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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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Paninoteca perfection in Manayunk.

A paninoteca is a simple concept — in theory. Throw some Italian-ish sandwiches in a hot press, and wait for the crowds to roll in. […]

Forget the gyrating pelvis and the Hustle and crowd-surfing and leaving room for the Holy Ghost. Suburban Philly kids today are getting way more physical at school dances — and administrators can’t stop them

AT EXACTLY 7:30 P.M., the lights went down in the Parish Life Center of St. Kevin School in Springfield, and the music started. After a […]


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.


He’s a decorated war hero, an accomplished lawyer and an all-around good guy. So what’s David Urban doing in a racket like lobbying?

DAVID URBAN has one goal today: Run out the clock. It shouldn’t be hard. The lame-duck session of the 111th Congress is already awash in […]

The amiable, Emmy-award-winning Fox 29 meteorologist—and longtime man-about-town—takes a minute from his busiest season to come clean about his fear of commitment, his man-love for Howard Stern, and the Philly restaurant even he can’t get into

My full name is … John Edward Bolaris. I am a … Greek-American. I was born in … Long Island, New York. I’ve lived in […]

Issues at the Philadelphia airport will never truly be resolved.

The City of Philadelphia has spent more than half a century trying to figure out how to run the airport, and I’m hard-pressed to come […]

Is he a serial sexual harasser and tyrannical boss, as some of his former employees allege? Or is he the most effective public-housing leader in the history of Philadelphia, as he and his defenders contend? Or could Carl Greene, somehow, be both?

CARL GREENE CAN REALLY TALK. He’s been gone from Philadelphia for a few months now, but on this day a couple of weeks before Christmas, […]

This time of year, some fashion rules are meant to be broken

It’s not that I don’t know that they’re ugly and over. It’s that I don’t care. I was part of the craze several years back, […]

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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.


Looks we’ve seen and liked (or not so much)

A few months ago, a buyer for a fancy local women’s department told me Philadelphians don’t wear capes. I’m not sure where she got her […]

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Page through the chic black Moleskine notebook of civil rights attorney and bakery co-founder Norrinda Brown Hayat, and you’ll find lists snaking down its pages. […]

The genial but bold-thinking new CEO of the Inquirer and Daily News represents the papers’ last best hope to survive in the age of digital news. At stake is nothing less than how Philadelphia knows what it knows

THE TASK FACING GREG OSBERG WAS MANDATORY: Address a room full of union leaders suspicious of his intentions, and win them over. Never mind that […]

When the Parking Authority took over Philly cabs five years ago, we were supposed to get a cleaner, safer, friendlier experience. But many city taxis are still junkers, and the drivers are often surly and clueless. Why are we being taken for such a ride?

SPEEDY WAITS FOR ANOTHER FARE to get in the backseat and tell him where to go. His is the last cab in a line of […]

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