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

News

Narcotics Cops Found Not Guilty

Acquitted on all counts of corruption and shaking down drug dealers.

News

Are These the New Sixers Jerseys?

Plus: Stephen A. Smith thinks the team’s new Ben Franklin logo is “corny.”

PA House Resolution to Honor Homophobic Pro-Life Advocate

“He would use terms like ‘faggot’ … toward Brian Sims.”

Insider: The Hot New Schools Cure-All That Isn’t a Cure-All

“Community schools” are a fine idea, but they’re expensive and unproven.

News

The MOVE Anniversary: What They’re Saying

It was a local tragedy, but the story still reverberates nationally.

News

The Case for Lynne Abraham

Michael Sklaroff: Abraham “has a true moral compass and the courage to speak truth to power.”


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.


News

Lawyers in AG’s Office May Unionize

May 27 meeting to discuss “workplace rights” issues in wake of Kathleen Kane scandals.

News

Video Released of Amtrak Derailment

Nutter confirms speed an issue; attorney says engineer doesn’t remember accident.

News

The No-B.S. Mayoral Election Guide

The best and worst of each candidate, deep links, and all the answers you need before Tuesday.

News

Isaiah Thomas Says ALL City Millennials Need a Voice

A series of Citified Q&As with the top Democratic challengers in the at-large City Council race.

News

Scenes From an Occupation

Spikol: The Amtrak crash media frenzy.

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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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News

SEPTA’s Trenton Line Contingency Plan

Shuttle buses and beefed-up service on nearby lines will fill as Northeast Corridor is repaired.

News

Shameless TV Lawyer Shills Self to Amtrak Crash Victims

He’s issued a press release.

Did the Derailed Amtrak Train Nearly Collide With an Oil Tanker?

Conrail won’t say.

News

Jim Kenney Has Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race

First independent poll of the campaign shows Kenney with whopping 27-point lead over Lynne Abraham and Anthony Williams.

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