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The 3rd Congressional District has a highly competitive primary for the first time in 35 years. From the son of a former mayor to a famous doctor to a high-profile state representative, here’s what you need to know before you head to the polls.
What It’s Like to Send Your Kid to Main Line Etiquette Class
Or, why I subjected my nine-year-old to lessons on napkin folding, handshakes and proper fork usage.
Please, No More Philadelphia Mayor Candidates!
The overcrowded race for the city’s top job appears to be getting even more crowded — and arguably less democratic as a result.
Philly Today: The Craziest Lost Luggage Story You Will Read This Week
A man from Newfoundland traveling home from the Congo to Canada. A missing suitcase. And one very popular Stephen Starr restaurant.
Your Guide to This Week’s Eagles-Giants Playoff Game
Where to watch, how to watch, and everything you need to catch up on what’s been happening with the Birds.
Philly Today: Madonna Snubs Philadelphia on Her New Greatest Hits Tour
And that’s a shame. Because it sounds a lot better than her last one.
Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope
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.
Why I Left My City Life to Try Remote Work in the Pennsylvania Wilds
I tried a three-week program aimed at exposing city workers to rural life.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.
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.
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.
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?
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?
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.
