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How One Philadelphia Prison Could Change Incarceration in America

A ground-breaking partnership between Drexel and the Pennsylvania­ Department of Corrections is revolutionizing the U.S. prison system, one block at a time.


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How a Vicious Legal Battle Over a Wildflower Farm Tore This Bucolic Philly Suburb Apart

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Guns, God, and Greeley: Three Days in a Poconos MAGA Cult

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30 Fascinating, Must-Visit Pennsylvania State Historical Markers

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PHOTOS: Mugshots of the Main Line Drug Ring Suspects

Making their parents proud, one alleged drug sale at a time.

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Philadelphia Joins “City Energy Project”

Bypassing federal government to take action on climate change.

Philly Church Changes Name to Appear More Gay Friendly

It’s a new day at MCCP.

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Comcast Today: Earnings Are Up

Plus: Would Comcast use its advertising influence to help Democrats?

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Up to $30,000 Robbed From Philly Target

Police are looking for three armed bandits.

7 questions with Ja Mai

How HIV has affected her, and why you should dine out for life.


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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Chris Christie Is Really Against Legalized Pot

“It’s just not the quality of life we want to have.”

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How a 13-Pound Philly Baby Conquered the World

Meet Waldo James Mysterious Dwyer.

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Rendell: Don’t Count Corbett Out Yet

Being governor — even an unpopular one — has political advantages.

Chris Christie Is Father of the Year

Probably because he’s so warm and cuddly.

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Tavern Games Disappoint

State’s projections of cash influx have fallen way short.

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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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Netflix Opposes Comcast-Time Warner Merger

Says new company would have too much power over broadband market.

Man Crush Monday

What local newscaster is Jeremiah Downes hot and heavy for?

Interview: RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s Courtney Act

A candid chat with the living Barbie doll.

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Sixers Owner Says Season Was A Success

Looking on the bright side.