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Data Center Opponents Stage Halloween Protest at City Hall

’Tis the season for Jeff Bezos masks and angry pumpkins.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

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Pat Croce’s New Book Is All About Spirituality

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A Main Line Teen Is Competing Against the World’s Greatest Young Pianists

Avery Gagliano is a semifinalist in the prestigious Cliburn junior competition, which wraps up this weekend.

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The Mütter Museum, Philly’s Highbrow House of Horrors, Preps for Good Kind of Growth

A fundraising campaign will allow the museum’s creepy-but-cramped exhibition space to expand by a full 80 percent.

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That Super-Stinging Jellyfish Is Popping Up Along the South Jersey Shore

The clinging jellyfish has previously been spotted north of LBI. But a recent discovery suggests the reach of creature’s tentacles is expanding.

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The Forgotten Victim of the Salvation Army Building Collapse

Ron Wagenhoffer deserves to be remembered.

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Extreme Makeover, FDR Park Edition: Here’s What South Philly’s Huge Park Could Look Like

The Fairmount Park Conservancy has envisioned a sprawling renovation for the park, which hasn’t seen any large-scale improvements since the 1930s. The price tag: $200 million.

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City to Step Up Ticketing of Bus-Lane Blockers Along Chestnut and Market Streets

The effort is being framed as a traffic-easing measure. But to find the real source of Philly’s traffic problem, we must look inward.


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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We Survived a Demo of the New Lime Dockless Scooters

But they’re still illegal in Pennsylvania. And the jury’s still out on how safe they really are for riders.

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Acme Was Once the Dominant Supermarket in Philly. What Went Wrong?

Can the iconic chain overcome the dark changes to the American economy?

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Bryce Harper Isn’t From Here, But He Was Born to Play in Philly

Why this phenom from Vegas was never going to sign anywhere else.

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Philly’s Pension Board Is Finally Getting Its Act Together

After years of ineptitude, it’s now kicking its suburban counterparts’ butts.

Best Thing: Cabrini Are the NCAA Champions!

It’s good to have goals.

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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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Coroner Reveals New Details About Death of Philly Battle Rapper Tech 9

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office made available the official autopsy and toxicology reports on Friday morning.

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140 of Philly’s Hundred-Year-Old Citizens Partied With the Mayor at SugarHouse

Ranging in age from 99 to 106, the crowd ate cake and chatted with Jim Kenney at the annual Mayor’s Centenarian Celebration.

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In Surprise Testimony, Woman Says Philly Guitarist Mike Tyler Sexually Assaulted Her in 1985

Wilma Mae Basta came forward this week to give a victim impact statement at Tyler’s sentencing hearing for his 2017 sexual assault of a South Philly boy.

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Philly Rapper Tech 9’s Death Was a Suicide, Says Coroner

The Germantown resident died the day before he was scheduled to be arraigned on child porn charges.

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