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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

The 3rd Congressional District has a highly competitive primary for the first time in 35 years. From the son of a former mayor to a famous doctor to a high-profile state representative, here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls.


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How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

Longform

The Forgotten Cemetery

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Opinion

Why We Desperately Need to Reform Judicial Elections in Pennsylvania

Judges often have a more direct effect on our lives than any other elected official. Until we can change how they reach the bench, it’s on us as voters to choose the best ones we can.

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The No-B.S. Guide to the 2019 Primary Election

You’ll have plenty of candidates to choose from on Tuesday — here’s your opportunity to read up.

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This Philly-Area Nurse Is On a Frantic Search to Find Her Missing Wedding Dress

Almost three decades after her wedding, Christine Besso pulled out the box her dress had been preserved in to give to her daughter for her own wedding. There was only one small problem.

Best Thing This Week: A Liberty Bell Brouhaha

An outsider opined that Philly is less than worthy of displaying the relic. Guess what ensued?

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Meet the Husband-and-Wife Team Behind Philly’s Coolest Hotels

With a love of tech and high design, Chad and Courtney Ludeman are reinventing the Philly hotel.

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For Philly City Council, Incumbency Doesn’t Mean What It Used To

Half of the district incumbents will face primary challenges, and more than 30 candidates are vying for seven at-large seats, the largest pool since peak Rizzo backlash in 1979.


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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Longform

Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s June Issue

Our June issue drops this week. Get ready for a summer at the Shore.

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News

It’s Official: Speed Cameras Will Be Installed in Philly this Year

First red-light cameras. Now speed cameras. It’s getting really hard to be a dangerous driver in this town.

News

Biden 2020 Rally: Road Closures, Parking Restrictions, and Logistics

Here’s your guide to the big event this Saturday.

Opinion

60 Seconds of Fear on Broad Street

After a minor encounter in Center City traffic, I saw a man explode with a rage he couldn’t control.

News

How Pa.’s Latest Anti-Abortion Bill Fits Into Anti-Roe Strategy

The legislation would forbid abortions based solely on a Down syndrome diagnosis.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

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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Looks Like We’ll Be Seeing a Lot of Joe Biden in Philly

The campaign has chosen our city for its national headquarters.

News

BBWC Activist Demands That Jannie Blackwell Retract Accusations of Violence

Blackwell, who is running for reelection in City Council’s District 3, has claimed that Abdul-Aliy Muhammad instigated a fight at a campaign event and “hit a cop in the face” during a protest.

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This Is the Best Worst Map of Philadelphia Ever

When did City Hall move to Northeast Philly, and why are giant eggs attacking Roxborough?

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What Happened to Chris Stigall After He Left 1210AM? A Podcast, of Course.

We caught up with the longtime conservative talker to chat about his departure from the radio waves, his new online show, and, naturally, Brian Sims.

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