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BEST OF PHILLY

Best of Philly 2024: City Life

A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of


Longform

Meet the Man Who’s Making Philly’s Waterfront … Cool?

Guides

The Best Seats in Philadelphia

Opinion

Jailing Johnny Doc Won’t Solve Philly Corruption. Here’s What Will

Latest Stories

Sea Isle–Avalon Bridge Reopens Following Emergency Repairs

Divers found a crack on a support piling on the Avalon side of the 77-year-old span in April.

News

City Council Approves Rebuild Bill

The project would invest in neighborhood infrastructure.

LGBTQ&A: Wit López

We speak with the transgender visual artist on how they use their aesthetics to challenge gender, race, and desirability norms.

The Saturday-Night Fireworks in A.C. Seem Downright Dangerous

Hot embers, flying debris, and lots and lots of smoke.

Opinion

Why I’m Giving Up on “Allies”

Owens: Allyship prioritizes the concerns of the privileged over those they’re supposed to be helping. It’s time for a new approach.

News

Toomey Led the Push for Medicaid Cuts

He helped draft the Senate health care bill.


Best of Philly 2024: City Life

Best of Philly 2024: City Life

A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of
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?


Stop What You’re Doing and Play This Sam Hinkie-Inspired 8-Bit Video Game

You’ll fight thugs with pie charts and take on the evil Colangelos with help from Joel Embiid.

Bar Fight Over the Eagles Key in Latest Push for N.J. Bail Reform

A Cowboys fan jailed in the brawl is fighting the state’s shift away from a cash bail system.

News

Kenney to Sign Bill Prompted by Gayborhood Racism Complaints

The ceremony is this afternoon.

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PPD: Repo Man Towed Car With Child Inside

The driver said he did not see the seven-year-old.

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Federal Employees to Protest Funding Cuts

A rally is scheduled for noon at Independence Mall.

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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.


Flyers Host Disabled Man Assaulted In Viral Video

Cheltenham’s Mark Smith was given his own jersey and got to hang with a couple of Flyers at their practice facility.

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News

Teachers’ Contract Could Mean Layoffs or Tax Hikes

There’s major concern as to how the district will afford it.

LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: Philly HER Summer Party.

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News

Wolf Urges Toomey Against Medicaid Cuts

The governor sent the senator a letter Tuesday.

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