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Guides

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.


News

The Redevelopment of the Old Family Court Building Is Dead

Q&A

From Fairmount to the Today Show: The Journey of Sheinelle Jones

Q&A

The Zombies in This Philly Horror Flick Only Eat White People

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Q&A

Why Allan Domb Decided to Jump Into the Messy World of City Politics

Once content to merely rake in millions on his condo development empire, the businessman has successfully emerged as a major political power player on City Council. Will he run for mayor?

Longform

Now It Can Be Told: Karen Hepp Opens Up About Her Battle With Facebook

The Fox 29 anchor graces Philly TV screens every weekday morning. But on the internet, her face has popped up without her permission in Facebook ads for dating sites and other unseemly places. Now the Main Line mom is fighting back — and her case could go all the way to the Supreme Court.

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News

Look at All of These Cute Philly-Area Puppy Bowl Competitors!

Nine local dogs will vie for the Lombarky Trophy on Sunday.

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News

Bye-Bye, Ben: We Hardly Knew You. But We Knew We Didn’t Like You.

Ben Simmons has been traded to the Nets for James Harden. Rejoice!

Opinion

Your Company Is Celebrating Black History Month All Wrong. Here’s How to Do It Right.

It’s not about kente cloth or performative “diversity panels” — it’s about putting Black employees front and center in your organization.

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News

This Man Is About to Walk the Entire Perimeter of Philly for the Ninth Time

We find out why.


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

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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News

Philadelphia Weekly Ditches Idea of Being Philly’s Fox News

Hey, it was worth a try.

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Guides

City Hacks: Everything You Need to Know About Those Evil Philly Potholes

How do I get them fixed? Will the city pay for the damage caused to my car by a pothole? Why the heck can’t we prevent potholes in the first place? These answers, and more.

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News

Delco Parents Sue Schools Over Optional Masking Policy, Claiming It’s Too Lax

Whereas most lawsuits filed over masking policies claim that forced masking is illegal, this one is different. These parents say the policy isn’t strict enough.

Longform

How a Sugary Pandemic Project Turned Jethro Heiko Into Philly’s Maple Syrup Evangelist

Starting with a single tree in his back yard, the consultant-turned-sap expert has now created eight hubs in the region for “sugaring” enthusiasts, and has begun work with Stockton University to develop maple syrup as a regional commodity.

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News

A Look Inside CHOP’s New King of Prussia Hospital

CHOP’s first satellite hospital is designed to make patients and their families feel better.

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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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News

Ozark Actor Bruce Davison on Growing Up in Delco

From getting arrested for scuba diving in the Springton Reservoir to tangling with John du Pont, the veteran actor reflects on his youth and his storied career.

Longform

The Complicated Mystery That Is Danielle Outlaw

Through two tumultuous years, Outlaw — statistically minded, coolly professional, able to speak in perfect sound bites — has perplexed and infuriated a city that expects a crusader as its top cop. Hamstrung by COVID and controversy from day one, can she ever connect with the city—and fix the department she was hired to reform? 

Opinion

Meek Mill, Kevin Hart and Michael Rubin’s Millions Won’t Help the Abbott Elementaries of Our City

The $15 million the celebs pledged to send kids to private schools further chips away at a public-school system we owe it to ourselves, and to “our kids,” to fix.

Longform

Yowie’s Shannon Maldonado Is About to Make South Street Hip Again

Philly’s coolest, most enigmatic shop is expanding into a massive new space on one of the city’s most storied stretches.

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