Guides

Celebrating the Most Talented Curtis Institute of Music Graduates

Plus, a look at the prestigious Rittenhouse school’s rising stars, including a 14-year-old who insists on remaining mononymous.


Longform

Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

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Mike Piazza to Appear in Miami Ballet

Retired Mets catcher, longtime Phillies foe, and Norristown native Mike Piazza will appear in a Miami City Ballet performance of “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue.” Look, […]

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Delco Teacher Charged with Giving Beer to Minors on Boozy Joyride

When they were pulled over by police a couple weeks ago, a 17-year old-girl, a 17-year-old boy, and a 33-year-old high school English teacher claimed […]

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After Nutter Veto, Paid Sick Leave Bill Is Officially Dead

For the second time in his Mayoralty, Michael Nutter has vetoed a paid sick-leave bill, claiming it would render Philadelphia’s business climate uncompetitive, especially compared […]

Dear Straight People

A Philly queer poet’s fiery message.

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How Using Cash on SEPTA Will Screw You Over

When SEPTA transitions to a tokenless world next year, $1 paper transfers will also go extinct. Instead, if you want to hop from trolley to […]

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Women to Bare Their Breasts for Topless Jihad Day

Today, women around the world are being encouraged to bare their breasts in solidarity with a young Tunisian activist whose decision to publicly profess her […]


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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I Am Not Supposed to Like Lisa Scottoline

I am not supposed to like Lisa Scottoline, the local author of 19 books of fiction, four books of personal essay, and a weekly columnist […]

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IRS Visits Vince Fumo in Jail, Hands Him Bill for $2.9 Million

You know Tax Day is coming up when the IRS is knocking on your jail cell, asking for $2.9 million. But such is life for […]

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Something You Didn’t Know: Drexel Hoops on Verge of Winning NIT Championship

While consumed with Kevin Ware’s horrific injury and Mike Rice’s abusive behavior, I suspect many of us missed the local NCAA angle: Drexel women’s basketball […]

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Looks Like Tom Knox is Running for Mayor Again

Well-to-do businessman Tom Knox, who ran for Mayor in 2007, and has made a habit of mulling and embarking on various runs for various things, […]

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Center City Bar Cancels Popular Concert Series Because They’re Too “Thugged Out”

The Back In Time Soul Sessions at Sansom Street’s Time restaurant were easily the most popular jazz jam in Philadelphia. The weekly Monday night shows, […]

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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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Dine Out for My Life

Meet Jay Johnson

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Is Mark Cuban Going to Draft a Woman Basketball Player?

NBA owner/jersey-wearing cheerleader/internet entrepreneur/Dancer-with-the-Stars Mark Cuban has floated an intriguing and possibly facetious trial balloon, positing that he’d consider drafting Baylor women’s basketball star Brittney […]

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Anyone Else Still Scared of Online Banking?

It has actually been a few weeks now since the news first broke about suspected North Korean hackers paralyzing three major banks in South Korea―not […]

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What’s Next for Silver Linings Playbook Writer?

“This has probably been the most insane couple of months of my life,” says Matthew M. Quick. It’s the Tuesday before February’s Oscar ceremonies, and […]

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