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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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Ryan Howard Had Muscle Removed During Second Surgery

If you’ll think back to spring training, we all learned that Ryan Howard had developed an infection in the wound that resulted from off-season surgery […]

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Eighth-Grade Career Day Made Me Sweat

I’ll admit it. I arrived pretty unprepared for career day at my son’s middle school. I have taught for so long and spoken at so […]

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Camden Man Implicated in 1979 Disappearance of Etan Patz

In May of 1979, 6-year-old Etan Patz was walking to his bus stop in New York’s SoHo neighborhood for the first time when he disappeared. […]

Mitt Romney Is in West Philly to Talk Education Reform

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is in West Philly this morning to participate in a roundtable discussion on education reform. The event is scheduled […]

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Q&A: Jerry Sandusky’s Lawyer, Joe Amendola, Talks

This case centers on kids. Your own childhood was hardly idyllic. When I was growing up, it was very, very unusual for families not to […]

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Our 2012 Ultimate Summer Concert Guide

Summer concert season is here, and this year, we’ve got everything from The Roots Picnic 2012 on the waterfront and Jay-Z’s Made In America festival […]


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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Will DeMeco Ryans Cure the Eagles’ Linebacker Curse?

DeMeco Ryans says he still goes generally undetected when walking the streets of Philly, the natives not yet familiar with his scent. But some have […]

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Lies, Damn Lies, and Campaign Ads

On Tuesday, the political media consultant who nearly a quarter century ago introduced us to Willie Horton—the subject of one of the most patently racist […]

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Morning Scoop: Orchestra Submits Plan to Exit Bankruptcy

Orchestra Has a Plan. The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced a plan to erase its debt, cut costs, and climb out of bankruptcy. The orchestra declared […]

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Philly Journalism’s New Power Couple

There was a lot of story buried in a piece the Inquirer published in April on one of its brand-new owners, Lewis Katz, the Camden-raised […]

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Wanted: Female Mayoral Candidates

It’s March 8th, and the recent national debate over the “war on women” is at its zenith. Rush Limbaugh has just called a Georgetown law […]

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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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Philadelphia Restaurant Review: Old World Sensibilities at Russet

Recently, Andrew and Kristin Wood took delivery of a 387-pound pig at Russet, their new BYO in an old Spruce Street townhouse. It was a […]

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Off the Cuff: June 2012

For some time now, I’ve been thinking about the mess the country is in and what a lousy job you’re doing in Washington. I know […]

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Don’t Touch Inga Saffron’s Eyes

The revered Inquirer architecture critic has strong opinions on our cityscape, to be sure. But here, she offers her thoughts on cheap beer, parallel parking […]

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Your Husband Watches Porn

“Does your husband look at porn online?” Of all the conversations moms have started­ with me as we’ve sat on park benches and watched our […]

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