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The New Face of New Hope: How a Small Bucks County Town Became a Playground for the Rich and Famous

Bradley Cooper. Leonardo DiCaprio. Gigi Hadid. Can the borough’s bohemian spirit survive an A-list invasion?


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David Boreanaz Talks His Philly-Famous Dad and Philly Sports

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The Great Philly Sports Fan Evolution

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Jeff Yass’s Big School Choice Gamble

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You Can Celebrate the Rail Park’s First Birthday on Friday

A nearby beer garden is throwing a party, complete with drink specials and a DJ.

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Supreme Court to Weigh In on Racial Discrimination Case Against Comcast

TV station-owner Byron Allen alleges in a lawsuit seeking $20 billion that Comcast’s refusal to carry his company’s channels is racially discriminatory. SCOTUS will now decide whether Allen’s suit can proceed.

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Giant Heirloom Apologizes After Criticism of No-Alcohol Signs During Odunde Festival

But the store says that it was Odunde organizers who wanted the festival to be a “dry event.”

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West Philly’s Massive Sinkhole Will Take 3 Weeks to Fix

SEPTA’s Route 34 trolley will be detoured until then.

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Former Villanova University Campus Minister Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case

The 52-year-old Drexel Hill resident, who entered the plea on the day his trial was to begin, faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

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Veterans, Active Duty Military Could Soon Visit N.J. Beaches for Free

A new bill would let the state join a number of towns — including Ocean City, Sea Isle City, and Avalon — in offering free beach access to military personnel.


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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Why Should Philly Cops Who Made Racist Facebook Posts Get a Second Chance?

The only way the Philadelphia Police Department can demonstrate zero tolerance for bigotry is by firing those who have clearly shown they don’t understand the meaning of “protect and serve.”

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You Can Personally Test Philly’s Controversial New Voting Machines This Week

City controller Rebecca Rhynhart still hasn’t signed off on the purchase of the $8,000 units, but that’s not stopping the city from showing them off.

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Trump, Sex, and G-Strings: The Juicy Story Behind Newtown Athletic Club

The NAC is so much more than a suburban gym.

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Forget Rocky: Biographer Mark Kram Jr. on Philly’s Real Boxing Hero

His new biography, Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier, is out now.

Best Thing: Some Truly Royal Shade

What do you give a man who thinks he’s everything?

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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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SEPTA’s Trolley Situation in West Philly Is Getting Real Ugly

Planned maintenance and a sinkhole are currently disrupting commutes for nearly 50,000 daily riders.

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Yes, the PPA Sucks. No, It Did Not Ticket the Car That Blew Up on South Street.

A good reminder that you can’t believe every viral video you see on the Internet.

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A Main Line Teen Is Competing Against the World’s Greatest Young Pianists

Avery Gagliano is a semifinalist in the prestigious Cliburn junior competition, which wraps up this weekend.

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The Mütter Museum, Philly’s Highbrow House of Horrors, Preps for Good Kind of Growth

A fundraising campaign will allow the museum’s creepy-but-cramped exhibition space to expand by a full 80 percent.

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