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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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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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Everyone Relax, Lindsay Lohan Is Fine

If you weren’t glued to Twitter this afternoon, you might have missed the hot second when the whole Twitterverse thought that Lindsay Lohan had been […]

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Yes, the Jury Is Still Deliberating in the Priest Sexual Abuse Trial

Friday marks the ninth day of deliberations for the jury in the sexual abuse trial of members of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Deliberations were running […]

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Ryan Howard Hit Two Home Runs Today

Chase Utley and Ryan Howard (and, sure, Laynce Nix, too) were in rehab exhibition action today as they attempt to come back from their respective […]

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IMAX Theater on Riverfront in Wilmington Should Open in November

Penn Ketchum says that his $20 million, 14-auditorium Penn Cinema Imax Theater on the riverfront in Wilmington should be up and running by November. The […]

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Celeb Scoop: Kimmel Gets a First Grader to Admit He Hates Puppies

Kimmel Hooks Kids Up to Lie Detector Tests. Well, he tells them he does and gets them to reveal their darkest secrets about peeing in […]

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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?


Is President Obama a Liability for Senator Bob Casey?

President Obama—who is polling ahead in Pennsylvania—has had a close political relationship with Senator Bob Casey. Tom Smith’s campaign against Bob Casey is using the […]

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Kings Goalie Jonathan Quick Thinks He’s Chase Utley

Jonathan Quick—the Los Angeles Kings goalie who basically played on his head for the team’s entire Stanley Cup run—channeled his inner Chase Utley at the […]

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Remember the Philly Sprinter Who “Did Not Move” at the Olympics?

The 2012 Summer Olympics are set to start in London in just over a month (we hear there’s going to be a torch, or something). […]

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TSA Recommends Seven People Be Fired for Involvement in the PHL Bribery Scandal

The Transportation Security Administration has recommended that seven TSA employees should be fired for their participation in the bribery scandal at Philadelphia International Airport. Ten […]

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Father’s Day Gifts for Gay Dad

Great ideas in time for Sunday

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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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PHA Director Michael Kelly Resigns

Philadelphia Housing Authority Director Michael P. Kelly submitted his two-weeks notice today. Kelly had been the head of New York City’s housing authority, but left […]

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Philly Man Sues State Troopers for Setting Him on Fire With a Taser

A federal judge has given a Philadelphia man the go-ahead to sue two state troopers for setting him on fire with a Taser during a […]

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APA: Gay Parents are A-Okay

Discrediting a biased new study

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Turns Out JVR Doesn’t Need Surgery?

When the Flyers golf season started a bit earlier than fans had hoped, the team issued a number of updates on player injuries and treatment […]

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