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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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Controller: PGW Sale Could Result in Net Loss

Says can’t pin down cost of paying off gas workers’ pension funds.

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Brian Roberts Defends Time Warner Merger

Comcast CEO now making the case for his company.

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Law Firm Gives Chromebooks to South Philly School

$10,000 grant will buy computers for three grades of middle schoolers.

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Petition Seeks to Abolish SRC

November election requested.

John Abdallah Wambere on Ugandan Gay Crisis.

We sat down with the activist to get some sobering facts.

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(UPDATE) Report: Threat at Community College of Philadelphia Is Over

Incident started with classroom argument.


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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Philly Won’t Pursue 2024 Olympics

“The timing is not right for Philadelphia.”

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The Chart the Traffic Court Judges Didn’t Want The Jury To See

But the judge in the case ruled otherwise.

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Matthew Saad Muhammad is Dead; Boxing Champ Called Philly Home

Became a millionaire; was homeless late in life.

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Rape Reported on Schuylkill River Trail

Happened near where trail crosses under JFK Boulevard.

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Coryell Takes Carpenters Union Case Directly to Governor

Union wants to return to work at Convention Center.

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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.


#WCW: Amber Hikes

We’ve got the ladies she’s all aflutter for!

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Corbett Under Fire for Leasing State Land to Gas Drillers

Who could’ve guessed that would be controversial?

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Primary Was a Bloodbath for Pa. Progressives

Geeting: Philly’s political machine chugs along. But there are signs of hope amid the carnage.

Dollhouse Revue Closing After Five Years

Mimi Imfurst and the rest of the Dollstars put on a final show.

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