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The Great Philly Sports Fan Evolution

We dig analytics. We’ve championed new voices in sports media. And we’ve embraced — gasp! — the power of positivity.


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Jeff Yass’s Big School Choice Gamble

Villanova University, site of a 2022 sexual assault that former Villanova student Elijah Katzenell has pleaded guilty to (photo by Victor Fiorillo)
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Explosive Sexual Assault Lawsuit Hits Villanova University

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This South Philly Guy Has the Best Comedy Special on Netflix Right Now

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This 26-Year-Old Latino Biologist Wants to Become Philly’s First Gay Councilman

Adrian Rivera-Reyes, a democratic socialist, has officially announced his City Council at-large bid as “a nontraditional candidate.”

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Stormy Daniels Swears She’s Not House Hunting in Philly Horse Country

Philly horse country people say they’ve heard otherwise.

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Police: Florida Man Starts Fight Over Cheesesteak

He reportedly became angry after the sandwich was served on a sesame seed bun.

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“Double Doink” Is the New Philly Special

Fans are embracing the term with food specials, T-shirts, and even a billboard.

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Sad Day for Philly Package Thieves: Amazon Opens Center City Pickup Location

Because having Amazon stick boxes on your stoop has proved to be a really bad idea.

Opinion

City’s New Leadership Pipeline Program Is an Affront to Real Diversity

The diversity problem at city nonprofits doesn’t stem from “unqualified” minorities applying.


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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Federal Workers to Protest the Government Shutdown

They’ll meet at Independence Mall on Tuesday morning.

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Lê From Hop Sing Laundromat Is Opening a “North Korean” Banh Mi Shop

Chinatown’s most divisive, most peculiar, most enigmatic character finally enters the Philly restaurant game. And we couldn’t be more excited.

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The Jason Kelce Parade Costume Is Selling Like Crazy Right Now

The Birds’ double doink victory over the Bears is sure helping.

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Jim Kenney Is the Most Ambitious Mayor Philly Has Ever Had

Why doesn’t anyone know that?

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New Year’s Resolutions: 21 Ways to Volunteer in and Around Philly

Want to start your year off on the right foot? Start here.

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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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Five Reasons It Feels Good to Do Good for Others

Angela Duckworth breaks down the science of selflessness.

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One of Us: Blanka Zizka

The co-founder of the Wilma Theater tells us about fleeing her homeland and more.

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How a Philly Superfan Created The Athletic, the Only Sports Site You Really Need

If your newspaper’s sports coverage feels less relevant lately, here’s why.

Best Thing This Week: Tom Wolf Buys Some Cool

For his second inauguration, the Guv is taking a new tack.

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