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Marc Summers Explains Why Reality TV Sucks

The comedian made famous by Double Dare talks marriage, Marc Vetri, and his new off-Broadway show.


John Fetterman
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Is This the John Fetterman Pennsylvania Elected?

News

Are These Taylor Swift Lyrics About Jason Kelce?

Longform

The Great Name Awakening: Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming

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Guides

The Philadelphian’s Guide to Adopting, Pampering and Traveling With Your Pet

Whether you’re looking to adopt a four-legged friend or simply searching for a new way to pamper your pet, we’ve got you (and your bestie) covered.

Guides

Where and How to Adopt Your Pet in Philly

Where to look, and what to consider before you bring home a critter

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This Philly Animal Shelter’s Elaborate Photo Shoots Lead to Snapshot-Worthy Adoptions

Themed sessions at ACCT Philly are capturing the hearts of potential pet parents.

Donald Trump with Pennsylvania mom Clarice Schillinger, who just received her sentence for providing alcohol to her underage daughter and the daughter's underage friends at a drunken party (photo via Clarice Schillinger for PA campaign page)
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Philly Today: Let This Scandalous Doylestown Mom Be a Reminder to Not Get Kids Drunk

“Fun mom” no more.

The mascot for America 250 PA
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Philly Today: What the Hell Is Going on With This New Mascot for America’s 250th Birthday?

Plus, Lidia Bastianich helps Marc Vetri raise $385,000 in one night.

The Lululemon store on Walnut Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia
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Philly Today: Police Pull Strange Move After Rittenhouse Lululemon Theft

Plus, the return of Amy Gutmann.


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


an abandoned carnival ride
News

Philly Today: Is This the Death of the Carnival?

Violence and rowdy behavior lead to carnival cancelations.

Longform

Inside the Epic Search for Philly’s Next Tuba Master

The ultra-exclusive Curtis Institute of Music accepts only one tuba student at a time.

University of Pennsylvania protesters, who were targeted by a GoFundMe threatening to pay a Mariachi band to play next to the protest 24 hours a day
News

Guy Raises $46,000 to Annoy University of Pennsylvania Protesters

The plan involved a mariachi band.

Former WMMR employee "Pancake" with WMMR DJ Pierre Robert
News

Philly Today: Inside the Major Staffing Shakeup at WMMR

Employees at the historic Philadelphia rock-and-roll station are downright nervous.

News

Philly Today: Mayor Parker’s Kensington Crackdown Begins

Plus, Main Line dad wins a Pulitzer.

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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

Philly Today: Mom Finds Loaded Gun at Queen Village Playground

She had hoped it was a toy gun. It wasn’t.

Mayor Cherelle Parker, an advocate of year round school in Philadelphia (Getty Images)
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Philly Today: Sounds Like Year-Round School Really Is Coming to Philadelphia

Plus, Michael Smerconish gets canceled, both figuratively and literally.

Longform

Horseshoe Crabs Are About to Have an Orgy on Delaware Bay Beaches. Here’s What’s Threatening It

It’s a breathtaking wildlife bacchanal that only happens here, and some pretty major forces (climate change, Big Pharma) are conspiring against it. Can science save this symbiotic spectacle?

Guides

10 New Books by Philly Authors to Read This Summer

Add these new novels by local authors to your reading list.

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