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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


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An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

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Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

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DeSean Jackson Makes a Cameo in a Mario-Themed Nike Commercial

DeSean Jackson apparently took a break from rapping bobbing and gesturing to make a cameo in a Mario Bros.-themed Nike commercial. It’s like Nick Arcade, […]

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Former Archdiocese CFO Cops to Stealing $900,000

Anita Guzzardi pleaded guilty on Monday to stealing stealing more than $900,000 from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia while serving as its CFO. Guzzardi—a 43-year-old Camden […]

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What We Love: Texts From Hillary

Hey Hil – I’m Gay

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Place Your Bets: How Long Will New Superintendent Last?

Welcome to Philadelphia, Dr. William R. Hite Jr., new superintendent and CEO of the School District of Philadelphia. Please note that “Broad Street” is what […]

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Listen: Pet Shop Boys

A preview of the duo’s new single

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TOY Gets New Venue

DVLF tells us where it’s moving


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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Paterno Family Wants Emails Released to Public

Paternos Want Emails Released. The Paterno family has announced that it wants all of the emails and records pertaining to the 2001 shower incident released […]

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Explained: The Leap Second (We Had One Yesterday)

If you woke up yesterday feeling the slightest bit more refreshed, you can thank the leap second. If you woke up yesterday morning and your […]

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TV Anchors Comment on Anderson Cooper News

Welcome to the club, Anderson Cooper. Now repeat after me: We’re here. We’re queer. We’re on deadline. In case you just regained consciousness, CNN’s star […]

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See Who Pays to Influence Philly

New lobbyist disclosure statements filed recently with the city’s Board of Ethics offer a first-ever look at how special interests attempt to influence policy in […]

Senator Pat Toomey Attacks Obama in Memo Before Bus Tour Hits PA

Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey—along with Ohio’s Rob Portman—preempted an Obama campaign bus tour, scheduled for later this week, with a message about the president’s “middle-class […]

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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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26 Occupy Protesters Arrested in Center City on Sunday

Philadelphia Police arrested 26 Occupy protesters outside of the Convention Center on Sunday evening. Bike officers reportedly corralled 20 men and six women who were […]

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Jersey Fines Casinos for Using Unshuffled Cards and Other Violations

Gaming officials in New Jersey have fined Bally’s and Trump Taj Mahal $200,000 for multiple violations. Bally’s Atlantic City was ordered to pay $105,000 for […]

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Watch Governor Christie Call a Reporter an Idiot

Chris Christie took questions from reporters following a Saturday press conference about the collapsed water mains in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The reporters were briefed […]

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Police Pull Body from Schuylkill River in Fairmount

Authorities pulled the body of a black male out of the Schuylkill River this morning. The body was found under the Vine Street Bridge in […]

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