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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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Trouble-Plagued Councilwoman Owes Back Taxes

More bad news for Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown. City Paper reports: Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown has had a rough few years. In the midst of […]

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Meet The Guy Who Robs Girl Scouts

This is Jevon Michael Avis. He’s a 31-year-old man. The reason there’s a mugshot available of Avis is because he was arrested in January. After […]

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Kate Gosselin Attacks Twitter “Impostor”

It is occasionally surprising to look up and around the pop culture landscape and realize that Kate Gosselin is still a thing. Reality TV’s most […]

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The City’s Sick Leave Bill Is Bad for Employers and Employees

James is a client of mine who runs a 30-person roofing company in Northeast Philadelphia. Last week, one of the people in his office wasn’t […]

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Tony Danza Raises Money For Northeast High

  Remember Teach? The folks at Northeast High do: They welcomed onetime sitcom star Tony Danza into their midst a few years back to let […]

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WATCH: La Salle Ends NCAA Slump With Victory Over Boise State

La Salle beat Boise State on Wednesday night, 80-71, for the Explorers’ first NCAA tournament win in 23 years. The Inquirer reports: “If there was […]


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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Fallon to Replace Leno; Will Roots Be “Tonight Show” Band?

The Times reports that Jimmy Fallon will replace Jay Leno at The Tonight Show, maybe/probably/don’t trust Leno around Fall 2014. Which means one thing for sure: […]

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Tina Fey’s Advice for Women: Please Wear Bras and Don’t Eat Lean Cuisine

Tina Fey kicked off Season 19 of James Lipton’s famed Inside the Actor’s Studio with impressions (trademark Palin, passable Lorne Michaels) and some advice for […]

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Watch a Bunch of Pot Smokers Commit a Federal Crime on Independence Mall

On Sunday, a large group of pot activists assembled on Independence Mall to give a middle-finger to an apparently apathetic U.S. federal government. A video […]

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Thanks, Sequester: Liberty Bell to Abandon Extended July 4th Hours

At a protest that took place today on Independence Mall, City Paper caught up with three federal workers already feeling the automatic spending cuts that […]

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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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Nutter Gets Ticket, Uses Get-Out-of-Parking-Ticket-Free Card

The other day, Mike Nutter was parked illegally outside Barbuzzo in an unofficial spot, earning him a ticket. But the fault, apparently, wasn’t his, as […]

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Video: Questlove Stars in Mini-Documentary on Bonnaroo

Last July, during the Bonnaroo music festival R’n’B singer D’Angelo performed on stage for the first time in 12 years. A documentary about SuperJam session […]

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John Hodgman and Daily Show Crew Hosting Free Performance at Temple

The Daily Show’s “resident expert” and Deranged Millionaire John Hodgman is coming to Temple tomorrow night, along with two of the show’s producers/writers, Rory Albanese […]

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The Christie-Booker Bromance Has Officially Ended

From pulling off a mini-buddy film to joining forces in support of school vouchers, Chris Christie and Cory Booker are yin and yang in the […]

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