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Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year.


Philadelphia psychologist Sandra Shachar, who was cited and threatened with arrest by feds for vandalism at the President's House (photo courtesy Sandra Shachar)
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Meet the Philly Woman Cited for “Vandalizing” Independence Mall

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Are You Philly’s Best Parallel Parker? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It

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AI Bots Stole My Music

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What We Love: Gay Father’s Day Ad

JC Penney celebrates real-life pops

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Morning Scoop: Local Girl Made Finals of the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Local Girl Comes Up Short in Spelling Bee Finals. Lena Greenberg, of Chestnut Hill, made it to to the Championship Finals of the Scripps National […]

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Questlove’s Guide to Roots Picnic 2012

This weekend, Questlove, Black Thought, and the rest of the Legendary Roots Crew will congregate at Penn’s Landing along with a host of other musical […]

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Cheapskate’s Guide to Philly in the Summer

It all started in the summer of 1793, when the city came down with yellow fever and all of the rich folks got the hell […]

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You’ve Forgotten Just How Bad 1980s Fashion Was

Tickets go on sale today for an August 5th concert at the Mann, with New Edition, Salt-N-Pepa and El Debarge. This is mind-blowing for a […]

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How to Work Around Comcast’s File-Sharing Crackdown

If you can’t get the Feds to do it, you’d better do it yourself. Starting July 1st, major American Internet service providers will become copyright […]


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

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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21 Most Awesomely Bad Movies of All Time

People love bad movies. When I asked Facebook friends what they thought was the best worst movie ever, titles flooded in—within days I had a […]

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One “Not Guilty” Verdict in John Edwards Case, Mistrial on Five Other Counts

The jury in the corruption trial of John Edwards—who have been deliberating for nine days—returned a verdict today on one of the six felony charges […]

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Mom Allegedly Hit Teenage Son in the Head With a Bat

A 50-year-old Drexel Hill woman got into an argument with her son’s friend. When her 16-year-old son came to his friend’s defense, the woman hit […]

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Jury Set to Deliberate Trial of Monsignor William Lynn

The jury could being deliberating the fate of Monsignor William Lynn as early as Friday after both sides delivered closing arguments on Thursday. The defense […]

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Sesame Street Torture Would Be Tame Compared to This

We recently caught wind of a TMZ report that an Al Jazeera documentary explains that sound is often used to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay. […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


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Woody Allen Inspired by Upper Darby Crime

Woody Allen recently wrote a work of fiction inspired, partly, by a strange crime committed in Upper Darby last year. The owner of a pizza […]

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Firefighters Union Wants Mayor Nutter to Resign

This morning Local Union 22 called another press conference to reiterate its desire to have Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers resign for alleged mistakes during the […]

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Today’s Victory for Gay Marriage

What does the key ruling really mean?

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Hollywood Will Ruin Your Childhood Memories

Belittlement occurs on a regular basis for movie lovers. It’s a symptom of reading preposterous news—who’s ready for Vince Vaughn in The Rockford Files?—or watching […]

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