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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.
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?
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.
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.
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.
Conservative Radio Host Chris Stigall Out at 1210AM
He had been anchoring the station’s popular morning show since 2010.
A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of
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?
Presidential Hopeful John Hickenlooper Has a Great Name — and Ties to Philly
The onetime Colorado governor and newly announced candidate is native of Narberth.
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.
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.
New Day, New Storm: The Latest on School Closings and Transit Delays
City government is open for business. Not so for Archdiocese schools, which have the full day off, and the Philadelphia School District, running on a two-hour delay.
Jared Solomon on Calling for Bobby Henon’s Resignation: “I Stepped Up”
“I do not believe I will be receiving any holiday cards from Local 98 moving forward,” says the Northeast state rep.
The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
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.
Best Thing: Trump’s Report Card Threats
How bad could those Penn grades have been?
Here’s How Likely These 6 Philly-Area Politicians Are to Run in 2020
Put the Pennsylvania back in Pennsylvania Avenue!
Can the New Penn Center for Neuroaesthetics Unlock the Science of Beauty?
Neuroscientist Anjan Chatterjee is trying to figure out why we give a damn about Mona Lisa’s smile.
PennDOT Has Finally Started Issuing REAL IDs
Here’s everything you need to know about getting one.
