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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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Celeb Scoop: Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes to Divorce

Terry Gross to Radio Hall of Fame. The longtime host of Fresh Air will be inducted to the Radio Hall of Fame in 2012. Also […]

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Donovan McNabb’s Mounting an NFL Comeback or Something

Seriously, how is this guy still around? Donovan McNabb is basically like the new Brett Favre, except without the dick pics and the super bowl […]

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Pedro Martinez: Not Your New Superintendent

It appears that Pedro Martinez—the deputy superintendent of Clark County School District in Las Vegas—will not be the permanent replacement to Queen Arlene Ackerman. Martinez […]

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Tyler Clementi’s Family Speaks Out on Rock Center With Brian Williams

In September of 2010, 18-year-old Tyler Clementi committed suicide by jumping off the George Washington Bridge. Clementi was gay and his roommate had used a […]

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Philly Is Basically the Setting for a Goosebumps Book Thanks to Temple University

Back in the 1950s, Temple University acquired 15 acres of land in Philadelphia after the city condemned a graveyard. The university went about turning the […]

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Weekend Roundup

The ultimate LGBT events guide


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?


Will Rick Santorum Move to Canada?

There’s a whole sect of people who were so upset with the Supreme Court’s decision on President Barack Obama’s controversial health care law that they’ve […]

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Spare Me Your Jerry Sandusky Jokes

Knock, Knock. “Who’s there?” Jerry Sandusky. “Jerry Sandusky w—wait, what?” The Jerry Sandusky knock-knock joke might be a bit of a hyperbolic example—people aren’t running up […]

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Ever Been on The Outs?

Check out this gay web series

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Channing Tatum’s Smooth Moves in Magic Mike

Our regular movie blogger Aaron Mettey and guest writer Carrie Denny discuss buns, pecs, and whether you should take your mom to see Magic Mike.

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If You Can Read This Sentence, You’re Having a Better Morning Than 30,000 PECO Customers

Early morning storms have left many people in the region without power. Approximately 30,000 PECO customers—mostly in Chester County—lost power, as did 15,291 Atlantic City […]

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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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What We Love: Diner En Blanc

A pop-up picnic, anyone?

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PA Politicians Weigh In on SCOTUS Ruling

Yesterday, SCOTUS basically broke the Internets when it announced the decision to uphold President Obama’s controversial health care law. Obviously, every politician ever seized the […]

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Choose Your Own Adventure for Men: Dating or Employment

Hey, all you young men out there living sorry lives in these confusing times? We have good news and bad news. The good news first: […]

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The New Wawa Is the Best Thing About Center City This Week

If you’ve noticed that everyone in Center City has a little more spring in their step this week, you know why: The Wawa has reopened.

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