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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: New Trailer For The Backyard Philly Project

Via Technically Philly, comes the trailer for The Backyard Philly Project. “From local socially-minded production company Ferasha Films, the film feels especially timely taken with the […]

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Philly Municipal Unions May Be Ready To Strike

DC33 President Pete Matthews told MyFoxPhilly this morning that the city’s unions may strike, depending on the outcome of a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that […]

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Can Love Park Become An Urban Foodie Paradise?

FOOD TRUCKS: We are accepting new Proposals to add trucks to our vending program. Proposals due April 2. Follow… fb.me/1TSljJ0io — PhilaParkandRec. (@PhilaParkandRec) March 21, […]

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Clownfest Headed To Amish Country

Newsworks reports: This is no joke: The annual clown convention that has called New Jersey home for nearly a quarter of a century is taking […]

Oh, Canada!

A gay weekend getaway in Montreal.

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Philly Pretzel Factory Joins Forces With Taste of Philly

Philly.com reports: Philly Pretzel Factory says it has acquired three Taste of Philly pretzel stores in Philadelphia’s northern suburbs, and that Taste founder Vince Marinelli […]


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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Area Woman Won’t Stop Till She Finds Lay’s Limited-Edition Chips

I don’t know how the idea started, really. I mean, we’re not even potato chip people. But once I had the thought to buy Lay’s […]

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Planned Protest Shuts Down BCG’s Penn Presentation

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports: An on-campus information session for the Boston Consulting Group was canceled at the last minute Wednesday against the backdrop of a […]

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Philly’s 30th Street Station Would Be Perfect For A 1940s Swing Musical

At least, that’s the conclusion we come to after seeing this short “spec” commercial—it never went to air—from the guys at Bear Bear Pro. Still, […]

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How an 11-Year-Old Girl Made the Archdiocese Bend

By now you have probably heard that Pla will play. Pla, as in Caroline Pla from Bucks County; play, as in play football. The only […]

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Tonight: Check Into Cashetta

The diva joins PGMC for a Broadway spectacular.

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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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Jeff Waters’ New Song, Philadelphia, Is Melancholy Perfection

Harrisburg musician Jeff Waters has released a new video, and it makes us happy and sad all at the same time to be living in […]

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PA Senate Declares “Peeps Are the Best”

  In case tax season has left you grumpy about the productivity of your tax dollars, buck up! Last Tuesday, at the Pennsylvania State Senate, […]

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SEPTA Takes Delivery Of Last New Silverliner Car

The Inquirer reports: SEPTA received its last Silverliner V railcar on Wednesday, completing the long-delayed delivery of 120 new cars purchased in 2006 for $274 […]

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The Kimmel Center Adds Movies To Its Offerings

Philadelphia Business Journal reports the Kimmel Center is partnering with the Greater Philadelphia Film Office to begin screening occasional movies at the Center City facility: […]

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