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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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Pence Hits Walk-Off Home Run in Extra Innings

The Phils (read: Chad Qualls) gave up two runs in the top of the ninth inning, allowing the Astros to force extras. Hunter Pence—who committed […]

Mitt Romney Autotune Video From the Bed Intruder Guys

Somehow the Gregory Brothers and the New York Times knew, intuitively, that your afternoon was severely lacking in auto-tuned videos of clips from presidential candidates. […]

Romney Goes After Obama’s Stimulus With “Fire on the Prairie” Speech in Iowa

Presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney has taken aim at President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus with a 3 p.m. speech in Iowa. Romney calls the stimulus […]

Barack Obama Talks Gay Marriage, Embarrassing His Daughters on The View

Barack Obama was on The View today (the segment was taped yesterday) to discuss, among other things, his stance on gay marriage and that his […]

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Another Rabid Raccoon, This Time in Wissahickon Valley Park

The Philadelphia Public Health Department has reported that a hiker was attacked by a rabid raccoon in a bathroom in the Wissahickon Valley Park last […]

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Watch a Glouco Guy Implant Magnets Into His Wrist to Hold His iPod Nano

A 21-year-old body piercer at Dynasty Tattoo named Dave Hurban was a human. Now, he’s a cyborg because he implanted magnets into his wrist so […]


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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Suspects in Old City Beating Death to Stand Trial for Third-Degree Murder

Back in January, 23-year-old Temple grad Kevin Kless was beaten to death shortly after last call in Old City. Today, a judge ruled that the […]

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Olney Shooting Victim Had Given Police a Written Statement on Recent Murder

Last night 21-year-old Rodney Ramseur and his girlfriend Latia Jones, also 21, were shot multiple times on a porch in the city’s Olney section last […]

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An Alternative Plan to the Rutgers-Rowan Merger

In a statement on Monday, Rutgers-Camden Chancellor Wendell Pritchett said that there is an alternative plan to the merger of Rutgers-Camden and Rowan University supported […]

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FBI Opens Inquiry Into JPMorgan’s $2 Billion Loss

CBS News has confirmed that an FBI inquiry into the $2 billion loss reported by JPMorgan Chase is in its initial stages. On May 10th, […]

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Celeb Scoop: Jay-Z Backs Obama on Gay Marriage

Jay-Z Backs Obama on Gay Marriage. Hov sat down with CNN while he was in town for yesterday’s big announcement. When he was asked about […]

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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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This Short Film on Pete Rose Is the Saddest Thing You’ll Watch All Week

ESPN has announced that it will produce another volume of 30 for 30—the Peabody award-winning series of documentary films. The second volume will include 30 […]

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Philly Pride Grand Marshall Announced

The details on the parade and party

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Woman, 70, Threatens to Chain Herself to a Gazebo in Sea Isle

A 70-year-old woman says that she’s ready to go on a hunger strike or chain herself to the gazebo in the backyard of her Sea […]

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Confident, Employed Twentysomethings: They Do Exist!

Middle-aged people and their someday-you’ll-see-what-I-mean advice can really get on your nerves when you’re young. Do you think we don’t see you rolling your young […]

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