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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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News

Live Maggots Found In Aramark Food, Again

But nobody actually ate the critters, officials point out.

News

Showboat Could Find New Life Under New Ownership

And it could stay open as a casino.

News

Poll: 84% in Pa. Approve of Medical Marijuana

Recreational use supported by just 35%.

News

Oprah Interviews Sandusky Son

“At bedtime, his rituals began.”

News

Pa. Student Fugitive Caught After He Appeared in Paper

He willingly posed for a picture.

What Does Cisgender Mean?

Chances are you’re cisgender and didn’t even know 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

Sugar Plant Removed Safety Device 13 Days Before Fatal Accident

CSC Sugar was fined less than $20K.

News

No, an Uzi Was Not Found In a Philly School

Stop freaking out.

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Why I’m Still Watching the World Cup

America’s gone, but there’s still great soccer to be watched.

News

NE Philly Native Helped Rescue Man After Shark Attack

He previously worked in North Wildwood.

News

Study Finds Intersex Fish in Delaware River

Exposure to chemical pollution is to blame.

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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

Remains ID’d as Philly Teens Who Disappeared in 60s

The girls’ deaths remain unsolved.

Joan Rivers Can Say Whatever the @$%* She Wants

Our take on the comedienne’s new book.

News

The President and the “N-Word”

Race and the limits of polite conversation.

News

Ex-Pilot for Philly-Based Elmer’s Glue Owners Indicted

He’s charged with fraud.

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