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Data Center Opponents Stage Halloween Protest at City Hall

’Tis the season for Jeff Bezos masks and angry pumpkins.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

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Pat Croce’s New Book Is All About Spirituality

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What Philly Will Look Like for DNC 2016

A fishing pier! A Cheesecake Factory! A Mormon temple!

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La Salle Names First Female President

Colleen M. Hanycz is also the first lay leader of the Catholic university.

Mazzoni Center Moving to New Location

The transition is set for summer 2017.

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California (Kind Of) Approves Comcast Merger

Says the company must expand services to the poor; Comcast resists.

Insane Surge in Philadelphia Gentrification

An 1,813 percent increase.

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SEPTA’s Got Big Plans for Concourse

Work has already begun beneath South Broad, but agency is thinking bigger.


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

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.


Grey Gardens Returning to the Big Screen This Spring

Mother Darling would be so pleased.

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Samantha Power Named Penn’s Commencement Speaker

UN ambassador and Obama ally will also receive honorary doctorate.

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Inside Take: How the Philadelphia Nominating Petition Game Is Played

Adam Bonin: What to expect this year in the messy, adversarial world of qualifying for the Philly ballot.

Snow Arrives; Philly Schools Closed

Weather is slowing some parts of the region, closing others.

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Report: Penn Must Fight “Destructive Perfectionism”

Task force, formed in wake of suicides, says university culture must be changed.

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


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The Brief: Maria Quinones-Sanchez Is Denied (again)

Plus, petition day and Philly mag’s Candidate Conversations series.

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Tuesday Snow: Everybody Agrees This Time

Plus: Good snow for sledding!

Amazing Pics From Icy West Philly Fire

Fox 29’s Steve Keeley braves the freeze to capture astonishing photos.

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It’s Cold. And It’s Going to Snow.

And the whole week’s going to be like this.

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