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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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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

Latest Stories

Brooke dishes the latest gossip.

The Main Line is chanting, dumplings, and for once, it’s not about Lower Merion schools. Yogi-to-the-Stars Erica Taxin-Bleznak, co-owner of shouty-titled JAI! Yoga, is co–sponsoring […]

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Phils Crush the Mets!

Are there must-win games in May?

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What Philly Can Learn from Times Square

See something, say something

Is Arlen Losing His Lead?

Polls tightening

See her this month.

If you’ve read the Philadelphia Weekly over the past decade, you’ve probably seen the award-winning column “The Trouble With Spikol,” in which the 41-year-old Philly […]

Close call for the iconic collegiate regatta.

Close call!  The iconic collegiate regatta — a Schuylkill staple since 1953 — almost charted a new course this year. Amid rising costs, Dad Vail […]


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.


Newtown Square resident and founder/president of PR firm Agile Cat.

DAY ONE Coffee (with tip): La Colombe, Center City $3 Lunch: Di Bruno Bros., C.C. $8.99 DAY TWO Coffee (with tip): La Colombe, C.C. $2 […]

HBO’s new documentary about the Philadelphia Flyers of the ’70s.

HBO’s new documentary about the Philadelphia Flyers of the ’70s plays as a love story — a toothless, bloody love story, between a gang of […]

In Philly, giving back has a new meaning.

There are the lists we all love to be on: the Social Register, Academy Ball, Lilly pre-warehouse sale, executive committee for Bradley Cooper’s family reunions. […]

All the world’s a stage. So’s my life.

Hollywood was still buzzing the day after the Academy Awards. Entering a small theater on Santa Monica Boulevard, I half expected to step over a […]

The newcomers who are changing Philly’s arts and museums.

Call it a high-stakes leadership gamble: As money woes, shrinking audiences and shifting demographics create a perfect storm for our cultural icons, they’re recruiting top […]

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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.


And other bizarre buzz.

Except for his political science students at Temple, nobody’s heard much in the way of politics from ex-mayor John F. Street since he left office […]

Why bartering is back — big-time.

Bartering, once a practice reserved for third-graders at lunch and coiffed publicists swapping press releases for blowouts, has, thanks to our crapilicious, layoff-prolific economy, been […]

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Owing Owen

A Penn suicide

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The Friday Movie Blog

Mother Nature: Revenge?

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