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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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Plane Lands Illegally on Cape May Beach, Pilot Disappears

Authorities are still searching for the pilot, who fled after touching down on a secured beach at the U.S. Coast Guard Training Center this past weekend.

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Plastic Bags Could Soon Cost You 5 Cents in New Jersey

Lawmakers recently passed a bill that would regulate single-use bags.

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Car That Struck, Killed 5-Year-Old Turned Over to Police

Xavier Moy was fatally wounded in West Philadelphia this past weekend.

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One of Us: Nicole Cashman

The publicist-entrepreneur tells us what she craves at McDonald’s and more.

News

Allan Domb for Mayor!

It’s time to make businesspeople great again.

Best Thing: The Cersei-ing of Mike Pence

Blurred lines on Rittenhouse Square!


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.


News

PHL’s Latest Addition: Permanent Dog Restrooms

Complete with Veterans Stadium–like turf and a faux fire hydrant.

News

City Council Approves Budget, Construction Tax Ahead of Summer Break

Philly schools are slated to get up to $616 million in additional funding over the next five years.

News

Report: SEPTA Should Redesign Bus Network, Ditch Transfer Fee

Philly’s bus system can get more people more places sooner, says a transit consultant.

News

LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: Philly Family Pride Picnic

News

Opera Philly Needs $25k to Screen Opera Inspired By the MOVE Bombing

And they want your help. If the goal is met, fans would get a free screening of the show — set in the MOVE house decades after the bombing — in September.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


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This Woman Was Injured by a Flying Hot Dog at Monday’s Phillies Game

“It hit me like a ton of bricks,” Plymouth Meeting’s Kathy McVay said of the soaring frankfurter.

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Pennsylvania State Police Launching Body Camera Pilot Program

Select troopers in three municipalities are trying out body-worn cameras for possible statewide adoption.

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WATCH: ATM Blown Up in Theft Attempt in Port Richmond

Police are searching for a duo who they say attempted to crack open a beer distributor’s ATM machine.

News

David McCullough to Inaugurate Major New History Prize in Philly

The prize will celebrate “outstanding contributions to the field of American public history.”

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