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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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Sixers Fans Better Have Patience With Team

I don’t get it, and I know there were thousands of Sixers fans out there thinking the same thing when the 15th pick rolled around […]

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Morning Scoop: Grammys to Honor Springsteen

Grammys to Honor The Boss. The Recording Academy has announced that 20-time Grammy-winner Bruce Springsteen is its 2013 MusiCares person of the year. Springsteen will […]

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The Times Recognizes Philly’s Knack for Whoring

It’s usually encouraging to see Philadelphia on the front page of the New York Times, getting props for leading, not following, a national trend. This […]

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No-brow Americana at Square Peg

Matt Levin wants to provoke you. He wants to ruffle your expectations, challenge received wisdom about what belongs in high-concept dining, needle you into ingesting […]

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Review: Stateside Cooks From the Heart

Saturday night at Stateside, and a music stoppage would strand a dozen people without chairs. That’s a lot of extra bodies for a 40-seat space, […]

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Off the Cuff: July 2012

As a longtime observer of Philadelphia, I am convinced that the city has a death wish. In fact, it makes a mess of everything it […]


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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A Summer at Camp Kweebec

Here are some things kids are still doing at sleep-away summer camp: learning woodworking, taking swimming lessons, making bracelets out of colored strings and letter […]

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Oral History of the Mann

In the 20th century, presenting free classical music concerts under starry summer skies was one of the determinants of a city’s civility. This gratis dispensation […]

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What’s Philly’s Favorite Team?

Though the Phillies haven’t been above the .500 mark since they won their first game of the season, there’s something in the air at Ponzio’s […]

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The Psychopath Test

“I heard a story about her once,” said James. “She was interviewing a psychopath. She showed him a picture of a frightened face and asked […]

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A Piano for a Table

I grew up in a big family—mom, dad, four kids, two grandparents who lived with us, assorted foreign exchange students. Our days and nights were […]

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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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Deconstructing Bart Blatstein

Larry Freedman remembers it well, because it was one of those sweet, sweet Bart Blatstein nights. As zoning chair for the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association, […]

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Temple Announces Tuition Freeze and Additional Financial Aid

As universities nickel and dime students into canyons of post-graduation debt, there stands a beacon of light, which just happens to be in North Philly. […]

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City Council Officially Passes $3.6B Budget

Philadelphia’s City Council voted to officially pass the proposed $3.6 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year. The bill that raised property taxes 3.6 percent—and […]

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Celeb Scoop: Watch the Trailer for the Locally Filmed Silver Linings Playbook Starring Bradley Cooper

The Silver Linings Playbook Trailer. Angry Bradley Cooper. Upper Darby. Jennifer Lawrence. Collingswood. DeNiro. Eagles jersey. Community Cast Returns. The entire cast of the NBC […]

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