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Will Wind Power Save the Shore, or Ruin It Forever?

The biggest battle at the Shore these days isn’t over unruly teens, but over a wind-power project that’s pitting green-energy supporters against folks who think the only thing turbines will do is spoil a perfectly good beach.


Opinion

5 Big Ideas for Improving Public Safety in Philadelphia

Q&A

Jennifer Weiner Talks Zahav, Marijuana, and Madonna’s New Face

Guides

The Ultimate Guide to the Phillies 2023 Playoffs (for Fans and Bandwagon Jumpers Alike)

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Opinion

What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Looting

America fails to hear what the people are saying when riots and looting occur.

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who may walk back some of the charges stemming from the Philadelphia looting arrests
News

Philly Today: Larry Krasner May Walk Back Some Looting Charges

Plus, the local mom who just won the Philly Badass of the Year Award.

Guides

The Ultimate Guide to the Phillies 2023 Playoffs

Where to watch, how to watch, who to watch, and everything else you need to know about Red October.

a "Free Meatball" t-shirt showing the mugshot of Meatball aka Dayjia Blackwell, who was arrested for looting in Philadelphia last week
News

Philly Today: Meatball’s Lawyer Blasts Media Over Looting Coverage

Meanwhile, $35 Meatball mugshot shirts. Plus, a cheesesteak martini?!

Longform

Will Wind Power Save the Shore, or Ruin It Forever?

The biggest battle at the Shore these days isn’t over unruly teens, but over a wind-power project that’s pitting green-energy supporters against folks who think the only thing turbines will do is spoil a perfectly good beach.

News

Philly Today: Okay, Okay, John Fetterman Will Wear a Suit

Plus: Another blow for supervised injection sites, an airport murder and a truly ridiculous pumpkin plan.


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?


Opinion

Allan Domb: 5 Big Ideas for Improving Public Safety in Philadelphia

With police commissioner Danielle Outlaw departing and a new mayor coming into office, we have an opportunity to change course. Here’s what should happen.

A screenshot of the Instagram page of Philadelphia Influencer "Meatball" aka Dayjia Blackwell, who is charged in the looting that occurred in Philadelphia on Tuesday night
News

Philly Today: Influencer Charged in Looting Loves Her Mugshot

And so do her fans. Plus, the complete list of liquor stores closed until further notice.

Interim Philadelphia Police Commissioner John Stanford addressing the looting that occurred in Philadelphia on Tuesday night
News

Philly Today: The Official Word on the “Disgusting” Looting

“These were not protesters,” insisted the interim police commissioner. “These were criminals.”

Longform

When Did Halloween Become an Endurance Test?

One by one, holidays have morphed from single-day celebrations into weeks-long marathons.

Filmmaker John Waters, who recently compared one of his movies to the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia
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Philly Today: Nauseating John Waters Compares His Movie to the MOVE Bombing

Because his trashy “art” and the most tragic day in Philadelphia’s history have just so, so much in common.

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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.


Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters, who claims he was banned from the University of Pennsylvania over accusations of antisemitism, performing earlier this year (Getty Images)
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Philly Today: Penn Calls B.S. on Claims It Banned Roger Waters from Campus

The Pink Floyd co-founder says he wasn’t allowed at Penn due to accusations of antisemitism.

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Longform

What the Hell Is Happening With the Mütter Museum?

As debate over the ethics of displaying human remains rages, people are wondering if Philadelphia’s iconic medical history museum can survive — or if it even should.

News

Philly Today: John Fetterman Delivers Moving Senate Speech on Disability

Plus: Why seven Montco schools received bomb threats yesterday

a closed TSA screening line at Philadelphia International Airport, which is one of the worst airports in the country
News

Philly Today: Yes, Philadelphia’s Airport Is as Bad as You Think It Is

Plus, stop mourning the Melrose. It was never as good as you remember it being.

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