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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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

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Philly: Art Capital of America

Philly is known for a lot of things. We hate your sports teams, eat cheesesteaks and hoard cats. That, and apparently we’re well-cultured. Arthur Frommer—a […]

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Weekend Panty Raid at Springfield Mall

Someone stole 119 pairs of panties from the Victoria’s Secret in the Springfield mall. The unmentionables—valued at over $1,300—were swiped from a bin at the […]

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Nude Scavenger Hunt at the Art Museum

Keep your pants on—the scavenger hunt has you and your beau looking for nudity in paintings and sculptures throughout the Philadelphia Museum of Art. This […]

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Philly’s Fire Department Is Racist and Slow

A recent Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority report shows that the Philadelphia Fire Department has below average response times. Apparently, the response times for medical emergencies […]

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Surprise! Philly’s Schools Have a Violence Problem

Hurry, everyone act surprised. As the city’s struggles with violence and education issues continue, a recently publicized report indicates that Philly’s education system has a […]

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What We Love: Rachel’s Gay Dads

The Glee casting mystery is solved


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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Prop 8: The Play

Bringing the marriage debate to life

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First Gay License Plate

A good idea?

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Obama Isn’t Helping Small Businesses

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to sell one of our database software products to a prospect with about 30 users. My heart […]

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Michael Nutter’s Cursing Is Totally Appropriate

Let’s face it.  In Philadelphia, there are times when nothing less than an asshole will do.

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Wikipedia Goes Dark to Protest SOPA

It must have been 1995, because I remember getting sick of Michael Jordan real quick after his return to the Chicago Bulls. We had just […]

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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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Morning Scoop: The Internet is Taking a Day Off

The Internet is Blacked Out. Craigslist, Wikipedia, Reddit, and even the Google logo are blacked out today to raise awareness of the SOPA bill that […]

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I Changed My Mind About JoePa

I was among those who threw former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno under the bus for his turning a blind eye to the rape […]

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First-Class Flying Isn’t Worth It

Some things in life are funny. Not uproariously, laugh-out-loud funny but “able to make you smile inside” kind of funny. These small enlightenments are all […]

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DUI Mayor Running for State Rep

Last August, we gave a Best of Philly Award to the then-27-year-old Mayor of Downingtown, Josh Maxwell. Then in September, police pulled Maxwell over and […]

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