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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

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WATCH: Doug Collins Still Won’t Accept Olympic Silver From 1972

These days, we’re used to seeing Doug Collins as the Sixers’ head coach who saved the team from irrelevancy the last few years—only to be […]

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Route Set For Rebuilt Manayunk Bike Race

We now have some details on the Parx Casino Philly Cycling Classic, the brand-new Manayunk professional bike race that replaces the old professional bike race in […]

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Vince Fumo Faces Tax Hike On Mansion

The Inquirer’s Miriam Hill reports that Vince Fumo—once the city’s most powerful politician, now serving five years in federal prison on corruption charges—is yet another […]

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DOMA Catch-Up

Plus: How it could affect gay Pennsylvanians.

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Do You Want Anyone “Feeling Lucky” With Your 15-Year-Old?

My daughter is in college now with, hopefully, one more year to graduation. I guess you’d call that young adulthood or “almost adulthood,” or not, […]

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Russian Teen Claims Montco Parents Were Cruel

What a bizarre story. A Russian teen is popping up on TV in that country, complaining that the Montgomery County couple who adopted him to […]


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.


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Who’ll Be Fired at NBC for Sandusky Interview?

As is often the case when the most hated man in America is the focus of a nationally televised news segment, NBC’s decision to air […]

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Columnist: Traffic Court Candidates Painfully Flawed

At AxisPhilly, columnist Tom Ferrick checks in on the crew of candidates for Traffic Court judgeships, and finds many of them haven’t fulfilled their regular […]

Stripped

A shirtless Joe Baker tells all.

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The Southwest Philly Floater and 5 Other Sports Moves That Should Be Named After Philly Neighborhoods

It’s Cousin Bern’s world, we’re all just living in it. A quick recap: La Salle, by far the smallest of the city’s Division I colleges, […]

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Bucks Co Man Gets Prison After 13th DUI

Lawrence Konyves has picked up 13 DUI convictions over the last 29 years, but something new happened to him this week: He went to prison. […]

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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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Once You Read New Lenny Dykstra Book, You Won’t Be Able to Un-Read It

It’s possible that former Philly celebs Lenny Dykstra and Buzz Bissinger decided this week to have a contest and decide whose amazing revelations would prove […]

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Check Your Assumptions in “SEPTA Baby” Incident

Rather than get a righteous outrage worked up over the 15-year-old mom who accidentally left her baby at a SEPTA station Monday because she and […]

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Punxsutawney Phil Evades Criminal Charges

Well, that’s a relief. AP reports that the Ohio prosecutor who (playfully) filed a fraud charge against Punxsutawney Phil for predicting an early spring on Feb. […]

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$500K Jewelry Heist Strikes Villanova Home

Lower Merion Police say nearly $500,000 of jewelry and bags were stolen from a Villanova home last week. “Among the items taken were two Hermes […]

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