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Philadelphia’s Next Great Era Begins Now

Why this chapter of our city’s story might be our best since, well, 1776


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

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She Transformed Bok Into a Creative Force. Now Lindsey Scannapieco Is Taking on Broad Street

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Pat Croce: Doing Chemo on Everest

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WATCH: Time Lapse Video of the Papal Crowds

See all the people gathered for the pope’s mass in just 20 seconds.

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Did Pope Francis Secretly Bless the Eagles?

Either Chip Kelly turned the seemingly doomed team around, or there was divine intervention.

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Guess What, Philly: People Came to See the Pope. A Whole Lot of Them.

The Parkway is packed to the gills.

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PHOTOS: The Patient Faithful on the Parkway

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PHOTOS: Prepping Pope Francis’s Parkway Mass

HughE Dillon has the bird’s-eye balcony view.

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Meet the Philly Mom Whose Baby Was Blessed By Pope

“It felt like a saint holding your child.”


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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Parkway Tent Obscuring Papal Mass Stage Comes Down

How #movethetent became #TaTaTent.

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Pope Francis Just Stuck It to the U.S. Prison System

He called on all people to help inmates “rejoin society.”

Pope Says Those Responsible for Sex Abuse Will Be Held Accountable

He held a private meeting this morning with victims.

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PHOTOS: Pope Francis at the Festival of Families and Concert

Our photographer had a front-row seat.

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Pope Week: Sunday

What was in the speech Pope Francis didn’t give on Saturday night.

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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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Fire at Seminary Where Pope Is Staying

No injuries were reported.

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5 Takeaways From the Scene at Independence Mall

The pope’s rousing speech was only part of the joyous, weird spectacle.

Is Josh Innes Destroying Philly Sports Radio?

Insecure, self-absorbed, temperamental, polarizing — and clearly the future.

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Highlights of the Pope’s First Day in Philly

The stories and pictures that captured the profundity and the craziness.

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