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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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Morning Scoop: Guy Stabbed Six Times For Not Cutting a Man’s Hair (He’s Not a Barber)

People Are Still Killing Each Other. First, a roundup of city violence over the weekend. This time we’ve got nightclub shootings, a murder in Society […]

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The Posh Life: London

GET THERE Splurge on a lie-flat Club World seat on British Airways for the overnight six-hour flight (from $3,000 one-way). STAY The name, Dorchester Collection, […]

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One of Us: Jennifer Weiner

This month, the author of nine New York Times best-sellers releases what will undoubtedly be her 10th, The Next Best Thing, about a dream-seeking girl […]

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Iguodala Sells Main Line Home

The Sixers surprised some people by selecting Maurice Harkless in the the first round of the NBA draft on Thursday. Harkless doesn’t have the size […]

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No Long Weekend, Traffic, Occupiers and Queen Latifah. Ladies and Gentlemen, July 4th in Philadelphia

Can we have a brief conversation about July 4th being on a Wednesday? We’re all getting jipped. Pretty much no one has Monday and Tuesday […]

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So, You Want to Sneak Into a Hotel Pool, Huh?

It’s hot. Like, really hot. So, if you’re looking for a way to avoid bakin’ like a toasted cheeser, you should head on over to […]


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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Tony Payton Jr.’s 8 Favorite Things

The state representative and dapper power player gives us a glance into how he keeps fit, stylish and organized. (And you thought you had a lot […]

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Art Museum Increases Ticket Prices This Weekend

As of this Sunday, the price of general admission at the Philadelphia Museum of Art will cost $20. The impact of the 25-percent price bump […]

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Bucks County Day Trip Destinations

Fred’s Breakfast New Hope: 13 East Randolph Street Few people possess the keys that gain entrance to this members-only riverside morning hot spot; to score a […]

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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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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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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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