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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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Poll Shows Christie Won’t Help Romney Ticket in Jersey

A new poll released by Quinnipiac University shows that Mitt Romney would likely lose New Jersey to Barack Obama in a general election even if […]

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What Do Gap Ads Really Say About Gay Love?

Jessica Goldschmidt’s seeing dollar signs

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Delco Mom Left Toddlers Alone in Yard While She Went to Work

A 26-year-old mother of two is charged with child endangerment for allegedly leaving her two sons, five and two respectively, alone in their yard all […]

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Phils Place Vance Worley on the 15-Day DL

The Phillies have placed starting pitcher Vance Worley on the 15-day disabled list with right elbow inflammation. They had previously announced that Worley would hang […]

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Nifty Fifty’s Owners Charged in $2.2 Million Tax Evasion Conspiracy

The U.S. Attorney’s office has announced that the five owners and managers of Nifty Fifty’s have been charged in a tax evasion conspiracy for allegedly […]

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Michael Vick Is Getting Married in Miami on June 30th

Philadelphia Eagles starting quarterback Michael Vick will be getting hitched to PNK Elephant co-owner and longtime fiancée Kijafa Frink in front of 300 people at […]


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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New Gap Ads Pioneer the Cheesifying of Gay Love

Gap has a new ad campaign. It’s for t-shirts, and (like most ad campaigns) it’s telling you what to be. Be you, be true, be […]

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PPD Removes Six Evidence Examiners After Routine Test

The Philadelphia Police Department has removed six of its 12 trace evidence examiners following a routine proficiency test. The exam is given twice annually to […]

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Jeff Carter Scored a Hat Trick for the Kings Last Night

While the Flyers are gambling at Revel or golfing or spending more time with their families, Mike Richards and Jeff Carter—formerly of the orange and […]

Chris Christie One-Upped by Newark Mayor Cory Booker in Video Short

A new video made for the Interwebz features Newark’s Mayor Cory Booker (D) performing all sorts of miraculous deeds, much to the chagrin of Republican […]

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Graduation Cash-Grabbing: The Check’s Not in the Mail

When I graduated high school, back in the Paleozoic Era that was the ’80s, my parents did not throw me a party. In fact, they […]

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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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Howard Stern Is Offensive on America’s Got Talent

I have never watched America’s Got Talent before, but I tuned in this week just to see the show’s newest judge, shock jock Howard Stern. […]

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This Should Be the Last Thing You Read About Parenting

Last week’s Time magazine cover was a hard one to avoid. Next to the headline “Are You Mom Enough?,” it depicted a young woman in […]

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Center City’s Obstacles: A Sidewalk Guide

Jonathan Papelbon had some kind words for Philadelphia the other day. “Philadelphia has a cool feel to it, man,” the new Phillies closer told Sports […]

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Obama Talks Marriage on The View

He doesn’t support DOMA

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