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To Stave Off Gentrification, Kensington Becomes Its Own Landlord

How one special sliver of the city is redefining what smart neighborhood development can look like in Philadelphia … and far beyond.


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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

Q&A

The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

Latest Stories

11 Things You Might Not Know About the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial Exhibition

Aka the Philly World’s Fair that didn’t go well. At all.

News

The PPD Wants You to Drive With “Covfefe”

The PPD turned Trump’s viral typo tweet into a PSA.

Joel Embiid Was Punking Kids at the Pat’s/Geno’s Courts

The Sixers’ big man was driving through South Philly and “had to stop to teach them how to trust the process.”

BTA Vote Test

Philadelphia magazine called for nominations for outstanding teachers in the Greater Philadelphia area that go above and beyond their job descriptions. With the overwhelming amount […]

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First “Nonstop” Flight to Iceland Diverted

Mayor Jim Kenney was on board.

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Reykjavik’s Hunky Mayor Kicks Off Icelandair Flights from PHL

Lucky for us, Mayor Jim Kenney gave him a tour of the city today.


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Best of Philly 2025: City Life

Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


The Rocky Statue Is Temporarily Off-Limits

The monument to our fighting spirit has been closed for site improvements.

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Three Mile Island Will Shut Down in 2019

The facility experienced a partial meltdown in 1979.

Philly’s Unlikely Role in the “Twin Peaks” Revival

David Lynch found a way to work the city he’s called “horrible, but in a very interesting way” into his new series.

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Why Chunks of LOVE Park Are Being Shipped to Sweden

Malmö, Sweden wants to preserve the (unofficial) skatepark.

News

Here’s When to Avoid I-676 This Week

Construction will force the highway to close three nights.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

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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Excellent Adventures

Are these two Main Line expats at the forefront of a new lifestyle? Or just the most millennial millennials ever?

News

By Fare Means or Foul: Dueling SEPTA Key Reviews

We had two editors try out SEPTA Key, the long-awaited transit payment card.

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Best Thing: Jim Gardner Photobombed Cecily Tynan

And she didn’t mind a bit.

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Philly Might Ban Waving Inflatable Tube Men

How will anyone ever sell a car again?

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