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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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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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Doub Henshaw’s Boho-Inspired Fishtown Garage

House-hunting: I was walking the dogs and I saw this garage for sale. It was terrible. But I wanted lots of space, and I wanted […]

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Alla Spina Goes Hog-Wild on Mount Vernon

Something like this was bound to happen. If Stephen Starr didn’t do it, another showman would. It could only be a matter of time before […]

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An Excerpt from Ed Rendell’s Nation of Wusses

In my 30 years in public life, I believe I have done many cutting-edge things, taken real risks to make change happen, and surely said […]

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Tyrone Gilliams: Ivy League Scam Artist

In December 2010, a tall, puffy 40-something ex-Penn basketball player named Tyrone L. Gilliams Jr. announced that it was time for him—for all of us—to […]


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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Some Thoughts for the Class of 2012

Editor’s Note: A few months ago, Joe Cilio, a 2010 Graduate of the Haverford School, was invited back to his alma mater to give a […]

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The Death (And Life) of the Philadelphia Alt Weekly

They were tiny and ugly and brave. They believed in things and got sued. The Welcomat made the first real mark, in 1971. It was […]

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Philly’s Best Barbershops

Francis the Duke Northern Liberties: 1050 North Hancock street, #77 Bart Blatstein’s trendy Piazza wouldn’t be complete without a vintage-flavored barbershop with an edgy twist. Enter […]

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Snooki Needs to Quit Tanning

A strange thing happened during my senior year of high school. All at once and seemingly without warning, all of my friends started going tanning. […]

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Larry Platt Resigns as Editor of the Daily News

Larry Platt has announced that he’ll be leaving the Daily News on June 8th. We hear Platt is stepping aside to focus on a book […]

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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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Group Complains That Residents at Albert Einstein Train on Kittens

A Washington-based nonprofit plans to file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s animal care office in Raleigh because residents at Albert Einstein Medical […]

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Mayor Nutter Supports Fire Commissioner Amid Calls for Resignation

Yesterday afternoon the firefighters Local Union 22 called for the resignation of Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers. The move came in wake of the April 9th […]

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Provost Named Acting President of Temple University

Temple University has named Richard M. Englert—a provost and longtime administrator—as its acting president while the search for a permanent replacement for Ann Weaver Hart […]

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Press of Atlantic City Calls Out the Daily News

The folks at the Press of Atlantic City took issue with Tuesday’s front-page headline. The Daily News ran an aerial photo of Atlantic City with […]

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