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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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The Next Battle in the War on Cash Will Be Waged In Philadelphia

Two Philly lawmakers say that businesses that refuse to accept cash are discriminating against certain communities.

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It’s Official: Wing Bowl Is Dead

Who said the world can’t change for the better?

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20 Photos of People in Gritty Halloween Costumes

You’re welcome.

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After Pittsburgh Shooting, More Security at Philly Synagogues

The PPD deployed officers to synagogues and houses of worship this weekend.

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Right-Wing Celebs Diamond and Silk Came to West Philly to Stump for Scott Wagner

“Repeat after me: Tom Wolf is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” was the mantra for the event.

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The Fight Over Safe Injection Sites Isn’t Really About Safe Injection Sites

It’s about whether Philly and other cities can control their own destiny.


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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One of Us: Henri David

The exuberant jewelry maker has been throwing wild eponymous Halloween parties for 50 years. Here, he talks Grindr, gruesome costumes, and why Ed Rendell was the best mayor ever.

Best Thing This Week: An Error of Biblical Proportions

Did you say “Dead Sea Scroll”? More like “Dead Sea Troll.”

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Philly Voter Registration Is Way Up

Here’s what that might mean for voter turnout in November.

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ThinkFest Preview: Larry Krasner on His First Year as DA

He’ll share the stage with 6ABC anchor Tamala Edwards.

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Goodbye, PPA. My Family Is Officially Done With You.

I’ve found a much better way to park.

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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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Pa. Lawmakers Sided With Pedophiles and Those Who Protect Them

Main Line psychiatrist Liz Goldman, a victim of childhood sexual abuse, has three words for state legislators: “Shame on you.”

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Our Beloved Gritty Is Officially One Month Old

And his baby photos are definitely cuter than yours.

News

6 Takeaways From the New Yorker’s Larry Krasner Profile

The story reveals that the Philly DA was a victim of violent crime a decade ago, among other things.

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80,000 Patients Sign Up for Pa.’s Medical Marijuana Program in First Year

Meanwhile, close to half of the registered doctors in the state are in the Philadelphia area.

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