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Ben Kirshner’s Plan to Transform How Pennsylvania Does Business

Pennsylvania is a notoriously tough place to start or run a business. Can the first guy to sell coffee on the internet fix that? The governor sure thinks so.


Sylvester Stallone, Tom Hanks and Grace Kelly all made memorable moments in Philadelphia Oscars history (photos via Getty Images)
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Great (and Not So Great) Moments in Philly Oscars History

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Inside Da’Vine Joy Randolph’s Wild Ride From Mount Airy to the Oscars

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Jason Kelce Retires After 13 Seasons

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Jason Giambi, Like the Rest of the NL, Likes to Play in Philadelphia

Jason Giambi—a 41-year-old member of the Colorado Rockies—had some great things to say about the fans in Philadelphia. As his Rockies come to town to […]

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Forget About PA’s Proposed Booze Privatization

The debate on the proposed plan for liquor privatization in Pennsylvania has officially died in the state House of Representatives. Two weeks ago, those involved […]

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Tropicana Suspends 21 Employees for Civil Protest

On Friday afternoon members of the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE union staged a civil protest by sitting in the street and blocking traffic at […]

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Celeb Scoop: Watch Ryan Gosling Sing “When a Man Loves a Woman” at a 1991 Mormon Talent Show

Ryan Gosling’s 1991 Talent Show. Footage of Ryan Gosling performing “When a Man Loves a Woman” and dancing to C + C Music Factory’s “Everybody […]

Chris Christie’s Family Voted for the Governor to Pass on a Run for President

A recent Newsweek feature on Chris Christie reveals a vote at the governor’s dinner table in New Jersey may have been one of—if not the—most […]

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Good Thing Mayor Nutter Opened City Pools on Monday

With the heat index expected to reach 108 degrees (?!) this week, we’re relieved to say that Mayor Nutter officially opened the city’s pools on […]


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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Sandusky’s Lawyer Compares Trial Drama to All My Children

Today marks the sixth day of the trial of Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky now faces 51 charges (one was dropped) related to his alleged sexual abuse […]

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There’s a New Gay Party in Town

Get ready for Swagger

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Spanx? No Thanks.

Oh, Carrie Denny. Where do I even begin with your Philly Post piece yesterday, in which you belittle feminists like Orit Avishai for claiming that […]

MSNBC Called Out for Editing the Romney/Wawa Video

The Atlantic Wire has pointed out that a number of news organizations are calling out MSNBC for its selective editing of the video clip from […]

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Was Driver High on His Way to Geno’s?

Last March, Max Drosi, 28, of Miami, blew a red light on 8th and Washington in the Italian Market, plowing his rented Chevy Impala into […]

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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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Detective Fired for OT Theft Will Still Get His City Pension

Police brass suspended longtime homicide detective Kenneth Rossiter with intent to dismiss on Monday following an investigation that revealed he allegedly stole overtime from the […]

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Will Graham Spanier and Jerry Sandusky Talk?

She didn’t want to ask. But while doing her son’s laundry, she noticed his underwear were missing, replaced by pairs Jerry Sandusky had bought for […]

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Real Life: LGBT Refugees

How well do asylum seekers fair?

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Forecast: 108 Degrees

Someone please tell us that this is wrong.

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