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Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.


Guides

An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

Opinion

Allan Domb Is Upbeat About Philly’s Economy (And You Should Be, Too)

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News

Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner

Latest Stories

The opening spread of Philly Mag's 2023 feature about hoagies, which just won a national magazine award
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Philly Today: Our Hoagies Cover Story Wins Coveted National Magazine Award

So we’re officially declaring today Hoagie Day in Philadelphia. Go out and eat one.

A photo of Radnor High School in Radnor, Pennsylvania, one of the best places in America for public schools, according to a new report
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Philly Today: Some of America’s Best Public Schools Are Right Here

So says a new study. Plus, CAPA in upheaval over controversial play.

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Philly Today: City to Actually Start Sweeping its Streets this Week

Not an April Fools joke. Plus, the world is descending on the city for WrestleMania.

Longform

Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming

Philly moms say the process has gotten … weird.

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Punxsutawney Phil Is Hiding a Weird, Dark Secret

Revelations of groundhog progeny lead to questions about the strange misogyny within the mythology.

Q&A

Two Indie-Rock Lifers Explore Boredom and Madness in New Jersey in New Graphic Novel

Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females and Joe Steinhardt of Don Giovanni Records explore Garden State despair in Merriment.


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

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?


News

Neighbors Sue to Halt Massive FDR Park Renovation

The $250 million project is already underway, but critics worry about the environmental impact.

News

Philly Today: Philadelphia Had More Exonerations Last Year Than 46 States

Nearly one in 10 of all 2023 exonerations in the United States were from Philadelphia.

News

Philly Today: An A.I. Expert Came to Town and Said We’re All Going to Die

John Sherman believes humankind could be completely wiped out in two to 10 years.

Longform

Who Killed the Philly POPS?

Was our beloved popular-music orchestra doomed by poor management? A greedy landlord? The pandemic? A devastating Broad Street whodunit.

What the South Philadelphia Sports Complex could eventually look like if Comcast Spectacor and the Phillies get their way
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Philly Today: Phillies Give Huge Boost to Sports Complex

Plus, using a tow truck to steal cars is actually a pretty good idea.

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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.


pickleball courts like this one are causing some problems in Lower Merion
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Philly Today: The Noisy Scourge of Pickleball Hits the Main Line

Plus, Philly loses a longtime independent music venue.

Q&A

A Member of the Phillies Hot Pants Patrol at Veterans Stadium Tells All

“It was an incredibly sexist thing, but it worked for me,” recalls Arlene Nisson Lassin.

Opinion

I Had 700-Level Season Tickets at Veterans Stadium and Lived to Tell the Tale

A lifelong Philly sports fan recalls the fights, the pee and the cheap seats.

News

20 Years After the Vet: A Remembrance of Philly’s Storied Stadium

We loved it! We hated it! And we tore it down 20 years ago this month.

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