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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)
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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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Travel: Travel With a Passion: Newport, RI

* What to do Tour mansions! The grand ­summer homes of long-ago New York socialites are on the Newport Preservation Society’s tour that includes the […]

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Eat This Now: Lobster Bake

The Good Life: Suit-able

Suit-able

Which salons do Philly’s African-American news anchors — like Renee Chenault-Fattah and Lisa Thomas-Laury — go to? I want to cut my ethnic, relaxed hair into long layers.
— Maxine, Blackwood, NJ

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BOP Spotlight: Men’s Tees

Men's Tees: Sparacino Men's

BOP Spotlight: Newly Arrived Cuisine

Newly Arrived Cuisine: Brazillian

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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Travel: Travel With a Passion: Kennebunkport, ME

* What to do Elevate your culinary skills at the White Barn Inn’s cooking class getaway from November 4th through 6th. Chef Jonathan Cartwright hosts […]

Travel: Travel With a Passion: Hudson River Valley, NY

* What To do The Storm King Art Center is a 500-acre outdoor sculpture garden 60 miles north of New York City with a permanent […]

Travel: Travel With a Passion: Cooperstown, NY

* What to see Up in Last of the Mohicans country, the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum (above) waxes both poetic and playful […]

Travel: Travel With a Passion: Charlottesville, VA

* What to do Thomas Jefferson’s neoclassical home, Monticello, is as historically fascinating as it is architecturally significant: Its dome and columns, of course, are […]

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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.

Travel: Charleston Architecture

The rain started to fall not long after we arrived in downtown Charleston. We’re talking biblical-grade rain: fat and window-rattling, rain that came down so […]

Travel: Travel With a Passion: Bucks County

* What to do Tour the James A. Michener Art Museum (above), with its collection of Pennsylvania Impressionist works, many of them given by Philly’s […]

Travel: Travel With a Passion: Boston

* What to do From the Paul Revere House to the Nichols House Museum to the Old North Church, the city bursts with Colonial history […]

Travel: Cooking in the Berkshires

It started out as a weekend of heirloom beet salads and ended up, as usual, with burgers. Our trip to a country hotel in the […]

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