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How One Philadelphia Prison Could Change Incarceration in America

A ground-breaking partnership between Drexel and the Pennsylvania­ Department of Corrections is revolutionizing the U.S. prison system, one block at a time.


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How to Deal With Inevitable Election Day Problems in Philadelphia

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Tom Corbett’s Crusade: Conquering Donald Trump’s Big Lie

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How a Vicious Legal Battle Over a Wildflower Farm Tore This Bucolic Philly Suburb Apart

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ThinkFest Preview: Josh Shapiro on the Catholic Church Scandal

Pennsylvania’s attorney general will discuss clergy abuse investigations far-reaching implications at our annual event this month.

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Police Say This Man Tried to Set a South Philly House on Fire

According to investigators, he slid newspapers into the mail slot of a home and then lit them on fire.

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Meet the New Northeast Philadelphia

How a staid, frayed, forgotten stretch of Philly has become the most interesting place in the city.

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Can Villanova Basketball Survive Its Success?

Coach Jay Wright says the only obstacle to the team continuing its winning ways could be … himself.

Jeff Guaracino Takes the Reins at Visit Philly

The whiz gets his shot to run our tourism agency.

Best Thing This Week: Something Truly Terrifying

Who are these strangers at my door?


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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ThinkFest Preview: The Front Lines of Philadelphia’s Opioid Crisis

A panel featuring Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, Mike Newall and Nydia Han.

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I Tried Burger King’s “Philly Cheesesteak Burger” So You Don’t Have To

And within a couple of hours, I was projectile-vomiting all over the place.

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24 Photos That Prove Peak Fall Foliage Has Officially Hit Philly

Peak fall foliage is officially upon us: Swaths of crispy autumnal tones are spreading across the city landscape, and we are loving it. If you’re […]

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The No-B.S. Guide to the 2018 Midterm Election

Everything you need to know before you vote, in an easy-to-read format.

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New Center City Wawa Opens With Free Coffee Weekend

Apparently Wawa’s free coffee weekends are a thing now, and we’re happy about it.

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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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A Definitive Ranking of the Best Halloween Candies, According to a 12-Year-Old

In: Skittles. Out: Almond Joys.

Opinion

City Council Should Ban Cashless Stores, Because Philly Can’t Afford Them

A bill that proposes to fine Philadelphia businesses that refuse to take cash is unusual in actually acknowledging our poverty crisis.

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Remember When Halloween Costumes Used to Be, You Know, Scary?

Yeah, Gritty is great, I guess. But could we please gets some goblins and ghouls back in the game?

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Philly-Area Media Chain Tells Readers: Don’t Vote for a Single Republican

“There are some Republicans that do a good job and should be taken seriously,” says the editor. “But they are sort of sacrificial lambs, unfortunately.”

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