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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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Music: Nhojj’s “Amazing Grace”

Christian hymn becomes LGBT anthem

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The Educational Side of Rent

Teens are cast in a new production

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I-95 Has Got to Go!

If there’s one thing that everyone in the Philadelphia area can agree on (along with the fact that Andy Reid still can’t play-call his way […]

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Why Voters Are So Cynical

An attempt to improve the nutrition in school lunches failed last week, as giant frozen-food lobbyists successfully pressured lawmakers to abandon rules that would have […]

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Poop-Smearing Aside, Occupy Philly Has a Point

Let’s get something out of the way: The Occupy Philly kids who have been haunting Dilworth Plaza over the last month really are a bunch […]

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Morning Scoop: Marathon Runners Die

Two Runners Die at Philadelphia Marathon. Two runners—a 21-year-old man and a 40-year-old man died within a quarter mile of the the finish line during […]


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.


It’s the ultimate holiday gift (to yourself): Throw a killer soiree—and let someone else do all the work.

The holidays offer the perfect excuse to throw a fete anytime. Feel like drinking champagne and eating canapés on a Tuesday? Tell friends it’s a […]

12 Restaurant Trends That Need to Die

There are restaurant trends that become staples, and then there are those that should never have become trends in the first place. Our nominees for […]

Though they’re largely unknown in their hometown, Philly architects Stephen Kieran and James Timberlake have shaken up the international architecture world with their edgy designs and bold ideas about sustainability and prefab construction. Is this the end of your McMansion?

  "The toughest place to get work is in your hometown,” says Stephen Kieran, who has worked around the country and around the world, designing […]

At South Philly’s iconic diner, you can order corned beef hash with a side of America’s future. The hash is fine.

  "I CAN SPIN ANYTHING.” I like him immediately, a waiter who keeps whizzing by, his serving tray spinning on a finger. Nick looks like […]

As the man in charge of reviving TV and movie giant NBCUniversal, Comcast’s­ Steve Burke just might be the most important person at the most important company in Philadelphia. It’s the job he’s been preparing for all his life—and if he succeeds, he could lift the cable company we love to hate into the lofty ranks of Apple and Google.

  ONE OF STEVE BURKE’S first acts when he took over as CEO of NBCUniversal last winter­ was to redecorate the walls that General Electric […]

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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.


Baby-faced distiller Robert Cassell, of Bluecoat Gin fame, is changing the way Philadelphians drink

  IN A DRAB, messy warehouse in the Far Northeast, tucked away between a billboard company and a manufacturer of pre-inked stamps, Robert­ Cassell is […]

Back in the ’90s, a basketball coach from Roxborough hit the big time, leading La Salle to a national ranking. Then his career took a nosedive—or did it?

  IT’S MORNING AT Bob’s Diner, a longtime Roxborough greasy spoon on Ridge Avenue that hustles omelets and offers a bird’s-eye view of a small, […]

The food scene was turned upside down this summer when an anonymous blogger began hurling ludicrous­ epithets at everyone from Georges Perrier to Stephen Starr. But the truth about StaphMeal founder Joshua Scott Albert may be even more explosive than the grenades he lobbed.

  THE DOUR GRANITE WALLS of Eastern State Penitentiary were designed to induce fear among the citizenry. At a sidewalk-cafe table across the street from […]

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Michael Nutter: American of the Year

Esquire honors our mayor

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