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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 Best and Worst Moments from Trump’s Philly Visit

Featuring witches, the president’s signature braggadocio, some thoroughly uncreative insults from Trump supporters — oh, and yes, Gritty.

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LGBTQ Event of the Week

Our pick: Philly Trans March 2018

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Gritty Signs Galore: Scenes From the Trump Protest in Philly

Philadelphians used our new mascot to send the president a message on Tuesday.

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Some Liberals Say They’re Boycotting Wawa Over Republican Contribution

The beloved convenience store giant is no longer quite so beloved by some.

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Avoid This Area Ahead of Trump’s Visit on Tuesday

Unless you want to see the president or sit in gnarly traffic, that is.

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Some People Really Hate This Boathouse Row Viking Statue

One year ago, the statue was vandalized. Now, it’s been dragged into the Schuylkill River.


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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After Gritty, SEPTA Wants Its Own Damn Mascot

Naturally, their request for public input has turned out amusingly.

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You Can Still Use Your Pa. License to Get On a Plane

The feds just granted Pennsylvania another REAL ID extension. Here’s the deal.

LGBTQ&A: Kevin Parker and Kerry Scott

We chat with the creators of Philly Fashion Week about how they’ve kept one of the most dynamic runway shows in the region going strong for 13 years.

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This Abington HS Teacher Was Just Charged With Sexually Assaulting a Student

Latin teacher Thomas Kummer has been suspended and is in police custody.

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Eagles Fans Drank Plane’s Entire Booze Supply En Route to Titans Game

This Southwest flight attendant said that she had to listen to “Fly Eagles Fly” 35 times while in the air. But this story has a very happy ending.

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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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President Trump Is Speaking In Center City On Tuesday

The mid-term campaign stumping is really heating up.

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How Michael Rubin, Meek Mill’s Billionaire Bestie, Got Woke

The Lafayette Hill native’s path from e-commerce titan to Sixers co-owner to social justice crusader.

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Cherry Street Pier Is Philly’s Best New Thing

Here’s why the city’s latest pier park could be an urbanist game-changer.

Can Philly Get a Lesbian Bar? Please?

Five years after Sisters closed, the city still has no club for queer women. That’s got to change.

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