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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


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An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

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Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

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Here’s How Some A.C. Casinos Are Sprucing Up for Summer

A new light show, a new conference center.

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D.A.: Philly Police Officer Intimidated Brother’s Ex-Wife

Jermias Olivo, who left the department a year ago, has been arrested.

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Pa. House Votes to Downsize … Itself

Why does that chamber have 203 seats? A mapmaking gaffe that stuck.

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Tony Williams Would Fire Chuck Ramsey, and Mayor Nutter Thinks That’s Stupid

Nutter: anyone who would “is probably not smart enough to lead the city.”

Nebraska Woman Suing All Homosexuals

Yes, all of us.

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New Nelson Diaz Ad Piles on Jim Kenney

The spot says Kenney, the mayoral frontrunner, “excused police brutality.”


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

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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Trolley Track Dangers Eliminated at 18 Intersections

How a nasty fall led to a big change for the better for cyclists.

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Police: He Kidnapped Woman From Street, Sexually Assaulted Her

Have you seen this man?

DNC Names PA Man Director of LGBT Engagement

Get to know Sean Meloy.

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Florida Governor’s Trip to Poach Philly Jobs Cost $40,000

And Rick Scott came away mostly empty-handed.

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The Brief: Tony Williams Misses Opportunity to Attack Jim Kenney

Instead, the last televised mayoral debate is a snooze.

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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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Closing Arguments in Narcotics Cops Trial

Jury expected to get the case on Thursday.

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How Philly Police Kept the Peace Last Week

Mathis: Talking with Charles Ramsey about what went right at “Philly Is Baltimore.”

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Kenyatta Hit Piece Pictures Ori in a Hot Tub

Effective? Maybe. Distasteful? Definitely.

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Allan Domb Sinks Big Bucks Into Council Campaign

Who does it help? City Council incumbents, mostly.

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