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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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The Redevelopment of the Old Family Court Building Is Dead

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From Fairmount to the Today Show: The Journey of Sheinelle Jones

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The Zombies in This Philly Horror Flick Only Eat White People

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Nicole Cashman: Maven of Messaging

The founder of Cashman & Associates, the PR firm behind many of Philly’s movers and shakers.

Stephen Klasko: Health-Care Disrupter

A look at Jefferson’s growth under Klasko’s watch.

Carl June: The Cancer Slayer

Penn Medicine’s Carl June might be the most important doctor in the world.

Ali Perelman: New Philly’s Old Money

Ali Perelman is on a quest to completely remake our local politics.

Joseph Forkin: The River Warden

The DRWC president on how a series of little victories led to a really big one.

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Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons & Joel Embiid: The Sixers’ Future

This starts now. For real, this time.


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


What Do the 100 Most Influential People Have to Say About Our City?

Come to ThinkFest and find out.

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A Challenge to Our Influential Philadelphians

What kind of city will we become? It’s time for you to step up.

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Rebels With a Cause

Shani Akilah and Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, co-founders of the Black and Brown Workers Collective.

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Jon Geeting: The Urbanist

No individual has done more to popularize — and build a constituency around — the city’s evolving urban fabric.

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Feminista Jones: One-Woman Social Justice Crusade

Her massive social media following spans continents, and has made her one of the leading voices in the social justice movement.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

An Oral History of the Sound of Philadelphia

Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.


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Best Thing: Attack of the Narco Bunnies

A Phoenixville mayoral candidate sure looks like a silly wabbit.

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Coatesville Students Protest Racist Pumpkin Carvings

They walked out of classes on Friday morning for a “Unity Event.”

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Seth Williams Petitions Judge to Visit His Mom

Yep, the one whose nursing home he defrauded.

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Cops Will Card Drivers During Chestnut Hill’s Harry Potter Festival

Some 45,000 people packed the streets in 2016.

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