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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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Opinion

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)
Q&A

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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Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Tomatoes

They have charming names like Arkansas Traveler, Aunt Ruby’s German Green, Cherokee Purple and White Wonder. Their colors range from dusky bronze to ghostly pale. […]

Summer Food: The Tastes of Summer: Soft-Shell Crabs

This may be our favorite part of the delicious summer season: the moment when a crab molts its shell and the sweet meat can be […]

Pulse: 60-Second Critic

DVD The Art of Vinyasa Flow Yoga Jennifer Schelter Available at yogaschelter.com; $20 If the phrase “chaturanga dandasana” isn’t part of your everyday vocabulary, this […]

Why Atlantic City needs to think small

The Ascot Motel ought to be my favorite thing in Atlantic City right now. Opened in the 1950s and closed last year after a 40-foot […]

The 10 Coolest Events

1. Sports Recreation Schuylkill Banks river kayak tours Get a good look at the Schuylkill River — one that’s a little different from the view […]

Five reasons why Olympic – haters should learn to love a Philly bid

1. May be the only thing big enough, ever, to force SEPTA to improve its service and infrastructure. 2. Many of the physical amenities — […]


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.


How the Birds match up … on the Web

Eagles Eyed

The Culture Wars come to Cherry Hill?

Lou Dobbs Wouldn't Understand

Philadelphian to Watch: July

WHO: Lobbyist/political operative Michael Karloutsos, 35, who, after running Paul Vallas’s unsuccessful campaign for governor of Illinois, moved to town to work with Vallas on […]

How Rocky is like the Eiffel Tower

The city’s recent proposal to return the eight-foot-six-inch bronze Rocky statue that once stood outside the Spectrum — given to Philadelphia by Sly Stallone upon […]

The Snapshot: Pitchmen

WHERE: The Phillies’ bullpen, Citizens Bank Park. WHO: Brett Myers throwing warm-ups to catcher Carlos Ruiz. HOW THE BULLPEN IS LIKE A PRISON CELL: Lack […]

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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.


On the Street: Pant Patrol

We may have to twiddle our thumbs forever till that no-smoking law officially goes through, but in the meantime, we’re instituting an all-out Bad Pants […]

402 South 20th Street; 215 – 545 – 5559

After running a Hoboken boutique for 11 years, Philly native Michele Giunta Cimillo is back in town with a new, ¬shoebox-sized home-and-child store. She’s named […]

Off the Cuff July 2006

Every morning before I drive from Margate to Philadelphia, I have a compulsion to glance through the Atlantic City Press, which chronicles almost daily the […]

John J. Dougherty Jr. runs the city’s powerful electricians union. Now, he wants to be mayor. In fact, he wants to be the second coming of Frank Rizzo. But most people want him to just go away

I Sing the Buddy Electric

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