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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

Opinion

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

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Prominent Sex Abuse Lawyer Mitchell Garabedian Targeted in Philly-Based Lawsuit

An employee of a suburban boarding school claims that the famed attorney at the center of the Boston clergy abuse scandal ruined his reputation and demanded $1 million from the school over allegedly bogus claims.

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Get a Bird’s-Eye View of the Philadelphia Zoo From Its New Zip Line

Humans have been on top of the animal food chain for a while. Now’s your chance to be literally on top, too, at this new obstacle course.

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Here’s Why SEPTA’s Improvement Projects Are Back on Hold — Again

If the transit agency isn’t able to resume bridge maintenance and other infrastructure projects, some of its routes could end up being at risk by this time next year.

Opinion

Anthony Williams for Mayor

An endorsement by the editors of Philadelphia magazine.

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Philly Has Finally Cleared Its Backlog of Untested Rape Evidence

Larry Krasner said the move will give his office new evidence to prosecute sexual assault cases.

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Jefferson’s Looking to Invest In Your Hemp Business Proposal

The university just received a $2 million gift earmarked for funding cannabinoid business.


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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Swarthmore Frats Disband After Outrage Over Leaked Documents

Protests at both of Swarthmore’s fraternities had been ongoing for four days.

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Who Went Off-Roading at the Schuylkill Center?

The organization said the driver killed a toad and crushed a turtle during the illegal ride.

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Should Philly Worry About the “Kissing Bug”?

Here’s what you should know about the blood-sucking insect.

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Swarthmore Suspends Frats Amid Outrage Over Leaked Letters

The documents contain disturbing notes from former Phi Psi members.

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Sandra Dungee Glenn on City Council Run: “I Want to Move Families Out of Poverty”

After an unexpected endorsement controversy, the longtime political staffer and influencer says she intends to continue taking her campaign directly to voters.

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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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This New Antenna Is Bringing Cheap High-Speed Internet Into South Philly

“I was skeptical,” says Indy Hall co-founder Alex Hillman, who switched his company from “incompetent” Comcast to PhillyWisper. “Internet through the air? But they made me a believer.”

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Philly Rapper Chill Moody on Writing Songs in the Shower

The West Philly native takes to the Kimmel Center stage on May 29th.

Best Thing: The End of International House

Pondering the progress we make and don’t make.

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This Tulip Farm Is Philly’s (Better) Version of L.A.’s Poppy Fields

New Jersey’s Holland Ridge Farms is ready for your Instagram — and even your flower-picking.

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