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How Five Days in Philly Changed Movie History Forever

On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, the never-before-told story of the crazed, chaotic, and clandestine filming of the city’s most famous movie.


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Dear Josh Shapiro: Now That You Have the Votes, Here’s Our Wish List

Mac Mart owner Marti Liberman, whose business was targeted by the Boycott Ride in Philadelphia on Sunday, November 8th (photo courtesy Marti Lieberman/Mac Mart)
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Mac Mart Wasn’t Even Supposed to Be Open During the Philly Boycott Ride. Here’s Why It Was

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14 New Books by Philly Authors to Add to Your TBR List

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NFL Draft Can Be More Exciting Than an Eagles Game

This year’s NFL Draft gets underway Thursday. It’s always one of the most anticipated and highly rated sporting events of the year, even though it’s […]

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Eating on $5 a Day, Congressman Bob Brady Is Hungry

Yesterday, I spoke with Bob Brady in the middle of a busy Primary Day. Actually, he said it was “slow as hell.” The larger-than-life eight-term […]

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How to Check Your Main Line Teen for Tattoos

My college-aged daughter claims she has no tattoos. Just to make sure, I sneak into her room and, while she’s sleeping, peek at all the […]

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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. […]


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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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 […]

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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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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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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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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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