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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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Junior Seau Killed Football

Junior Seau didn’t just commit suicide last week. He probably killed football itself. Now, to be sure, both pro and college teams will take the […]

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America Fell in Love With the Falling Bear

A week or so ago, Andy Duann, a kid at Colorado University-Boulder, snapped a photo of a tranquilized bear tumbling out of a tree. The […]

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Is the B-Word Still Insulting?

In 1997, Meredith Brooks released her only real hit single, “Bitch.”  The Lilith Fair ladies ate it up with a spoon and the song became […]

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Lower Merion Students Head to Haiti

Trek (n) – a difficult journey involving fundraising and building a school, typically made by high-school students. Trekkie (n) – [see TREK] a high-school student […]

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Rutgers Named a Top 25 Drama School

The Hollywood Reporter has released a list of the nation’s top drama schools and Rutgers made the cut. The list is based on results from […]

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Five Priests Ruled Unsuitable for Ministry

This afternoon, Archbishop Charles Chaput announced that the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has made decisions regarding eight of the 26 priests put on administrative leave in […]


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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This Is the Guy Swift Boating Barack Obama

Joel Arends is the founder, chairman, and only staffer of Veterans for a Strong America, “a grassroots action organization committed to ensuring that America remains […]

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Rita’s Plans 50 Locations in India

Rita’s has announced that the company plans to open 50 locations across India over the next several years. They’re also expanding to the West Coast […]

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Romney and Santorum Meet Privately in Pittsburgh

This morning, presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney met with his former Republican rival Rick Santorum privately in Pittsburgh. Details of what the two discussed […]

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Teen Pleads Guilty to Working With Jihad Jane

Mohammad Hassan Khalid is the 18-year-old Maryland honors student who was charged for his alleged participation in Montco’s Jihad Jane case. Khalid faces up to […]

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Celeb Scoop: George Clooney Hosts the Biggest Presidential Fundraiser Ever

Clooney’s Record-Breaking Obama Fundraiser. The actor’s May 10th fundraising dinner for Barack Obama is expected to pull in $12 million. That will make it the […]

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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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Councilman Wants to Focus on Collecting Back Taxes

Philly could stand to gain $12-28 million if the city can catch-up with people who have been cheating city taxes. Councilman Curtis Jones wants to […]

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Venturi House in Chestnut Hill One of “10 Buildings That Changed America”

Philadelphia’s Robert Venturi built a Chestnut Hill home for his mother in the ’60s. In April, WTTW Chicago was at the Vanna Venturi House to […]

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Why Should the U.S. Pay to Keep Hamid Karzai From Being Beheaded?

Afghanistan is the war that America doesn’t want, but will never end. So why aren’t more people outraged? Where are the protests? Where is the […]

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Here are the 48 SEPTA Employees Splitting the Powerball

The 48 SEPTA employees who have a share of the April 25th Powerball jackpot were introduced at a press conference in SEPTA headquarters today. [6 […]

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