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Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

Independent drugstores are filling the gaps left by struggling chains, even as financial pressures put their own futures in jeopardy.


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Mayor Parker’s FY27 Budget, By the Numbers

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Is Philly’s Next Hot Neighborhood … the Navy Yard?

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Morning Scoop: Flyers Lose Classic

Flyers Drop Classic to Rangers in Dramatic Fashion. Somehow, the most publicized regular season hockey game of the year managed to live up to all […]

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How Obama Betrayed America

President Obama betrayed me. He betrayed you, too. When I cast my vote for Obama in November 2008, I wasn’t looking so much for “hope” […]

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Play the Ponies in Jersey Bars

People in Jersey may soon be able to order pitchers and play the ponies at the same places. A new bill would allow bars to […]

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Rams Fire Spags

Former Eagles assistant coach Steve Spagnuolo has been fired from his post as the head coach of the St. Louis Rams. It has been rumored […]

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Mayor Nutter’s Second Inaugural Address

Today Michael Nutter was sworn in to begin his second term as mayor of Philadelphia. Mayor Nutter delivered a speech as a part of the […]

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The Roots at the Winter Classic

Yesterday, ?uestlove said he was at rehearsals and tweeted a picture of the Winter Classic rink at Citizens Bank Park. Then, he tweeted a picture […]


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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Four Ways the Eagles Can Redeem Themselves

Now that the Eagles have thrilled their beleaguered fan base by winning their final four games of the season to put a cap on an […]

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In Praise of Third-World Houseguests

We were lucky enough to have exotic visitors over Christmas break—two of my daughter’s roommates, one from college, one from grad school, both from Kenya. […]

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More Cute Polar Bear Cubs? Nooooo!

It seems like only yesterday when I was obsessed with a tiny polar bear cub named Knut (pronounced kuh-noot). But it was 2006 and I […]

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Morning Scoop: Bob Starts Classic

Bob to Start Winter Classic at 3 p.m. The weather forecast pushed the puck drop of today’s Winter Classic back to 3 p.m., and Lavy […]

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Why You Don’t See iPads in Hospitals

A recent article on Shots, NPR’s health blog, bemoaned the lack of tablets in American hospitals. It would be quite costly to convert current medical […]

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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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The Obama Government Is Watching You

I confess. I was an Obama groupie. In fact, I was the president of the President’s official fan club. To me, he could do no […]

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Halladay Rescues Snake-Bite Victim

Yes, that headline is real. Doc Halladay was recently in the Amazon with Chris Carpenter (boo) and a bunch of other friends on a fishing […]

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2011 in Tax Dollars

Philly.com has published an online editorial detailing how Philadelphia’s tax dollars were spent in 2011. The good, the bad and the ugly are all pretty […]

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Welcome to Killadelphia

Philadelphia, again, had the highest homicide rate of the nation’s ten most populous cities in 2011. In 2007, 392 people were murdered in Philadelphia. That […]

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