen with a bunch of strangers?


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.


Opinion

If You Think Helen Gym Is “Philly’s AOC,” You’d Better Look Up “Progressive” Again

It’s laughable to compare a national Democratic-Socialist standard-bearer to an establishment-backed Democrat in a city that has yet to truly embrace radical policies.

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News

Kenney: PES Refinery “Intends to Shut Down” as Blast Investigation Begins

The South Philadelphia facility, the largest oil refinery on the eastern seaboard, employs more than 1,000 workers — and has a 150-year history of environmental impacts.

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News

“Hamilton” Tickets Are About to Go On Sale in Philly

Don’t throw away your shot to snag tix to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-and-Grammy-and-Pulitzer-winning musical.

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News

Philadelphians Waste a Millennium Sitting in Traffic Every Year

This new report quantifies just how ghastly (and costly) congestion can be.

News

100 Years of Pa. Women’s Suffrage: The Justice Bell and More

Nearly a century after Pa. ratified the 19th Amendment, it’s time you read up on your history.

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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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News

The Paradox of Narcan: It Saves Lives, but Masks the Extent of the Opioid Epidemic

As more of the life-saving overdose reversal drug ends up in the hands of civilians, it becomes harder to tell how often it’s being used — concealing the city’s true overdose rate.

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More Philly Hospitals Are Becoming “Baby-Friendly.” Maybe That’s Not a Good Thing.

The rigid, confounding, densely bureaucratic Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative has morphed into a system that diminishes a mother’s ability to make the best choices for her child.

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News

Phillies Announcer Dan Baker on Bryce Harper, Gritty and People Who Say Baseball Games Are Too Long

The public-address announcer has been behind the mic in South Philly since way back in 1972.

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News

Philly Politics Is a Mess. Here’s Why That’s Encouraging.

For too long we’ve been kept down by the rote predictability of our politics.

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