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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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Jailing Johnny Doc Won’t Solve Philly Corruption. Here’s What Will

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Michelle Obama Is Coming to Philly, and Here’s How You Can Get Tickets

Tickets will set you back as much as $2,000 (each!) for the Wells Fargo Center event.

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Philly Is Getting Its First Ever Augmented Reality Mural

It’s a collaboration between Philly producer/DJ King Britt and muralist Joshua Mays.

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The West Philly Woman Who Transforms Songs Into Quilts

When Eliza Hardy Jones isn’t playing with Strand of Oaks, Grace Potter, and Iron & Wine, she’s making quilts out of songs. OK, yeah — allow us to explain.

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Jeb Bush to Teach in Special Role at Penn This Year

He’ll take the same title that Joe Biden assumed last year.

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Pulse, Dilworth Park’s Fountain Art Exhibit, Is Now Open

And we’re really excited about it.

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It Happened Last Night: Bradley Cooper Came to Philly With “A Star Is Born”

He refused to do the E-A-G-L-E-S chant. But we still love him — and his gorgeous new movie — anyway.


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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The Electric Factory Is Getting a New Name

And you can help choose it.

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Philly Doc Wins Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against CHOP

“I came forward with my story because I believe that we, the healthcare community, need to determine how to ensure that women who bear children are treated equally, and with respect,” says Dr. Kaede Ota, who has obtained a $500,000 judgment against CHOP.

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How Did This Guy Get to Be a Head Lifeguard at a Philly Public Pool?

Police say that Michael Daniels sexually assaulted a girl at the John B. Kelly Pool this summer. He previous pleaded guilty to indecent exposure in 2015.

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Hurricane Florence: How the Storm Will Affect Philly

As of Wednesday, the biggest impact seems to affect transportation.

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Activists Launch Petition Calling on Mazzoni CEO, Other Leaders to Resign

The Black and Brown Workers Cooperative wants members of the nonprofit health provider’s leadership team to step down after recent staff turmoil.

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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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Lane Johnson Just Helped Pave Philly’s Streets

The Eagles player served as an ambassador for the Streets Department.

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What You Need to Know About Chestnut Hill’s Not-Harry Potter Festival

After Warner Bros. threatened legal action, the fête will return as Witches and Wizards Festival.

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Weekend in Review: 3 Fringe Shows, 2 Bloody Marys, and a Late Sandwich

My wife and I managed to check out a bit of the FringeArts festival this weekend, and I’d say we made out pretty well.

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March Demanding Justice for Shantee Tucker Scheduled for Wednesday

New details have emerged in the homicide investigation of Shantee Tucker, a Black transgender woman who was killed on Old York Road last week.

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