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Philadelphia’s Next Great Era Begins Now

Why this chapter of our city’s story might be our best since, well, 1776


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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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She Transformed Bok Into a Creative Force. Now Lindsey Scannapieco Is Taking on Broad Street

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Pat Croce: Doing Chemo on Everest

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Lawyers Ask Judge in Catholic Church Scandal Case to Step Down

And here we were thinking that no one cared about the comments on Philly.com. Defense attorneys in the case against Monsignor William J. Lynn want […]

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Phils Reliever Asks If He Can Root for the Giants

Michael Schwimer made it to the Bigs for a stint with the Phillies last season. The reliever is mostly known for his affinity for bikini […]

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2012 Is the “Year of the Bible.” PSYCH!

Remember that time when the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a non-binding resolution declaring 2012 the “Year of the Bible”? Well, apparently it isn’t actually […]

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Springsteen Announces Clarence Clemons’s Replacement

Hardcore Springsteen fans have been wondering who would replace dearly departed saxophonist Clarence Clemons on the “Wrecking Ball” tour, which hits Philly on March 28th. […]

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Who’s Got $20,000 Lying Around and Wants a 2008 World Series Ring?

A member of the Phillies front office from the 2008 season has put his World Series ring up for auction on eBay. The starting bid […]

8 Valentine’s Day Cards That Don’t Suck

With frame-worthy cards like these—beautiful letterpress! Sweet printing on wood! Robocop!—you’ll hardly have to worry about what you write inside. Another bonus? You’ll never have […]


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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Rocky and the Terminator Share a Hospital Room

Rocky and the Terminator both underwent recent shoulder surgeries. Yesterday, Schwarzenegger tweeted a picture of the two side-by-side in hospital beds. The only thing that […]

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Cops Catch the “Office Creeper”

Gerald Broadwater—the 61-year-old man known as the “Office Creeper”—was arrested by police in New Jersey. Broadwater is suspected of waltzing into offices posing as either […]

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Jen Utley Will Have None of this Horse Diving Business

Yesterday, I was a little perplexed when I heard that the diving horses of yesteryear were supposedly making a return to Atlantic City’s Steel Pier […]

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A Day in the Life of a Philly Arts Lover

This past Saturday, I spent the first half of my day in a 1998 Nissan Maxima, by choice. I went on a driving tour of […]

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Year of the Bible? Seriously?

When did the state become church?

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

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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Forget ObamaCare. Now There’s ObamaWear!

A story appeared this week in the Wall Street Journal headlined: “Designer Gear for Obama Raising a Ruckus.” Causing the designer ruckus, duh, were the […]

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What We Love: Queer V-Day Cards

Great gift ideas from Revel & Riot

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Philly War Vets Deserve a Parade Down Broad Street

More than one million American men and women fought in Iraq. Many of them will never be the same—32,200 were wounded. Most knew one of […]

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Living Without Peanut Butter: A Suburban Childhood

Little Jimmy, age 8, approaches the microphone and looks around at all the strange grown-ups smiling at him. He smiles back at the ones in […]

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