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It Is Now Safe to Care About the Flyers

In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.


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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

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Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Philly’s Driverless Future Is Here, Whether We’re Ready or Not

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Council Is Making Even More Money Than Before

Philly has the third-highest paid legislature among big U.S. cities, up from the fourth-highest in 2011.

11 Philly Botanists You Might Not Know

This city has always been a horticultural hotbed. Here, while we wait for spring, are the men and women who helped it grow.

Q&A: Samantha Giusti on DVLF’s New Look

One of Philly’s leading LGBTQ community funds gets a “brand recharge.”

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Cosby Lawyers Accuse Prosecutors of Playing “Gotcha” Game

Bill Cosby’s lawyers claim Montco D.A. Kevin Steele used inadmissible testimony.

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Nabisco Factory to Be Sold, Tower to Be Demolished

The Far Northeast will likely never smell like cookies again.

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Reports: Students Injured in School Bus Crash

A Gloucester Township school bus and an SUV collided early Friday morning.


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

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.


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Wolf, Legislature Less Popular by the Minute

Plus: Sonic booms down the Shore, DNC preparations enter the home stretch and legislature takes steps to shrink itself,

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Can Black Voters Matter “Democratize” Philly’s Political System?

We’re about to find out.

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Poor Philadelphians Are Leaving $100M in Tax Credits on the Table

Can the Kenney administration change that?

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Former Roots Bass Player Sues Questlove, Black Thought

Hub says he’s owed a lot of money.

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At Least Nine Sonic Booms Shook New Jersey Today

USGS: It wasn’t an earthquake.

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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.


ADVICE: 5 Ways to Avoid Awkward Ex Encounters

This town is small – but your tolerance doesn’t have to be.

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Phillies Hire Ex-YouTube Analyst, 30, for Front Office

Andy Galdi had been at Google for almost three years.

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Can Philly’s Ed O’Donnell Win the Presidency?

His platform is built on kindness and Christmas.

This Weekend’s Top LGBTQ Events

Our top picks to round out a snowy January.

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