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Philly Today: Rita’s Water Ice, Now in Beer Form

Plus: A CHOP expert weighs in on where COVID came from, an Eagle gets hitched, a Sixers win, and oh, those happy Penn kids.


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Opinion

Ya Fav Trashman Opens Up About the Spectacular Collapse of His Campaign

Q&A

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

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6 Philadelphians With Promising Approaches to Gun Violence Prevention

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Philly Today: What’s Up With All the Disembodied Pigeons on Philly Streets?

Plus, a mayoral candidate with a checkered past, Eagles/Giants odds, and the return of the neighborhood fish truck.

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Is Ocean City, New Jersey, the Next Anti-LGBTQ Town?

Plus: David Oh “leaning towards” mayoral run. Eagles-Giants playoff tickets. And your complete list of Restaurant Week (technically, weeks) participants.

Guides

The King’s Speech: What Kids Should Know About MLK’s “Dream”

The most important parts of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most famous speech are the ones you never hear.

Longform

New Superintendent Tony Watlington Is Here to Transform Philly Schools

His goal is downright audacious: to transform the city’s beleaguered school district into the fastest-improving urban district in the country.

Opinion

Even in Victory, Pennsylvania House Dems Are Finding Ways to Lose

The current drama in Harrisburg over the House Speaker is a case study in dysfunctional politics.

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Philly Today: Manayunk Fashion Influencer Sues Main Line Saks Fifth Avenue for Racial Discrimination

Plus: Do we really need green rolls for the Eagles playoffs?


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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Philly Today: Is Johnny Doc Broke? Sure Sounds Like It.

Plus: Bucks County continues to be a terrible place to live. And is Philly really the 8th worst city in the world for traffic?

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Philly Today: Celebrity Hairstylist Martino Cartier Sues HSN for $50 Million After They Fired Him Last Week

Plus, Philadelphia Eagles wives pre-game better than you.

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Philly Today: Controversy Erupts After Main Line Cops Tase Black Woman In Wawa Parking Lot

Plus: Eagles playoff tickets go on sale.

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Philly Today: Broad Street Run Changes Race Date Due to Phillies Game

Plus, Philly’s tranq problems hits the front page of the New York Times. And could our curfew actually be leading to more crime?

Q&A

Q&A: Merrill Reese Picks the Best Eagles Ever and Talks Our Super Bowl Chances

He’s been the voice on the radio for Eagles games for more than 45 years.

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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 Investigating NYE Sexual Assault at Garage Fishtown

A woman was reportedly attacked inside the bar on New Year’s Eve.

Opinion

4 Reasons Michael Nutter Running for Mayor Would Be Totally Fascinating

The former mayor considering a political comeback is what this dry, crowded race needs right now.

Q&A

Q&A: Sue Serio Talks Blown Forecasts, Snow-Day Prospects, and Delco Dining

The Fox 29 meteorologist just celebrated 25 years at the station.

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Philly Today: Main Line Billionaire Michael Rubin Realizes NFTs Are a Load of Crap

Plus: Josh Shapiro taps Al Schmidt for PA secretary of state.

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