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In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.
You Can Personally Test Philly’s Controversial New Voting Machines This Week
City controller Rebecca Rhynhart still hasn’t signed off on the purchase of the $8,000 units, but that’s not stopping the city from showing them off.
Trump, Sex, and G-Strings: The Juicy Story Behind Newtown Athletic Club
The NAC is so much more than a suburban gym.
Forget Rocky: Biographer Mark Kram Jr. on Philly’s Real Boxing Hero
His new biography, Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier, is out now.
Best Thing: Some Truly Royal Shade
What do you give a man who thinks he’s everything?
SEPTA’s Trolley Situation in West Philly Is Getting Real Ugly
Planned maintenance and a sinkhole are currently disrupting commutes for nearly 50,000 daily riders.
Yes, the PPA Sucks. No, It Did Not Ticket the Car That Blew Up on South Street.
A good reminder that you can’t believe every viral video you see on the Internet.
Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope
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.
A Main Line Teen Is Competing Against the World’s Greatest Young Pianists
Avery Gagliano is a semifinalist in the prestigious Cliburn junior competition, which wraps up this weekend.
The Mütter Museum, Philly’s Highbrow House of Horrors, Preps for Good Kind of Growth
A fundraising campaign will allow the museum’s creepy-but-cramped exhibition space to expand by a full 80 percent.
That Super-Stinging Jellyfish Is Popping Up Along the South Jersey Shore
The clinging jellyfish has previously been spotted north of LBI. But a recent discovery suggests the reach of creature’s tentacles is expanding.
The Forgotten Victim of the Salvation Army Building Collapse
Ron Wagenhoffer deserves to be remembered.
Extreme Makeover, FDR Park Edition: Here’s What South Philly’s Huge Park Could Look Like
The Fairmount Park Conservancy has envisioned a sprawling renovation for the park, which hasn’t seen any large-scale improvements since the 1930s. The price tag: $200 million.
Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.
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.
City to Step Up Ticketing of Bus-Lane Blockers Along Chestnut and Market Streets
The effort is being framed as a traffic-easing measure. But to find the real source of Philly’s traffic problem, we must look inward.
We Survived a Demo of the New Lime Dockless Scooters
But they’re still illegal in Pennsylvania. And the jury’s still out on how safe they really are for riders.
Acme Was Once the Dominant Supermarket in Philly. What Went Wrong?
Can the iconic chain overcome the dark changes to the American economy?
Bryce Harper Isn’t From Here, But He Was Born to Play in Philly
Why this phenom from Vegas was never going to sign anywhere else.
