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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The Following Recap: Sex Tapes Can’t Keep the Snooze Away

With a title like “Whips and Regret,” safe words, gimp masks and sex tapes, you’d figure this episode of The Following would be exciting (or […]

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KidsZooU Coming to Philadelphia Zoo

This is a big spring for the Zoo—your new parking garage and new children’s zoo and education center, KidsZooU, both open this month. What can we […]

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City Hall: Fewer AVI Appeals Than Expected

CBS Philly reports that just 5 percent of the city’s homewners—22,000 homes in all—have appealed their new assessments made under the recently enacted Actual Value […]

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A Great Gay Story

Sabrina Rubin Erdely nominated for ASME.

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“Jawnman” Is The Super Hero Philly Desperately Needs

Our friends at Reddit point to this tantalizing, rain-soaked photo … of a “Titanium” branded Ford Focus … bearing the wonderful Pennsylvania licence plate: JAWNMAN. […]

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This Is How Cam & Mitch’s Modern Family Wedding Should Happen

Now that the country is on the cusp of accepting same-sex marriage, it’s time for our most popular homosexual couple to tie the knot.


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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WATCH: Commercial Features Philly’s Bike-Riding Cat Owner

We’re already big fans of RudiElias86, the YouTube poster who frequently uploads videos of riding around Philadelphia with his pet cat on his shoulders. Now […]

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Bob Casey Backs Gay Marriage

Huffington Post reports that conservative Democratic Sen. Bob Casey has shifted his position and now backs same-sex marriage. “After much deliberation and after reviewing the legal, […]

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Barbara Walters to FOX News?

Last week, news trickled out that longtime television interviewer Barbara Walters planned to retire next spring. It seemed, perplexingly, both inconceivable—can TV news exist without […]

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Chinks’ Name Change Is Changed; Is The Italian Market Next?

The Inquirer reports that Monday’s official name-change of Chinks’ steakhouse to Joe’s Steaks + Soda Shop was met with much wailing and gnashing of teeth […]

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Senator Casey Comes Around

The Democratic lawmaker endorses gay marriage.

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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.


How We Determined the Hottest Philadelphia Neighborhoods

To identify the region’s hottest neighborhoods and towns, we began with year-end real estate price and transaction data for approximately 400 MLS areas and specific […]

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Daylin Leach Officially Running for Allyson Schwartz’s Seat

State Senator Daylin Leach (D-Duh)–fan of legalized pot, foe of genetically modified corn–is running for Allyson Schwartz’s seat in Congress, assuming she runs for governor, […]

Longform

Philly’s Favorite Local Spas

Deme Center City | 2200 Arch Street, Suite 102 Ladies-who-lunch believe that tasteful cosmetic injections, surgery and dentistry are essential—and the snootiest Manhattanites often sneak […]

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Will Corbett Change his Mind on Obamacare Expansion Tomorrow?

Tomorrow, the fate of as many as 500,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians could be decided: Tom Corbett is heading to the Hubert H. Humphrey building, off the […]

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