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Q&A: South Philly’s Pulitzer-Winning Playwright James Ijames on His Big Broadway Debut

Plus, we ask him about his super-secret TV project and living in Mummerland.


News

6 Philadelphians With Promising Approaches to Gun Violence Prevention

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Longform

Other States Have Cool License Plates. Why Can’t Pennsylvania?

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How Many Cheesesteaks Can You Eat in Ten Minutes?

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the montco DA says these Strictly Delta gummy products found at Montco smoke shops contained fentanyl and heroin
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Heroin and Fentanyl Found in Gummies from Three Smoke Shops, Says Montco DA

The gummies were allegedly sold at Tobacco Hut shops in Blue Bell, Hatfield, and Montgomeryville. But the brand in question is available elsewhere.

jeff brown, who is polling highest in a poll he commissioned, seen in a campaign image for the 2023 philadelphia mayor's race
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Philly Today: Jeff Brown Poll Shows Jeff Brown Leading Philadelphia Mayor’s Race

Plus, you can own Philly’s most “famous” deli for just under $6 million.

News

Spring Is Coming, and Spring Training Is Heating Up

Plus: A Phillies’ phenom’s rude greeting, a Girl Scout Cookie tracker, and an Owl-iant effort

If backyard chickens were legal in Philadelphia, you wouldn't have to spend high prices on eggs at the supermarket like this guy is doing
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Philly Today: Hating Egg Prices? That’s Why We Need Backyard Chickens

Plus: Construction workers almost threw away an important 19th-century painting at Penn.

Q&A

Q&A: Preston & Steve’s Marisa Magnatta Talks Wawa Menu Hacks and Tina Fey

The radio producer and gal-about-town  is celebrating 20 years at WMMR — half her life.

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Philly Today: Iconic South Street Music Venue for Sale Amid Sexual Assault Scandal

Plus: Kenney and Krasner fight back tears at press conference about the Temple police officer murder.


Best of Philly 2022: City Life

Best of Philly 2022: City Life

A gaming whiz kid, good sports, and how Questlove always keeps his cool.

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


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Ernest Owens on His New Book, The Case for Cancel Culture

We talked to Philly Mag’s editor at large about what cancel culture is and is not.

Longform

A Night in the Life of the Night Mayor 

Raheem Manning, the city’s first director of nighttime economy, has a serious mandate: Find ways to once again make the city feel more vibrant — and safe — after the sun goes down.

springside chestnut hill academy math teacher andrew wolf, who has been arrested and charged with child pornography
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Fired Springside Chestnut Hill Teacher Gets Nearly 40 Years for Child Porn Scheme

Plus: A Main Line furniture store owner has lots of angry customers. And arrivederci, Angelo Cataldi.

a speedway gas station in the germantown section of Philadelphia that is blaring opera from outdoor speakers, apparently to keep looters and other problems away
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Philly Today: Philly Gas Stations Now Using Opera to Fight Crime

Yes, opera.

jennifer sherlock at the super bowl game between the philadelphia eagles and the kansas city chiefs
News

What It Was Like Being at the Super Bowl

“Some people were really pissed,” says Philly-area publicist Jennifer Sherlock. “They said they could have gone to Hawaii for a month instead of watching the Eagles lose.”

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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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Philly Today: Police Insist No Tear Gas Was Used Amid Super Bowl Chaos

A previous media report claimed otherwise. Plus: Can we please talk about those Super Bowl commercials for a second?

Opinion

Philly Didn’t Win. We Celebrated Anyway

It was a season — and year — worth celebrating.

News

Why Are Philly Brands Flocking to the Suburbs? 

Changes in work and living patterns have prompted brands long associated with the city to set up shop on the Main Line.

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Philly Today: Some Street Vendors Making Mad Money On Unlicensed Eagles Gear Ahead of Super Bowl

Plus: Finally, a George Santos-Pennsylvania scandal… involving the Amish! And puppies!

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