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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.


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How Do You Host the World Cup? This Philly Soccer Exec Has Been Preparing for Years

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The Afterlife Is Getting a Makeover

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West Philly’s Colman Domingo Is Ready for His Close-Up

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Occupy Philly Activists Go to Trial

On April 26, 2012, several defendants could be sent to prison for what they did outside a government facility on November 29th last year, prior […]

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Video: Hall and Oates Finish Each Others’ Sentences on Google Docs

In case you hadn’t gotten your Hall and Oates fix this afternoon, here’s a Google Docs promo suggesting the duo collaborates over the Interwebtuals to […]

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Say Goodbye to the Philadelphia School District

Today, School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos and Chief Recovery Officer Thomas Knudsen announced that a plan for the decentralization of the Philadelphia School District. […]

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Buzz Bissinger Says Chris Christie Is “All Buns and No Beef”

So, while you were working or eating lunch or doing something productive today, Buzz Bissinger stopped by the comments over at Deadspin to try to […]

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Philly Restaurateurs Want NYC’s Tavern On the Green

A Who’s Who of New York City restaurateurs and developers has been touring the former Tavern On the Green space in New York, as the […]

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5 Plans That Would’ve Rewritten Philly History

One thing that’s fun about history is that there is an alternate history that invisibly runs alongside of it, the history of things that never […]


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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The Real Househusbands of Philadelphia Celebrate the Flyers Win

The newest installment of the Real Househusbands of Philadelphia show the guys celebrating the Flyers first round victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins by taunting Sidney […]

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Hunter Pence Will Undergo an MRI (Cue Panic)

Hunter Pence will reportedly undergo a precautionary MRI on his non-throwing shoulder in Phoenix today. Lovely. The results are expected to come back this afternoon, […]

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Celeb Scoop: Hudson Testifies in Family Murder Trial

Jennifer Hudson Testifies. American Idol finalist and Oscar-winner Jennifer Hudson testified in the murder trial of the man accused of killing her mother, brother and […]

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Ambulance Hostage Situation and Police Chase

Police called Norristown’s Novocare Ambulance to inform them that an ambulance was in an area that it shouldn’t have been earlier today. The ambulance company […]

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Is Giroux the Best Hockey Player in the World?

You’d have had to be in a coma to have missed the fact that the Flyers ousted the Pittsburgh Penguins from the NHL playoffs with […]

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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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400 Rescued From Stranded El Train

A train experienced mechanical problems and became stranded between the Erie/Torresdale and Tioga stations heading west this morning. A rescue train had to pull along […]

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Woman Charged for Stealing from Cheerleaders

A 41-year-old Delco woman allegedly used a credit card linked to the Chichester Eagles Cheerleading Association to rack up nearly $2,500 worth of personal expenses. […]

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HBO’s Girls is Reality-Check TV

Sex and the City for the younger set?

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HRC’s LGBT Youth Survey

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