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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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The New Wawa Is Now Open

And giving out free coffee all weekend.

31 Fun Facts Every Wawa Nerd Should Know

Vital — and some completely meaningless — facts and figures about Philly’s favorite convenience store.

People Are Still Sending Us Amazing Wawa Theme Song Videos

And yet, no one has submitted their take on “Go, Shorti, it’s your birthday…”

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Feminist Writer Rebecca Traister on Politics in Philly

Traister will discuss her book Good and Mad at the Penn Book Center on Saturday.

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Marines Testify About the “Antifa Mob” They Say Attacked Them in Philly

“I could have died that day,” one of the Marines told the court on Thursday morning.

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This Philly Student’s Magazine Is the Antidote to Cosmo

We caught up with Aubrey Fink to learn more about The Bridge.


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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Here’s All the Fancy New Stuff at the Giant Wawa

A bakery. Kombucha on tap. Small-batch coffee. And much more.

What It’s Like to Work at Wawa, According to an Anonymous Employee

The longtime Wawa worker tells us about bloody in-store fights, idiotic customers, and the one sandwich you should never, ever order.

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30th Street SEPTA Station to Get Major Overhaul

Improvements will help blend the stop with the forthcoming Schuylkill Yards.

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We Asked Philly Musicians and Comedians to Write Wawa New Theme Songs

Here is their best work. Naturally, a parody of “Eye of the Tiger” could not be avoided.

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Trans Activists Criticize Mazzoni Over Diminished Role in Wellness Conference

Trans and gender-nonconforming members of the Philadelphia Trans Wellness Conference committee say that the nonprofit has given control  of the event’s programming to cisgender management staff.

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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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First Day of School in Philly Could Be After Labor Day in 2019

After this year’s heat closures, the school board will vote on a 2019–20 calendar this week.

Here’s All of Our Wawa Week Coverage in One Place

From a staunch defense of the meatball sandwiches to some incredibly fun new Wawa theme songs written by Philadelphians.

Best Thing This Week: Street Sweeping Is Coming Back! (Maybe)

The city has tentative plans to start a pilot program this spring. Hooray!

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Wawa’s New Secret Menu Is “Mint-er Wonderland” Themed

And you’ll find lots of peppermint-flavored goodness inside.

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