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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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Winners and Losers in the Pennsylvania Governor’s Race So Far

Freind: What the Democratic primary could signal for the 2016 U.S. Senate race.

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Road Rage Survey Says Philadelphia Is 8th Most-Courteous City in America

That can’t be right, can it?

Let The Fire Burn
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MOVE Would Have Never Happened in a White Neighborhood

Coard: 29 years later, there is no justice for MOVE’s victims. Inside “Philly’s 9/11.”

Philly Writer Wins IPPY Award in LGBT Non-Fiction

Larry Benjamin’s Unbroken takes home gold.

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Committee of Seventy Endorses “Resign to Run” Repeal

“If it helps disrupt the status quo just a little, then it’s worth your vote.”

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City, Forbes to Host “Under 30 Summit”

Mayor Nutter was on Morning Joe today for the announcement.


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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Study: Philly Has Room for One More Casino

Says state revenue increase would be sizable.

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25 Years a Mom

Hingston: Celebrating a quarter-century of celebrating Mother’s Day

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Daryl Metcalfe is a Big Bully

Mathis: How do you fight back against the state’s loudest, meanest politician?

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Al Franken Presses Crusade Against Comcast

Says he continues to oppose merger with Time Warner.

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Locals Killed in Virginia Hot Air Balloon Fire

Philly, Delaware natives among the dead.

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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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Could Philly Host the NFL Draft Next Year?

League floats idea of moving beyond New York.

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Wolf Leads Big Money Campaign, Spending $1 Million a Week on TV Ads

But he’ not the only big-cash candidate.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Get your 2-for-1 grave special here.

St. Louis Rams Draft Michael Sam

Making him the NFL’s first openly gay player.

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