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How Far Did Rocky Go in His Training Run in Rocky II?

Rocky wasn’t just a boxer. He was a marathoner.


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Allan Domb: “Make Philly Fun Again”

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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Enough With the Cash-Only Restaurants

Just last week a huge lawsuit was settled: Visa and MasterCard agreed to allow retailers to charge their customers extra for their credit card fees. […]

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Why I Won’t Watch Mariah on Idol

I spent the summer of 2002 cheering for Nikki McKibbin, the American Idol contestant with candy-colored hair, a perpetually bared midriff and a powerhouse voice […]

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Rick Santorum Is Still Really Jazzed About Chick-Fil-A

You know who’s really excited about Chick-Fil-A’s chick-in-strips? Rick Santorum, that’s who! The former Republican presidential candidate tweeted that he was enjoying some of the […]

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Hamels Deal Means Phils Likely to Shop Victorino, Blanton

This morning, we awoke to the fantastic news that Cole Hamels and the Phils had inked a deal to keep the ace playing his home […]

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President Obama Wants Michael Vick to Slide More

Michael Vick has a history of problematic sliding. Philly’s quarterback has struggled to adopt the safety-first mentality when running with the ball. Actually, most of […]

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PA Voter-ID Law Heads to Commonwealth Court

A debate on the validity of Pennsylvania’s Voter-ID law has begun in a Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg. Attorneys representing civil liberties group argue that the […]


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.


New Poll Shows Obama Has a Six-Point Lead in PA

Public Policy Polling has released new polls that indicate that President Barack Obama has a six-point lead on Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in the […]

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Mayor Nutter Still Hasn’t Given Up on His Soda Tax

In 2010—and 2011—Mayor Nutter tried and failed to have a tax on soda implemented in Philly. Despite his two unsuccessful attempts, he hasn’t given up […]

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Aurora Shooting Suspect Supposedly Sent Illustrations, Plans of Massacre to Psychiatry Professor

Authorities have reportedly recovered a notebook that the Aurora shooting suspect is said to have mailed to a University of Colorado psychiatry professor more than […]

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Celeb Scoop: Christian Bale Visits Shooting Victims in Aurora

Christian Bale Visits Victims. Christian Bale—who plays Batman in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy—recently visited victims of the shooting in Aurora. [Denver Post] Sherman Hemsley, […]

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Coaches Hover Outside Student Apartment to Try to Poach Penn State Players?

Penn State defensive backs Stephon Morris and Adrian Amos have pledged allegiance to Penn State. The NCAA announced on Monday, along with its sanctions against […]

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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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2012 PSU Football Will Only Be Sad Reminder of Scandal

The NCAA gave Penn State a harsh penalty but it is the wrong one. Plain and simple the football program should have been shut down […]

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Toomey Beats Casey (at Softball)

Late-inning heroics lifted Hit It Toomey (Senator Pat Toomey’s softball team) over Scrantonicity (Senator Bob Casey’s team) in Senate Softball League play on Tuesday night.

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VIDEO: Penn State Players Issue Statement on “The Greatest Opportunity a Penn Stater Has Ever Been Given”

Penn State’s football student athletes made an announcement today, indicating that they’re eager to turn the NCAA’s sanctions against the university into an opportunity. Senior […]

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Stingrays and Sharks Down the Shore?

Approximately 50 stingrays were reportedly spotted in the water just off the shore in Spring Lake on Tuesday. Swimmers were told to get out of […]

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