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My kids haven't turned out the way I'd hoped. Thank God

My son Jake, age 10, is playing the saxophone. This is his second year playing saxophone, and I'll go on record saying this much: It's […]

My daughter can't wait to leave her small town in the dust. Well, duh.

It's a steaming summer night, and we're driving home from the swim club, haze heavy in the air, heat lightning in the distance. We sit […]

To get to her, they're gonna have to go through me

Monday night, Scout night, away-lacrosse-game-this-afternoon night, science-project-due-tomorrow-why-don't-we-ever-have-any-empty-oatmeal-boxes night. Dinner's half on the table and half still in the oven when the doorbell rings. “Sit. Eat,” […]

William Norwood became famous by taking risks other doctors wouldn't dare — and saved thousands of lives along the way. Now, babies have died on his watch, he' been fired, and lawyers are circling. A medical tragedy

“He was trying to figure out some scheme, some set of hookups,” says Norwood's longtime confidant. It occupied him 24/7. He would sit at the […]

William Norwood became famous by taking risks other doctors wouldn't dare — and saved thousands of lives along the way. Now, babies have died on his watch, he' been fired, and lawyers are circling. A medical tragedy

Give him a pencil and a pad of paper, and William Norwood can explain the universe. He'll show you why a circle is perfectly round. […]

Why the press didn't out James McGreevey

Judging by the shock-and-awe reactions of folks in bars and restaurants across the country, James McGreevey's revelation in August — “I am a gay American” […]

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.

If Teresa Heinz Kerry goes to the White House, the biggest impact may be felt in the Keystone State — and Rick Santorum and Ed Rendell won't be too happy about it

The night before the Democratic convention began, Teresa Heinz Kerry visited Pennsylvania delegates and — in what became the brush-off heard round the world — […]

Player: RICHARD STENGE

Gay marriage debates? Rebuilding Iraq? The Constitution Center's new boss wants it to be more than a musty museum Journalist Rick Stengel has spent his […]

For nearly 30 years, you've invited him into your living room. But you don't know the real Jim Gardner at all

If this story was about Cecily Tynan, weather-hottie extraordinaire, we'd discuss the marathon she runs every morning before checking her Doppler, and probably try to […]

From the 1940s until 2001, Old Original Bookbinder's at 2nd and Walnut was the city's swinging-est scene restaurant. Sinatra, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Rizzo, Leonard Tose, Japanese tourists — and, oddly, David Bowie — drank, dined and schmoozed

Bookbinder's was born in 1893, a family-run tavern that over the next century grew into a sprawling 54,000-square-foot structure that took up most of Walnut […]

In his reelection campaign, John Street offered small ideas for Philadelphia. Why is he now thinking big?

After he was reelected in November, John Street gave every appearance of being the lamest of ducks. He was under federal investigation, had alienated some […]

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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.

An anonymous Philly flamethrower is having a major impact on the national agenda

At the bar of Marathon on the Square, a quiet man in a gray turtleneck sweater sips a martini. It's the night of the Iowa […]

In a quest to find the best, our man devoured more than four dozen cheesesteaks in 34 days. The winner? Find it below. The loser? His digestive tract.

Among the scores of Best of Philly winners, perhaps the most coveted title is “Best Cheesesteak.” For better or worse, the cheesesteak is inexorably linked […]

Last fall, Patrick Dugan was a 43-year-old Philadelphia lawyer and City Council aide yelling at CNN as he watched the war in Iraq unfold from home. The lack of leadership he saw began to drive him crazy. So despite having a wife and three kids ages 14 to

Mosul I wish Dr. West, my history professor at St. Joseph's Prep, was still around for me to talk to. Mosul is the location of […]

Can he fill Byko's shoes? Meet the new nosiest man in town

When Dan Gross took over Stu Bykofsky's Daily News gossip column last month, his promotion — from part-time clerk to sole author of the paper's […]

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