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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

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

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News

Out to the Ballgame

Football Hall of Fame detour

The Good Life: Three Potato Four Opening

This summer, retail reemerged. An Apple store opened on Walnut. Paper Source came to Suburban Square. And cult-followed, celebrity–frequented, stylist-coveted e-tailer Three Potato Four, formerly […]

Daily Scoop

Police patrol Joey Vento’s house

News

How Did I Survive My Childhood?

Anyone up for the Kill the Man with the Ball?

But the reality is, she’s 85. And it’s time to have a conversation about dying, and death — the talk none of us wants to have

Mom herself, she’s all for it, though my sister Nancy and I have avoided this conversation like the plague. Mom is 85 years old. She […]

News

2010 Movie Awards

The mid-year review


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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College Drop-Off

To cry, or not to cry?

News

Dating for Dudes

7 ways to land a lady

News

60 Seconds With Preston & Steve

Making nice at the Menstruation Museum

What the slow demise of Main Line-inspired soap operas means to us

If you’ve never heard of Llanview or Pine Valley, then it may surprise you to learn that both are accessible via Lancaster Avenue. Or, rather, […]

West Laurel Hill Cemetery offers up a plot twist.

In July, those who plan to rest in peace at Bala’s West Laurel Hill Cemetery – as much of Philadelphia’s who’s who do – received […]

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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.


He’s worked for a Saudi prince, adopted three girls from Africa, trekked across Antarctica—and this month he’ll attempt a solo journey across Death Valley. So is Todd Carmichael—the man behind Philly coffee juggernaut La Colombe—living life to the fullest? Or just out of his freakin’ mind?

A hilly road in Gladwyne isn’t exactly Death Valley. But the thermometer in my car hit 97 on the way over, and here I was […]

Stephen Starr’s Mexican revamp of the old Midtown IV diner is hot, but is it spicy?

A marquee is no place for understatement, but only one affixed to a Stephen Starr restaurant would promise to change your life. That’s the claim […]

Hole foods

Dusted with powdered sugar, brimming with buttercream, draped in chocolate icing – the doughnut might just be the most versatile confection in the dessert kingdom, […]

What will the blizzard babies be called?

September marks nine months since the first snowstorms hit last winter – and since all those cozy nights by the fire. So what will parents […]

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