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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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Philly’s Very Own One-Hit Wonders

The Silhouettes: “Get a Job” In 1957, a doo-wop group in Philadelphia called the Silhouettes recorded a song called “Get a Job” at the Robinson […]

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Inside the Eagles’ LeSean McCoy Deal

LeSean McCoy was sleeping when he became a millionaire 45 times over. After an exhausting, roller-coaster day/off-season, he retired to his place with his closest […]

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Mayor Nutter Wants to Give Your Money to H’burg Republicans

We’ll see. That pretty much sums up Mayor Nutter’s proposal to implement the much-needed Actual Value Initiative (AVI) before we examine how the move to […]

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Lessons Learned From John Edwards

I never see famous people. Wait. I’m lying. I saw JP II when he was here in 1979. I was 11, and my grandmother took […]

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My Top Jersey Shore Pet Peeves

We will be told ad nauseam that this weekend is the “unofficial” start of summer. I don’t care what Cecily Tynan says, summer starts officially […]

Philly’s Happiest Gay Couples

Sarah Morris (28) + Hanako Franz (26) Franz is a ninth-grade history teacher who works with her school’s Gay-Straight Alliance; Morris, a paralegal with the […]


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?


Addicted: The Dark Side of Gay Sex

We all put up with a certain amount of naughtiness from our boyfriends. We look the other way when he flirts with the twink in […]

Philly DJs’ Hot Summer Playlists

DJ Robert Drake Sound: New Wave and Retro Trax. Venues: Sex Dwarf at Fluid Nightclub and Bottoms Up at the Bike Stop. 1. The B-52s […]

Al Fresco Summer Dining in Philadelphia

It’s a beautiful day in the Gayborhood. There’s not an empty seat on Knock’s sidewalk, and Valanni’s al fresco scene is one sparkling pear martini […]

Philly DJs’ Hot Summer Playlists

DJ Robert Drake Sound: New Wave and Retro Trax. Venues: Sex Dwarf at Fluid Nightclub and Bottoms Up at the Bike Stop. 1. The B-52s […]

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Jimmy Rollins and Wife Have a Baby Girl

Freddy Galvis will shift over to his natural position at shortstop this evening as Jimmy Rollins is out of the lineup because his wife Johari […]

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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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Made in America Lineup Includes Pearl Jam, Drake, Skrillex and Others

Pearl Jam, Drake, Skrillex, Odd Future, Miike Snow, and Afrojack are all supposed to perform at Jay-Z’s Made in America concert on the Parkway over […]

Romney Set to Raise $10M in NY, CT

Mitt Romney has more than a dozen events planned in the next during two days this week while he’s on the campaign trail in New […]

Notre Dame Sues Obama Administration Over Birth Control Mandate

Notre Dame—along with dozens of other Catholic schools and institutions—has filed a lawsuit against the Obama administration over a mandate requiring most employers to provide […]

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Vance Worley Has a Bone Chip

Some good (?) news for the 2012 Phillies is that starting pitcher Vance Worley has a bone chip. The Vanimal was placed on the 15-day […]

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