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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


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

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The Best Seats in Philadelphia

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

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NYT: Christie Popularity Suffers in Jersey

The governor hasn’t been home much lately .

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Report: Gap Widens Between Rich, Poor Pa. Schools

In fact, the disparity doubled during Tom Corbett’s administration.

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Best Philly Sports GIFs of 2014

The GIFs might actually be better than the teams were.

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What Is Tom Corbett’s Legacy?

Weighing the good and the bad of the outgoing governor’s administration.

WATCH: Songbird Contestant Proposes to His Boyfriend

On stage this week at Tabu.

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Philly Bike Share Will Feature Pedal-Powered Lights

New service wants to keep riders safe.


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?


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Baby Born on SEPTA Train

It’s no manger, but it’ll do.

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The First-Ever All-Philly Christmas Pop Quiz

Seven questions about our place in Christmas history.

Brian Sims Heading to Africa to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

That’s what he’s doing New Year’s.

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Woman Won’t Be Charged for Facebook Post

She threatened protesters if they caused her child to miss the game.

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45 Philadelphia Cab Companies Sue Uber

They say the company has been illegally operating a taxi service without medallions.

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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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San Antonio May Pass Philadelphia in Population

It plans to annex 66 square miles and gain 200,000 residents.

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L&I Warns of Fake Inspector Hitting Philly Homes

He got a $91 payment from a citizen yesterday.

I Slept With a “Straight” Man

Why TLC’s My Husband’s Not Gay Hits Too Close to Home

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6 Officers Hurt After North Philly Cop Cruiser Crash

None were hurt seriously.

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