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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.
Believe It Or Not, Philadelphia Is Getting Cleaner
Fewer plastic bags! More street sweeping! And other reasons to feel like litter is on the retreat.
SEPTA’s New “High-Tech” Fare Gates Are Astonishingly Easy to Beat
The agency insists the devices will curb fare evasion. Others, including SEPTA employees, aren’t so sure.
Philly Today: Don’t Be So Happy About the Possible Death of Made In America
Plus, Mayor Parker cracks down.
Can This Woman Convince People to Return to Center City in Droves?
Prema Katari Gupta, the brand-new head of the Center City District, talks trash, public safety, and the (good!) omens for Philly’s downtown.
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.
An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages
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?
Philly Today: Some of America’s Best Public Schools Are Right Here
So says a new study. Plus, CAPA in upheaval over controversial play.
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.
Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming
Philly moms say the process has gotten … weird.
Punxsutawney Phil Is Hiding a Weird, Dark Secret
Revelations of groundhog progeny lead to questions about the strange misogyny within the mythology.
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.
The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
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.
Neighbors Sue to Halt Massive FDR Park Renovation
The $250 million project is already underway, but critics worry about the environmental impact.
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.
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.
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.
