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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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CNN’s Most Shameful Six Minutes?

The high-profile Steubenville, Ohio, rape case ended last weekend with guilty verdicts for both defendants—leading to one of the more embarrassing segments in the history […]

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I Cannot Forgive George W. Bush for the Iraq War

I cannot forgive George W. Bush. I can’t forgive him for the decision, 10 years ago this week, to invade Iraq—even though that country had […]

One of the Guys

Inside scoop from the Temple web series.

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Nobody Likes Andrew Bynum, Vol. 197: Prep School Coach Edition

Just as the news was breaking that Andrew Bynum would be missing the rest of the Sixers season, the Newark Star-Ledger tried to find the […]

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Camden to Get First Supermarket in 30 Years

For thirty years, Camden, N.J., population 80,000, hasn’t had a supermarket. Soon, that may change. Plans are in place to construct a Shop Rite on […]

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Corbett Highest-Paid Governor in the Country

Governor Tom Corbett, who makes $183,255 a year, is the highest-paid governor in the country. It’s unclear, however, if he’s really making as much as […]


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.


Hunty Games

Tammy Faymous on last night’s Drag Race.

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Man Drives Car into Schuylkill in Fatal Plunge

NBC 10 reports: Police say the unidentified driver was going eastbound (towards Center City) on Kelly Drive when he cut right in front of another […]

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Gosnell Assistant: I Killed 10 Infants

Testifying against her former boss Kermit Gosnell (a.k.a. the ‘barbaric’ former abortion doctor) in court today,” a tearful Adrienne Moton, who worked as an untrained […]

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Rocky’s House Can Be Yours, Unless This Rocky Enthusiast Buys it First

Friday it was revealed that Rocky’s southwest Philly rowhome (the one he buys in Rocky II with winnings) was being sold for $139,000. Forget Rocky […]

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The Roy Halladay Diet: Get a Virus, Lose 10 Pounds in 2 Days

Roy Halladay had to be pulled in the first inning of a spring training game against the Orioles Sunday. The culprit: a stomach virus. Or, […]

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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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Set Your DVRs

Ally Patrick Murphy to appear on MSNBC.

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Iraq Invasion 10 Years Later: The Front Pages of the Inquirer and Daily News

Ten years ago today, the U.S. went to war with Iraq. Here are the front pages of the Inquirer, the Daily News, and the Harrisburg […]

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Jennifer Weiner, Lisa Scottoline, Sold a Lot of E-Books in 2012

Despite newspapers’ barely-budging digital revenues, e-books seemed to be doing just fine in 2012. Leading the charge are Philly favorite daughters Jennifer Weiner and Lisa Scottoline, respective […]

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Philly Officially the Worst Place in the Country to be Poor

Among major U.S. cities, has the highest percentage of its residents–12.9%, or 200,000 people–living in deep poverty. For a single person, that’s an annual salary […]

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