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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

Q&A

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

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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iWant It

Five nifty new toys for your iPhone.

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Where Philly’s “Creative Class” Lives

The mighty urban theorist and Atlantic Cities honcho Richard Florida has descended upon Philly to judge its creativeclassishness. The results: Philly has two substantial but […]

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TV Recap: The Following

This episode is titled “Love Hurts,” but I’d recommend a longer, more accurate version: “Love Hurts (But Not as Much as Spear Guns, Nail Guns, […]

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Coming Soon to Montgomery County: Drone Warfare!

Drones might make everyone a little uncomfortable, but who cares if they bring jobs, right? Well, about 200 of them (jobs, not drones) are coming […]

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Pro-Life Grandma Gets Attacked Outside Planned Parenthood

NBC Philadelphia reports: “Rae Stabosz, of Newark, who is pro-life, prays every week outside the Planned Parenthood. She was in the middle of a prayer […]

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Delicious: Top 10 Frankenfoods of the Future!

  I have a friend who used to play this amazing prank: When we were in college, he would surreptitiously slip dining hall silverware into […]


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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Bob Casey to Harrisburg: Knock Off the Vote-Rigging

Senator Bob Casey Jr. has furrowed his bushy eyebrows over Harrisburg, condemning a Republican plan to change the allocation of the state’s electoral votes in […]

PIFA My Heart

See the Bearded Ladies Cabaret.

News

Who Will Replace Alex Trebek as Jeopardy Host?

Answer: Another middle-aged white guy. Question: Who will replace Jeopardy host Alex Trebek?

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Chesco Dad and Son Throw Debauched St. Paddy’s Day Party, Get Arrested

This is certainly not how my father and I bonded. Drunken teenagers, the smell of marijuana, a partygoer passed out and covered in vomit, and […]

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Andrew Bynum Done for the Season

Well, Andrew Bynum’s season is officially over, after the moody, perpetually injured center announced he would have arthroscopic surgery on both his knees. The good […]

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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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Recap: #PHLRaceChat

[View the story “Recap: #PHLRaceChat” on Storify] Recap: #PHLRaceChat A snapshot of last night’s discussion on race at the National Constitution Center. Storified by PhiladelphiaMagazine· […]

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Then a HERO Comes Along

DVLF honors six movers and shakers.

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Change of Heart

The RNC’s new outlook on gay rights.

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UPDATE: PA Liquor Privatization Passes House Committee

The Inquirer reports: The House Liquor Control Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing Monday to consider Gov. Corbett’s privatization plan, which calls for auctioning […]

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