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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

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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SEPTA Engineers to Take Strike Vote

“Cooling period” ends June 14.

News

Are New Philadelphians Finally Flexing Their Political Muscle?

Geeting: Why the fight for the 30th ward is more than just a fight for the 30th ward.

Harvey Fierstein Calls Johnny Weir a “Faggot”

Somebody’s about to get a Fabergé egg upside his head.

News

National Weather Service Warns: More Floods Coming

Pennsylvania and New Jersey are getting too much rain.

“There’s Not One Type of Love, There Are Billions.”

A young Philly woman on falling in love with a trans person.

News

Idea: New York and Philly Should Share the Olympics

Mathis: They’re too big for any one city. So why not collaborate?


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: Scranton Residents Turn Potholes into Art

Easier than filling them.

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Fire Stalling Philly-Bound Traffic on Ben Franklin Bridge

Details sketchy so far.

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You Don’t Get to Sing “Bridge Over Troubled Water” Around Chris Christie These Days

Idina Menzel’s performance “scrapped” at 9/11 museum dedication.

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Council Bill Would Extend 1-Cent Sales Tax

Revenue would shore up schools, underfunded pensions.

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Is Philly the 11th-Best City on the Planet?

A business school in Spain seems to think so.

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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.


News

Comcast, Facing Backlash, Walks Back “Data Caps” Comments

David L. Cohen: “We certainly have no interest in adopting any plans that our customers find unreasonable.”

News

Rendell to Dems: Don’t Run Against Clinton

The former mayor and governor weighs in on 2016.

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The 50 Biggest Earners in Philly’s Unions

And no, Johnny Doc is NOT #1.

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Councilwoman Introduces Bike Share Legislation

Bill would authorize program planned for next spring.

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