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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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Police Investigate Falsified Timesheets in Bensalem School District

The Bensalem Police Department began an investigation involving the Bensalem School District when they received reports that district employees had falsified timesheets for work they […]

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D.C. Mayor Proclaims “Nattitude Weekend” for Phils Series

This weekend, a lot of Philadelphians will either be running Broad Street on Sunday or heading to CBP South for the Phils series against the […]

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Official Presentment of SEPTA Powerball Winners Scheduled for Friday

Friday morning, the Pennsylvania Lottery has planned a press conference at SEPTA headquarters to announce the validated claim that 49 SEPTA employees won the Powerball […]

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Archbishop Chaput to Announce Decision on Priests Friday Afternoon

Hundreds of Catholic priests attended a closed-door meeting with Archbishop Charles Chaput yesterday. The priests would not say what was discussed at the meeting, but […]

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Celeb Scoop: Springsteen’s Levon Helm Tribute

Springsteen’s Levon Helm Tribute. At his show in Newark last night, The Boss covered the Band’s “The Weight” in honor of the late Levon Helm. […]

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Halladay Leaves Phils for Personal Reasons

After giving up eight runs in the fifth and sixth innings of last night’s marathon game against the Braves, Phillies starting pitcher Roy Halladay left […]


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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Morning Brawl in Delco Wawa

A parolee allegedly tried to steal breakfast food from a Brookhaven Wawa this morning in front of a plain-clothed officer. Police report that the officer […]

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Facebook Timeline Changes the Perception of Time

I do not like straight lines. I don’t like standing in them, I don’t like drawing them, and I certainly don’t like cutting in them. […]

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Obama Pulls Away in PA as Romney Gains in OH, FL

A new Quinnipiac University poll shows that President Barack Obama has an eight percent lead on Mitt Romney in Pennsylvania, but that Romney has narrowed […]

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Megan Rapinoe on Gay Athletes

The soccer star goes for the gold

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Preacher: Beat Up Gay Kids

Shocking sermon will make parents cringe

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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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What We Love: Philly Wine Festival

Drink and be merry this weekend

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Taxpayer Money Covers Utilities for Water Works Restaurant

The city has been footing the bill for utilities at the Water Works Restaurant near the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Water Works has been around […]

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Overbrook’s Humankind Water Wins Walmart Contest

Last month, the people of Humankind Water posted a YouTube video appealing to Philadelphians for help winning Walmart’s “Get on the Shelf” contest. At the […]

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Moving: A Chance to See How Much Junk You Have

As a homeowner-turned-landlord and longtime renter, I appreciate both sides of the home ownership vs. rent debate. Honestly, when it comes down to it, I […]

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