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Thomas and Gilmore Richardson Win in Council Primary, Heralding Arrival of Next Generation

Barring the unexpected, Katherine Gilmore Richardson and Isaiah Thomas will be the first millennials elected to serve on City Council come November.

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Meet Maia Weintraub, Philly’s Teenage Fencing Phenom

The Fencing Academy of Philadelphia product could make a splash at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.

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The Brief: Black Activists Dismayed by Black Pols’ Support for Jim Kenney

Attorney George Burrell says past black leaders are “rolling over in their graves.”

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Why the Kenney & Clarke Bromance Means Great Things for Philly

After 8 years of Council-Nutter antipathy, City Hall is ready to work again.

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Sugar Daddy Wanted

McCalla: Chaka Fattah’s indictment means Curtis Jones Jr., Cindy Bass and Blondell Reynolds Brown need to make powerful new friends.

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Who Are We Calling Racist?

The Shirley Sherrod debacle

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Wistar Institute Launches Fellowship to Invest in Early Career Researchers

The Caspar Wistar Fellows program will help aspiring scientists pursue new research in cancer biology, immunology, virology and genetics.

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Hundreds Celebrate Jerry Mondesire’s Life

Among those mourning the death of the longtime Philadelphia NAACP president was a who’s-who of the city’s political elite.

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Jim Kenney’s Complicated History with School Vouchers

He once backed a pilot voucher program. Today, he’s a staunch critic.

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Tiger Willies

I continue to be amazed and bewildered by the long line of sycophants and enablers amongst us — fans and media alike — when it […]

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Thing of Beauty

Gia Carangi left a Philadelphia hoagie shop to become one of New York’s top models. She was gorgeous, she was successful, she was rich. And within her, she carried the seeds of her own destruction

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Katherine Gilmore Richardson Wants to Become Philly’s Youngest Black Council Member

The millennial candidate is aiming to succeed her former boss, Blondell Reynolds Brown.

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The Philadelphian Who Made America’s Hotels Posh

George Boldt’s Bellevue-Stratford set the standard for elegance, refinement … and chicken à la King.

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Just Listed in the Poconos: Renovated Contemporary Cabin in Pocono Pines

You’ll go overboard for “Camp Overboard.”

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Dwight Howard Isn’t the First NBA Star to Make Crazy Demands

Back when the NBA trade deadline was approaching, and ridiculous rumors were circulating throughout the media like so many wishful thoughts, someone floated the idea […]