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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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Home: On the Walls

Philly style-setters Schooly D and Jennifer Ramsay bring vintage-modern cool to the Main Line. View the slideshow here.

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One Chester County couple’s labor of love. View the slideshow here.

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Philly is teeming with crafty-cool people who are imparting their knowledge to the less-than-handy folks in these fun classes, and you get to walk away with your cool new handiwork, too.

Whenever autumn rolls around, I begin fantasizing about whipping up cute little handmade goodies — knitting a pair of mittens for my sister, bringing hand-poured […]

Richly satisfying, emotionally charged, entertaining and moving, Rock ‘n’ Roll is a vital play that is as important as it is timely.

Rock ‘n’ RollBy Tom StoppardDirected by Blanka Zizka Tom Stoppard has said that all stories are secretly about time. What began for him with a […]

Critic Joy Manning offers up Ansill, her favorite happy hour that rises above the rest in deals and atmosphere.

Happy hour “specials” are usually anything but — greasy wings, rail cocktails, and watery draft beers aren’t palatable at any price. Plus, people turn out […]

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.

Your guide to hot deals and tickets soon to go on sale …

Those of you who missed out on tickets to the Eagles‘ sold-out show at Wachovia Center back in July take note: the foursome returns on […]

Street Style: Week 5: October 3, 2008

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Web Original: Pick of the Week: Pinot Noir Pessagno “Spring Grove Vineyards”

Among the international regions that produce premium pinot noir, the California versions seem richer and juicier, deeper and darker. In this vein of turbo-pinot, Pessagno […]

Philadelphia and Italians — Perfect together. A new book explains why

Now there came multitude of men of the lowest class from the south of Italy … men out of ranks where there was neither skill […]

In Blood and Honor, Nick "The Crow" Caramandi lets us watch while the Philadelphia mob rubs itself out.

BA-BOOM! "I BROKE this guy. I musta took, in a six-month period, maybe a hundred thousand off him. Soon he went broke, and whadda ya […]

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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.

Web Original: Style Report: Live Models at JKarma and Some Cool Breast Cancer Awareness Events

October is officially Breast Cancer Awareness month and two stores are showing their support. Les Richards at The Shops at Liberty Place will be selling […]

“It Was So Fascinating! Here They Were, in My Little House in the Suburbs, Trying to Plan a Murder!”

WE’RE IN NASHVILLE, trust me, just not that Nashville, not the sequin-knockered bosom of country music and home of the Grand Ole Opry — and […]

The Last Mouthpiece

YOUR EYE LEAPS to it the instant you enter the room. You’re tempted to blink hard, just to be sure it’s really there. But it […]

Arrivederci, South Philly

THERE IS NOTHING about Route 42 South, a nondescript stretch of freeway connecting the Walt Whitman Bridge to South Jersey, that says Rota. The same […]

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