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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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News

Philly Has Never Elected a Woman as Sheriff. These Candidates Want to Change That.

The Year of the Woman lands in Philly’s typically stodgy row-office races.

Best Thing: A Beer Hall… With a Playground!

Be careful on the pirate ship with that pilsner.

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With This 3-Foot, $800 Bobblehead, We Have Officially Reached Peak Gritty

They say money can’t buy happiness. But they’re wrong.

News

This Map Says You’re Probably Being a Jerk to Your Republican Neighbor

Philadelphia County is more politically intolerant than 95 percent of the country, according to a new map published by the Atlantic.

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What You Need to Know About SEPTA’s Transit Police Strike

Including whether it will affect your commute.

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Two Attic Youth Center Leaders Suspended Following Discrimination Allegations

The LGBTQ youth nonprofit’s executive director and director of programs and operations were relieved of their duties on Tuesday, pending an investigation.


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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Philly’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade: Your Need-to-Know Guide

The parade route, road closures, parking restrictions, bus detours, and more.

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City Commissioner Candidate Picks Up National “Run for Something” Endorsement

The most common question that South Philly resident Jen Devor gets: What the heck does a city commissioner do?

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This Pakistan-Born, London-Raised City Council Candidate Has a Striking Backstory

Meet political newcomer Hena Veit, whose work in the criminal justice field is inspiring her campaign.

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Opinion

Five Questions You Should Ask Candidates Before Signing Their Petitions

Candidates running in Philly’s May primary have until March 12th to gather enough signatures to get on the ballot. Here’s how to make your brief interaction count.

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Now That He’s Free of D.C., Bryce Harper Can Finally Become a Superstar

Ever since high school, he’s been prophesied as baseball’s version of LeBron James. In Philly, he can fulfill that destiny.

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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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Conservative Radio Host Chris Stigall Out at 1210AM

He had been anchoring the station’s popular morning show since 2010.

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Presidential Hopeful John Hickenlooper Has a Great Name — and Ties to Philly

The onetime Colorado governor and newly announced candidate is native of Narberth.

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Army Vet Turned Democratic Socialist Running for City Council at Large

“Socialism has a bad name because people who are capitalists give it a bad name,” says Moses “Mo” Santana.

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Brace Yourself: The Dockless Bike and Scooter Scourge Is Coming

The city and state are clearing the way for new forms of rentable transport, but the experience of other cities shows that dockless could be more dystopia than utopia.

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