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8 Of The Best Restaurants To Eat At In “Philly”

Philadelphia’s food scene is a blend of tradition and innovation. Whether you live in the city or visit for a weekend, picking the best restaurants in Philly can turn a simple meal into a memorable experience. The city’s diverse neighborhoods and rich history shape its culinary landscape. Exploring a few…

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Todd Bowles Had Funny Cheesesteak Line About Being Philly 'Hero' for Tush Push Stance

Bowles doesn't think he's a hero in Philadelphia, unless you're talking about one place in the city in particular.

Sports Illustrated

How Philly anarcho-punks blended music, noise and social justice in the 1990s and 2000s

While New York City is commonly considered the birthplace of American punk rock, just 100 miles south of the famous CBGB club where the Ramones and other early punk bands got their start is Philadelphia, which has had its own vibrant punk rock scene since at least 1974 – and…

The Conversation

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The 2026 Philadelphia Cycling Classic: Here's what we know and why its return is a big deal

'For cyclists, only the Champs Élysées on the last day of the Tour matches the Philly ambiance,' says Freddie Rodriguez

Cycling Weekly

Philly’s Puerto Rican Day Parade embodies strength of the mainland’s second-largest Boricua community

Picture this: Puerto Rican flags, referred to as “la monoestrellada” – the “one-starred” – everywhere you look. The smell of alcapurrias – if you can find them! – and other savory fritters wafting through the air. The rhythms of salsa or Bad Bunny’s trap reggaetón blasting out of speakers. Almost…

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Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks CEO grew up in ‘survival mode’ selling newspapers and bean pies—now his chain sells a $12 cheesesteak every 58 seconds

Just like Gen Z, Big Dave’s Cheesesteaks' millennial founder and CEO Derrick Hayes juggled multiple side gigs growing up: “I was always a hustler.”

Fortune

Forget Philly: Sweden’s reindeer cheesesteaks fills tourists and locals alike

Thousands gathered last week to watch the historic Kiruna Church move five kilometres east

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Squash has been played in Philly for 125 years − a sports psychologist explains why it’s one of the city’s best-kept secrets

What sport combines the intensity of a high-wire circus act with the strategic thinking of a grand master chess match?

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Data-driven early intervention strategies could revolutionize Philly’s approach to crime prevention

Pennsylvania spends roughly US$200,000 a year for each juvenile it incarcerates, according to a 2021 report from the bipartisan Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Task Force.

The Conversation

How Eagles Can Replace Landon Dickerson: Top Three Options As Guard Deals With Knee Injury

Philly's star Pro Bowler left practice this weekend with a knee injury.

Sports Illustrated

Savannah Bananas Mimic Saquon Barkley's Famous Backwards Hurdle While in Philly

The Bananas always put on a show.

Sports Illustrated

Famous Philly cheesesteak under threat as costs continue to spiral

The average price of a pound of ground beef rose to $6.12 in June

The Independent UK

Michelin Guide scrutiny could boost Philly tourism, but will it stifle chefs’ freedom to experiment and innovate?

The Philadelphia restaurant scene is abuzz with the news that the famed Michelin Guide is coming to town.

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Philly psychology students map out local landmarks and hidden destinations where they feel happiest

What makes you happy? Perhaps a good night’s sleep, or a wonderful meal with friends?

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Guitar World

“Any distortion came from the amp itself. It was considered a rather clean sound compared to other punk bands”: Joe Genaro on overhead conversations, ad-libs, and making it catchy and funny on the Dead Milkmen’s classic punk debut

Genaro was only a novice when the Philly punk legends tracked Big Lizard in My Backyard, but with an innovative strumming technique he had everything he needed to make their songs hit hard

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The Michelin Guide is Eurocentric and elitist − yet it will soon be an arbiter of culinary excellence in Philly

Could a Philly cheesesteak joint actually get a Michelin star?

The Mary Sue

If you were a ‘Parks and Recreation’ fan, chances are you remember ‘Philly Justice’

The classic show we never saw.

The Conversation

Philly’s forgotten history as a hub of anarchism with a thriving radical Yiddish press

On a late summer day in 1906, a small group of newly arrived Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia took a streetcar across town to Fairmount Park. Several miles from the cramped row houses and oppressive sweatshops of the immigrant quarter of South Philly, the neighborhood now known as Queen Village, they…

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The Guardian - US

MLS talking points: a record in Chicago and a reprieve for the Sounders

Seattle’s season may not be as badly damaged as we had feared, and there was a huge crowd on hand to see Chicago Fire v Inter Miami

Sports Illustrated

Major Championship Changes Hands Twice During WrestleMania 40 Sunday in Philly

WrestleMania 40 opened up with a huge title change.

The Conversation

Medetomidine is replacing xylazine in Philly street fentanyl − creating new hurdles for health care providers and drug users

Philadelphia’s street opioid supply – or “dope” market – is constantly changing. As health care workers and researchers who care for people who use drugs in our community, we have witnessed these shifts firsthand.

The Conversation

Mae Reeves used showstopping hats to fuel voter engagement and Black entrepreneurship

Lula “Mae” Reeves, one of the first Black women in Philly to own her own business, created one-of-a-kind and custom hats for celebrities, socialites, professionals and churchgoing women in downtown Philadelphia for over 50 years.

The Conversation

Fewer deaths, new substances and evolving treatments in Philly’s opioid epidemic − 4 essential reads

In Philadelphia, fatal overdoses are the No. 3 cause of death after heart disease and cancer. That’s been the case each year since 2016, except in 2020 and 2021 when COVID-19 deaths outpaced overdose deaths. The vast majority of fatal overdoses in Philly involve the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

The Conversation

Philly Roller Derby league turns 20 - here’s how the sport skated its way to feminism, anti-racism and queer liberation

For 20 years, Philly Roller Derby skaters, who go by names like Woolly Slammoth, TrailBlazeHer and Reba Smackentire, have jammed and blocked their way around oval skating rinks in the spirit of feminism, anti-racism, body positivity and queer liberation.

The Guardian - UK

Dope Thief: Brian Tyree Henry is so incredible he could invest a Philly cheesesteak with complex emotion

The Atlanta actor is the main reason to carry on watching this predictable, shootout-packed crime drama. Anyone who’s watched true-crime shows would be a better gangster than these knuckleheads

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