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

School District of Philadelphia
News

Anger Follows Cancellation of School Funding Vote

Schools may not open on time; activists plan protests.

News

How Philly Families Will Pay for Harrisburg’s Sins

And why the coming schools disaster didn’t have to happen.

News

John Bolaris Boxing Match Cancelled

And Damon Feldman says he’s suing.

What’s the Song of Summer 2014?

DJ Carl Michaels presents his top 10 picks.

News

Committee of Seventy Calls for Police Oversight Board

“Police misconduct has become an epidemic.”

Long Weekend: Navigating Gay Vegas

How to have a gay ol’ time in Sin 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.


A SEPTA trolley driving above ground through Philadelphia
News

Downtown Trolley Service Shuts Down Friday

“Trolley Tunnel Blitz” will take several weeks.

News

10 Men You Should Unfollow on Twitter

Palan: Going on a “digital man cleanse” during the #UnfollowAMan movement? Some tips.

News

UPDATE: Cigarette Tax Vote Canceled

Will Philly schools get the money they need?

News

Pa. Ranks Second in Teacher Sex Crimes

Texas was No. 1.

News

Court Tosses Johnny Doc’s Malpractice Suit

He sued law firm for disclosing FBI affidavit against him.

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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.


IBA Wins LGBT Chamber of the Year Award

Big news for Philly’s pro-LGBT business champions.

News

Philly Police Get Raise and a Rebuke

Arbitrator gives officers a financial boost, but decries “unprecedented wave” of corruption.

News

Train Geeks Freaking Out Over 30th Street Station Renaming

Not so fast, Chaka Fattah!

News

Newtown Man to Face Trial for Ear Biting

“Paramedics found the missing chunk of ear in the parking lot.”

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