Longform

Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

How Philly’s leading vaccine doctor became MAHA’s public enemy number one


Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

News

How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

Brian Sims Endorses Jim Kenney for Mayor

Along with other LGBT community leaders.

News

Boy, Suspect Found

Police had been searching for a missing 4-year old.

Philadelphia pothole filler
News

Philly Says It Will Fill a Reported Pothole in Three Days

But you have to report it first.

Philanthropy Friday: Y-HEP

Philly FIGHT’s Youth Health Empowerment Project.

News

Sometimes, Racism Is Just Racism

Francis: No excuses for the OU frat boys.

Philly Black Pride Looking for Scholarship Recipient

Money for a local LGBTQ student of color.


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.


WATCH: Jon Stewart Bashes Christie Over Exxon Settlement

(He gets in a few shots at Sen. Robert Menendez, too.)

News

How Ed Rendell Would Fix Ferguson

Jobs and meetings. Lots and lots of meetings.

News

Funeral Set for Officer Wilson

Services will be held Saturday morning at the Palestra.

News

At Last, Real Substance in the Philadelphia Mayor’s Race

Plus, hard-earned words of wisdom from Milton Street.

News

Milton Street: “I’m Running, I’m Running!”

The Independent kicks off his, um, Democratic campaign for mayor.

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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.


Kathy Griffin Quits Fashion Police

She goes to Twitter to explain why.

Gay-Bashing Suspects Appeared in Court Today

“All three defendants steadfastly maintain their innocence.”

News

Sam Katz’s Audacious, Radical Plan to Save City Schools

He’s not even a mayoral candidate. Yet.

Did Jaden Smith Come Out of the Closet?

The Internet says he did.

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