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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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Mayor Nutter: The Real Issue Is About Moving America in the Right Direction

Soledad O’Brien recently interviewed Mayor Michael Nutter on CNN to get his take on what the U.S. Conference of Mayors is looking for in a […]

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Sixers CEO Adam Aron Chats Up Fans on Amtrak

It’s after 11 p.m. on Monday night, and I’m slumped in my seat on the last Amtrak train out of Manhattan headed for Philly. As […]

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What Investigators Found in Sandusky’s PSU Office

The Commonwealth finished making its case against Jerry Sandusky yesterday. And new details into how authorities investigated Sandusky were revealed. An alleged victim testified that […]

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Tropicana President Calls Planned Protest “Street Theater”

Members of the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE casino workers union have announced their intention to stage a civil protest this evening at the Tropicana […]

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Who Says Real Men Don’t Worry?

Earlier this week, our health and fitness site, Be Well Philly, ran a story about a Michigan State University study regarding anxiety in men and […]

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New Fashion Trend: Color-Coordinated Condoms

First off, a slight confession: I almost left the city the first time I bought condoms. Okay, the CVS at County Line Road was not […]


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


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Blame Jerry Falwell for Millennials’ Rejection of Religion

“He is purple—the gay-pride color,” wrote fundamentalist Baptist pastor Jerry Falwell in an issue of his National Liberty Journal back in 1999. “And his antenna […]

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The Piazza at Schmidt’s Is What’s Wrong With Philadelphia

Los Angeles is an unreal city. Unreal as in “not real,” as opposed to “cool” or “rad” or “bitchin.” It’s a desert mirage, a metropolis […]

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Morning Scoop: City Council Delays AVI for a Year, Gives $40 Million to the Schools

AVI Delayed, Schools Get $40 Million. City Council reached a compromise that called for the proposed property tax reassessment known as the Actual Value Initiative […]

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Apple Adds Gay and Lesbian Icons

Plus: Three top phone apps

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Citizens Bank Sues Curt Schilling Over 38 Studios Loan

When the government of the state of Rhode Island gave Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios $75 million, the company went to Citizens Bank to take out […]

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

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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Vote on Liquor Privatization Pushed to Next Week

Last week, we were all told that the Pennsylvania House of Representatives would be voting this week on a proposal that would privatize the state’s […]

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Celeb Scoop: Did a Philly Rapper Hit Chris Brown in the Chin With a Bottle?

Did a Philly Rapper Hit Chris Brown With a Bottle of Bubbly? Things got ugly at a New York City club when Chris Brown and […]

Mitt Romney to Stop in Weatherly, PA? [UPDATE]

Earlier this week Mitt Romney announced that he’ll be taking a five-day, six-state bus tour as a part of his presidential campaign. The trip kicks-off […]

Mayor Nutter’s Political Stock Rises on the Campaign Trail for President Obama

The folks at Talking Points Memo have taken note of Michael Nutter’s recent ascent up the Democratic political ladder as the Mayor of Philadelphia continues […]

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