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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

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

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

Latest Stories

This Indian cuisine restaurant gets a second shot

Dear Ekta, Back in August, when I first sampled the Indian fare at your Girard storefront, I unfairly held your lack of a dining room […]

Have malls become too boring?

The Business Journal this week reported on a study released by Wharton School of Business that says malls might not bounce back from the recession […]

What Philadelphia is wearing this week.

Happy Friday! Again with the temperature fluctuations! Judging by the array of ensembles blazing about on the streets this week, people aren’t quite sure how […]

What non-alcoholic beverage goes great with your meal?

Nonalcoholic beverages are often so cloying and sweet that they don’t make a fit partner for food. Usually, if I’m not drinking wine but want […]

Tips & Trends: A Gift and a Promise

This year, presents ought to be affordable and memorable. It’s all about the thought… which is why I think I should receive this softly geometric […]

The composer of A Chorus Line comes to Philadelphia.

So what brings you to the Philadelphia area this weekend?Probably a car. Funny. Let’s try this again. You’re performing, of course, at the Lenape Regional […]


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 Saline Selection: Jewish Mother

Veteran Philadelphia reporter Carol Saline on her pick for the holidays … If you’re looking for holiday entertainment, don’t miss Judy Gold’s 25 Questions for […]

Kanella’s Greek version of chicken soup is the perfect hot lunch for these winter afternoons

Avgolemono may sound like a fancy and intimidating dish, but it’s really just a Greek version of chicken soup. Kanella’s version — a homey bowl […]

Silk-screened art in the form of a note card

Art in the form of a note card — that’s the simplest way to describe the stationery offerings by South Jersey-based Spruce Avenue. The team […]

What Philadelphia is wearing this week.

Happy Friday! Weird weather this week, huh? 67? Rain? Sun? In the 30s this weekend? Really looking forward to the raging colds we’ll all have […]

Top 5 Christmas ornaments

Okay, we all have those ornaments — those been-in-the-family-forever cotton-ball snowmen and popsicle-stick elves you made when you were in kindergarten. While they have a […]

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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.


Healthy vegetarian restaurants for the holidays.

It’s the most fattening time of the year — we all know it. For me, one way to keep indulgences in check is to embrace […]

An alternative to a canceled holiday office party

Nothing kills holiday cheer like a canceled office party. If your workplace has put the kibosh on this year’s festivities, there’s another option for getting […]

Ten perfect presents for your favorite fit (or want to be fit!) loved ones

For those on your list more likely to sneak in a Christmas-morning jog or yoga session before cozying up on the couch for coffee and […]

The perfect prosecco for parties.

At its regular price, this prosecco is a steal, so when it’s on sale — as it is this month — snap it up. Prosecco, […]

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