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

We’re Hosting a Big Gay Flower Show Party

Details on our fifth-annual event.

News

Now Comcast Criticized for Its Philly Pride

Snobs in the tech press slam X1’s “Designed by Comcast in Philadelphia” branding.

News

3 Questions I’m Never Asking Anybody Ever Again

Hingston: Some things it’s just better not to know.

Gay Things to Do This Weekend

Sweethearts and Red Hots, Qventures glass-blowing, IndiGoGo Queer Polar Dance Party and more.

News

Why We Need to Integrate Black History Month

Booker: Diversity doesn’t work unless non-minorities take part, too. Often, they don’t.

School District of Philadelphia
News

The Brief: What the Mayoral Candidates Are Saying About Charter Expansion

Spoiler: Most don’t want it.


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

Could Ed Rendell Endorse Long-Shot Candidate Doug Oliver?

The former guv says Oliver could catch up.

Charter School Showdown Is Today

Amid fierce debate, SRC will decide if new charters will get approval.

News

No More Half-Measures: Let’s Ban Smoking in Pa.

Mathis: Rep. Dom Costa wants to ban smoking in cars. He doesn’t go far enough.

News

Bill Would Create Domestic Offender Registry

Under proposed bill, “predators” would be required to attend monthly therapy sessions for life.

GIVEAWAY: Win Tickets to Dan Savage’s Amateur Porn Festival

See HUMP! at Union Transfer.

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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.


News

Sixers Tease New Uniforms for Next Season

Everything is changing for the 76ers!

School District of Philadelphia

A Plea to the SRC: Evaluate Each School on Its Individual Merits

Inside Take: Charter schools aren’t a monolith. We should stop talking about them as though they are.

News

Rob McCord Pleads Guilty to Extortion

Will he cooperate with authorities in an ongoing investigation?

Center City Is Surging, but for How Long?

Paul Levy says the millennials won’t save us forever. Philadelphia needs to tend to its business.

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