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Philadelphia lawyer and activist Michael Coard, who is an opponent of the Philadelphia Parking Authority and its red-light camera program. He explains how to dispute a red-light camera ticket in Philadelphia.
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Hate Philly’s Red-Light Cameras? Michael Coard Is Here for the Fight

The activist and lawyer says that the PPA, which runs the traffic camera program, is a “street thug.”


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Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

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Are You Philly’s Best Parallel Parker? Now’s Your Chance to Prove It

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A new boutique brings more to Rittenhouse than just great fashion.

With the opening of SA VA in Center City, Philly entrepreneur Sarah Van Aken proves that her design skills are as impressive as her business […]

The happiest little business in town.

Seven ladies stand on the corner of 34th and Walnut, waiting. It’s 12:02 p.m.The truck is late. But when they see it chugging toward them, […]

Everywhere you turn of late vampires are enjoying their day in the sun.

Everywhere you turn of late—at least in film, television and teen lit—vampires are enjoying their day in the sun (er, metaphorically speaking). But now the […]

Where your dinner and Big Brother intersect.

In these high-tech times, the fact that you may be videotaped by hidden cameras while you dine in your favorite restaurant may not be as […]

Our latest batch of reasons to get out there and shop.

Tony: Phillies Sale!In honor of our fabulous champion baseball team, this trendy Old City boutique is marking down all red items in the store — […]

You won’t find your mother’s floor-length mink in Philly’s boutiques this fall.

You won’t find your mother’s floor-length mink in Philly’s boutiques this fall. Instead, fur is reinvented for the times via discreet, subtle touches like trims, […]


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.


Check out how Philly’s boutiques are stocking one of this season’s most fashionable trends.

I’ve never been much of a fur girl. It always just seemed — I don’t know, a bit too much for me, or something. But […]

Travel editor Christy Speer has fall’s color-changing leaves on her mind.

Cheesy as it may be, watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York — live! In person! —  is something of a dream of […]

While we’re tightening belts, restaurants are rolling out ever more expensive booze. What gives?

At some point in the very near past, somewhere around the time unemployment reached record highs and the Dow record lows, I received an e-mail […]

So do towels. And condoms. My daughter’s brief life as a maid.

“I GOT THE job,” Marcy announces, bouncing into the kitchen in early June, smiling proudly. I look up from chopping onions. “What job?” “Housekeeper at […]

Philadelphia’s art scene is unstoppable: Galleries are overflowing with new local talent.

Philadelphia’s art scene is unstoppable: Galleries are overflowing with new local talent, and artists from around the globe are opening studios in our city. How […]

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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.


Northern Liberties

In NoLibs, home of the gastropub, an upscale BYOB is a welcome change of pace. And while Sonata’s menu falls into the same pan-roasted-chicken-breast-and-lobster-mac-and-cheese trap […]

Northern Liberties

Tiffin’s Indian-food delivery empire is growing not only in size (look for spots in Wynnewood and Bryn Mawr), but also in breadth. This unusual spin-off, […]

Jose Garces’s fifth Philly establishment that feels more like a bar than an eatery.

VW may be Jose Garces’s fifth Philly establishment, but it’s his first non-tapas, non-Latin one, and this corner spot feels more like a bar than […]

Looking for a new savior in some old faces.

It’s serious enough that people are at least talking about it—and at the city’s most rarefied levels of power. Former mayor John Street e-mailed Comcast […]

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