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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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The Best Pope Emojis in the New Popemoji App

Cartoon pope Francis!

More Pope Logistics: Deliveries, Trash, Where to Stash Your Car

Important info for businesses and residents inside the Francis Festival Zone

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Missanelli: Eagles Will Go 11-5, Win the NFC East

Oh, and the power rankings at ESPN, Fox Sports and CBS Sportsline are a joke.

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PlanPhilly’s Matt Golas Is Out at WHYY

It’s the second high-profile departure at the station in a week.

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Philly Journalist Sues NSA, CIA Over Occupy Philly Surveillance

Not surprisingly, both agencies have turned down his request for records.

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Ruben Amaro Jr. Out as Phillies GM

Phillies fans finally get their wish.


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.


Black Leaders Roll Over for Casino Deal

McCalla: Mayor Nutter, the NAACP, and the Black Clergy are looking past racial problems at the Cordish Companies.

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Guilty Plea in Brazen Germantown Kidnapping

Delvin Barnes faces 35 years.

Madonna Pole Dances on a Crucifix in New Tour

Yup, it is the same tour she’s brining here to Philly during the Papal visit.

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Chaka Fattah Sets Up Legal Defense Fund

Have a spare five grand?

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5 Pope Visit Silver Linings for Philadelphians

Weymouth: The city might be a mess, but snow-day rules apply and Ikea will be a ghost town.

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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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Man Steals Laptops from NE Philly Catholic School

He got away with five grand worth of them.

Penn Alumni Establish Online Resource For LGBT Asylum Seekers

“In some cultures, it is worse to be gay than to be a killer or a rapist.”

The Land Bank — a Supposed Big Fix for Delinquency and Blight — Is Sputtering

Why? Union demands and City Council’s qualms.

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Seth Williams Finally Answered Our Porngate Questions

Philly D.A. on not firing Frank Fina, whether the decision could backfire in the courtroom, and what he really thinks of those “asinine” emails.

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