Longform

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

Q&A

The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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News

Gay-Bashing Victims Settle Lawsuit with Attackers

Meanwhile, Kathryn Knott is still being sued for $5 million by a Montgomery County woman.

News

Sharp Robert Leaves Gayborhood Burlesque Scene After Groping Allegation

A fellow burlesque performer had publicly accused him of an incident at Tabu in 2016.

News

There’s a Rally for Meek Mill Tonight

Organizers say the criminal justice system has failed the rapper and “millions of others like him.”

Opinion

This Is The Real Reason the Paradise Papers “Scandal” Upsets You

By now you’ve heard of the “Paradise Papers” scandal, right? In case you haven’t, the story, which came out last week, revolves around a trove […]

Separation Agreement: What It Means to Be Living Apart Together

The latest trend in co-habitating is not co-habitating.

Opinion

Crankcase: Happily Never After

What could romance novels and sportswriting possibly have in common?


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

The Curious Case of Rittenhouse’s “No Gay Cruising” Sign

A forgotten-but-not-gone reminder of the time the city tried to stop men looking for other men.

Best Thing: The Reading “Cheetah”

Right continent, wrong species.

Opinion

The Unpatriotic Cynicism of the NFL’s Salute to Service

Making a spectacle of soldiers while restricting the speech of those protesting police brutality is the true definition of disrespecting their service.

News

The Art Museum, Navy Yard and Penn’s Landing Are Getting Major Upgrades

Voters approved the city’s borrowing of $172 million for capital projects.

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Kenney: Pa. Needs to Consider Legalizing Marijuana

The mayor joined Pa. AG Josh Shapiro at ThinkFest on Thursday.

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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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How Philly Activists Want You (Yes, You) to Support Their Efforts

At ThinkFest, panelists discussed Philly’s obligations to the oppressed.

News

New Market Street Club Will Feature … a Slide and Ball Pit?

The old Turf Club is about to become part-disco, part–Chuck E. Cheese for adults.

ThinkFest: Watch It Live

Couldn’t make the event? Check out our livestream.

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Philly Just Got Bigbelly Trash Cans You Don’t Have to Touch

Behold the foot pedal.

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