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.


News

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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Souderton Area School District director William Formica, who is under fire for a tweet about Vice President Kamala Harris
News

Philly Today: Local School Board Member Apparently Not a Huge Kamala Harris Fan

Calls for his resignation follow a lewd tweet about the VP.

News

Philly Today: From Lemonade Stand to Taylor Swift’s London Show This Friday

The journey of one very enterprising South Philly girl.

Q&A

This South Philly Guy Has the Best Comedy Special on Netflix Right Now

From asking out Wanda Sykes to getting booed by Mike Tyson to surviving two strokes, Keith Robinson has led quite a life.

Norristown's Jack Posobiec, who recently shared misinformation about the Kamala Harris rally in Philadelphia
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Philly Today: Debunking the Conspiracy Theory About the Kamala Harris Philly Rally

Noted Norristown guy Jack Posobiec posted a photo from the Kamala Harris rally here that showed no American flags. You can guess what happened next.

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Guides

The Unwritten Rules of Parking in Philadelphia

When, where, and how long you can park, and where you can’t.

News

Goodbye to Wonderland Pier, Ocean City’s Old-School Amusement Park

Plus: Philadelphians in Paris and Riverdale, a parakeet in Chinatown, and an Italian smoke show over Center City.


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.


Longform

The Inside Story of UArts’s Stunning Collapse

How the 148-year-old Philadelphia institution fell spectacularly apart.

Tim Walz, Kamala Harris, and some Crabfries at the Kamala Harris rally in Philadelphia on Tuesday
News

Philly Today: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and … Crabfries

Oh, and JD Vance in a wrestling arena. Just another Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (L) speak to the press while making a stop at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Photo by RYAN COLLERD / AFP)
News

Philly Today: So What’s Next for Josh Shapiro?

Plus, a woman with a 3.5 hour commute. That’s one way!

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is said to be a top contender for Vice President Kamala Harris to choose as her running mate
News

Philly Today: Josh Shapiro Facing Lots of Criticism As VP Search Narrows

Plus, a wet week ahead?

Longform

Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Here to Save Opera in Philly

Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?

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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.


Josh Shapiro and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia at the Reading Terminal Market, before Harris was running for president and considering Shapiro as her running mate for vice president
News

Philly Today: What Josh Shapiro Told Us About Running for President One Day

Plus, yet another bar that doesn’t serve alcohol.

Kamala Harris at a Kamala Harris rally in Philadelphia in July before Joe Biden dropped out of the race
News

Philly Today: Here Comes Kamala Harris … With Her VP Pick!

The pair will hit Philadelphia for a big rally next week.

Pennsylvania Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, who is one of the people on the Donald Trump assassination attempt investigation committee, with Joe Biden on July 7th.
News

Philly Today: Meet the Main Line Woman Investigating the Trump Assassination Attempt

Plus, could one Montco guy tank Shapiro’s veep chances?

Howard Eskin, who was banned from Phillies games after allegedly kissing an Aramark employee at Citizens Bank Park, has issued an apology
News

Philly Today: Howard Eskin Is “Truly Sorry,” Everybody

Plus, does Philadelphia need or want an ice cream museum?

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