Longform

How One Philadelphia Prison Could Change Incarceration in America

A ground-breaking partnership between Drexel and the Pennsylvania­ Department of Corrections is revolutionizing the U.S. prison system, one block at a time.


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How a Vicious Legal Battle Over a Wildflower Farm Tore This Bucolic Philly Suburb Apart

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Guns, God, and Greeley: Three Days in a Poconos MAGA Cult

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30 Fascinating, Must-Visit Pennsylvania State Historical Markers

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Philly Today: From Jason Kelce to Josh Shapiro, Philly’s Write-In Votes for President

Plus, the unbearable shame of $8 Sixers tickets. And this team wants a new arena?!

News

Philly Today: The Sexiest Local Male News Anchor In Entire Country Is, Apparently, NBC10’s Keith Jones

No word on what Brian Taff or Rick Williams have to say about this. Plus, Mike Jerrick hate mail.

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Philly Today: Mike Jerrick Makes Bad Suicide Joke About Rocky Movies

Mike apparently never got the memo that suicide jokes aren’t funny. Plus, John Bolaris tweets go poof.

News

Philly Today: John Bolaris Had a Rough Sunday Night In Rittenhouse Square

The fracas involved him, Rouge owner Rob Wasserman, and one steadfast bouncer.

Longform

Can John Fry Revive Temple?

The former Drexel president has built his legacy reshaping not just universities, but the neighborhoods they call home.

News

Governor Shapiro Throws SEPTA a $153 Million Life Preserver

The cavalry rode to SEPTA’s rescue today and pulled it back from the fiscal cliff.


Best of Philly 2024: City Life

Best of Philly 2024: City Life

A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of

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?


News

Philly Today: Rampant Rodent Feces Shut Down South Philly Bar

Plus, the completely unnecessary return of Roy Rogers restaurants.

Opinion

What Leaders Can Learn From Josh Shapiro

I don’t know if he’ll run for president in four years, but he has an admirable ability to bring people together.

News

Massage Therapist Gets Probation in South Philly Sexual Assault Case

He can thank his accuser, who tells Philly Mag, “I wasn’t out for revenge.”

News

Philly Today: Comcast Is Ditching MSNBC and Other Cable Channels It Owns

Plus, Philly gets Uber XXL and our own TKTS ticketing booth.

News

Philly Today: How the City’s New Twice-a-Week Trash Collection Works

Plus, crime does pay if you’re a Philly politician.

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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.


News

Metropolitan Opera Visits South Philly to Find America’s Future Opera Stars

Queen Village’s Settlement Music School was the place to be earlier this month.

News

Philly Today: The Looming SEPTA Strike Apocalypse

Plus, Penn vending machines now give out Narcan, emergency birth control, and sleep masks.

Opinion

I Love My Kid, But How Long Am I Supposed to Keep His Baby Teeth?

When childhood memories become “love clutter”

News

Philly Today: Neighbors Grapple with Swastika Flag In Philly Burbs

Alas, there’s not much you can do about it, as the residents are now learning.

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