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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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The Voice

The tragic last days of Anthony Riley.

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What If the Subway Were Just … Free?

McQuade: What if you could just hop on the El or the Broad Street Line and not have to worry about tokens or exact change? A SEPTA lover can dream.

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Urban Millennials, We’re Screwed When the Climate Apocalypse Comes

Weymouth: That Esquire article about depressed climate scientists made me realize that I have no meaningful survival skills.

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Best Thing: Mo’ne Davis. Again.

After she collected her ESPY in a fluffernutter-white dress of utterly disarming charm, we wanted to embrace her all over again.

Cosby Describes Seducing Women With Drugs and Fame

Newly released deposition taken in Philly.

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Dept. of Déjà Vu: The Point Breeze Pop-Up Is Closed … Again

This has been quite a topsy-turvy week for the beer garden.


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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Man Killed By Train at Elwyn Line Station

SEPTA says he was struck by a Center City-bound train at the Angora stop.

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The Homeless Have a Home: It’s Philadelphia

Spikol: And it would be perverse to evict them from it — particularly when the pope who so cares for them visits.

Jeb Bush on Gay Rights

“I don’t think you should be discriminated [against] because of your sexual orientation. Period.”

News

WATCH: South Jersey Dads Fight Over Daughters, Softball

Police say one dad challenged the other via text then drove to Maryland where a bloody brawl ensued.

That’s No Moon … It’s a Parklet

University City District erects Philadelphia’s largest parklet on 40th Street.

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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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Police Investigate Death of Drexel Grad, 27

Jasmine Wright found beaten, possibly strangled to death.

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Phillies Call Up Aaron Nola

Finally, some pitching.

Nutter Is On a Sister Cities Tour – But What Is a Sister City?

The addition of Frankfurt, Germany makes for eight Philadelphia sister cities in all.

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Here’s What the SEPTA “Pope Pass” Will Look Like

You’ll need this special pass to get around on Regional Rail the weekend of the pope’s visit.

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