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How Five Days in Philly Changed Movie History Forever

On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, the never-before-told story of the crazed, chaotic, and clandestine filming of the city’s most famous movie.


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Opinion

Dear Josh Shapiro: Now That You Have the Votes, Here’s Our Wish List

Mac Mart owner Marti Liberman, whose business was targeted by the Boycott Ride in Philadelphia on Sunday, November 8th (photo courtesy Marti Lieberman/Mac Mart)
Q&A

Mac Mart Wasn’t Even Supposed to Be Open During the Philly Boycott Ride. Here’s Why It Was

Guides

14 New Books by Philly Authors to Add to Your TBR List

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Daily Scoop

A.C. business improving

News

Rick Santorum: Obama Doesn’t Love America

Rick eyes the White House

News

I’m Not a Man, Baby

Memories of Halloween in the Castro

News

Women to Avoid

A Halloween-themed list for men

News

Voter Fraud

How many ballots will you cast?

Daily Scoop

T.O.’s house in Jersey finally sold


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.


News

The Top Five Scariest Movies

Agree with our #1 pick?

Bala Cynwyd’s thirtysomething creator returns to the big screen.

If you paid any attention to television in the late ’80s or mid-’90s, producer/director Marshall Herskovitz either gazed deep into your soul (thirtysomething; My So-Called […]

Going beyond burgers and beer in University City

Craft-brew lovers have had a rich run in Philadelphia lately. From the runaway success of Philly Beer Week to the mounting competition among carryout stores […]

Town, gown and a little football: a perfect fall weekend escape

Sorry, University City. Princeton — with its lofty trees, small-town boutiques, and whiffs of esteemed former residents Albert Einstein and F. Scott Fitzgerald in the […]

The local fashionista launches a new line.

When Albanian-born beauty Bela Shehu closed her eponymous shop on 13th Street and disappeared from the pages of Lucky, she left traces of her work […]

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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.


The local Top Chef winner spills his guts on Pizza Hut, Barclay Prime, and his cookbook obsession.

Comfort food: Grilled cheese. Ethnic restaurant preference: Greek or Mediterranean. Where you get that around here: There’s not one place I can think of. Domino’s, […]

Limos. Petting zoos. Did we mention spa treatments? When it comes to their kids’ birthdays, status-seeking Philly parents now say it’s their party, and they’ll spend what they want to.

Tiffany Gabbay was shocked. She’d just opened her estimate from the company that rents carnival-style vending carts for kids’ birthday parties. Gabbay was thinking small, […]

This is the problem we never talk about

When I travel and tell people where I’m from, they often want to know what Philadelphia is like — they’ve heard things. I tell them […]

Sharing is key at this Center City West spot.

It seems a perfect place for a margherita pie fresh from the brick oven, this slender little dark-wood hideaway just off -Rittenhouse Square. Alas, the […]

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