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Philly Is a Hot New Hub for Publishing Insiders

Literary agents, best-selling authors, and industry conveners — they’re having some of their biggest successes in Philly.


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Game On: Why Now Is the Moment for Women’s Sports in Philly

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Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

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Is Philly’s Next Hot Neighborhood … the Navy Yard?

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Taste: How Philly Eats August 2006

33% of you think City Council shoud ban foie gras

Taste: Trend: Healthy Pizza

Healthy Pizza

Taste: Where We’re Eating August 2006

Clam Tavern We can get so caught up in froufrou and foie gras that finding the completely unassuming, inexpensive and family-friendly Clam Tavern (339 East […]

On the Street: Hair Bands

Chanel and Gucci have been milking this summer’s return of the ­headband — the weapon against humid-hair-days — for all it’s worth with pricey plastic […]

Look We Love: Summer-to-Fall Totes

Summer-to-Fall Totes

Pulse: Creative Buzz

Penn writing prof Lorene Cary (Black Ice; The Price of a Child) has written her first young adult book, Free!, a collection of nonfiction stories […]


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.


60-Second Critic August 2006

Television: The 10! Show NBC 10, 10 a.m. weekdays I’d like to start a collection for the hundreds of thousands of area residents without cable. […]

Out and About: The Ten Coolest Events

1. Performance Van Morrison He’s one of rock’s greatest vocalists, but Van hasn’t played Philly in 16 years. In that time, he’s explored jazz, blues […]

Local Talent: Lidia Kaminska

Local Talent: Lidia Kaminska

The Appreciation: Comcast SportNet’s Fred Bibbo

There’s a good reason to note this month’s release of Invincible, about former Eagle Vince Papale, and it has nothing to do with our love […]

Music lovers, meet the enemy

That Geoffrey Beauchamp is hated should come as no surprise. He’s a lawyer. But Beauchamp commands an especially reviled place in the hearts of many […]

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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.


Why is the-guy-in-the-bow-tie really running for Congress?

Ask Apprentice addicts how they remember Raj Bhakta, the bow-tied flirt from the show’s second season, and you’ll get something like “goofy, but smart,” or […]

Five Questions for USPS governor Alan Kessler

What with founding Postmaster General Ben Franklin’s 300th birthday, the issuance of a Franklin stamp, and the opening of a new mail-processing facility in South […]

Philly Goes Dutch

The murder rate is still shockingly high, the long-awaited smoking ban includes gaping exemptions, and a former councilman was convicted of bribery, fraud and money […]

Why they're playing bocce at the People Paper

Occasionally these days, Daily News staffers wander past a vacant portion of the paper’s increasingly vacant newsroom and say, “You know, this would make a […]

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