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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.


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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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AG Reviewing Old Probe of Philly NAACP Leader Finances

Jerry Mondesire has been suspended from local branch since April .

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Report: Ed Rendell Put in Good Word for Big Campaign Donor

“What happened is what I would do with anyone who gave me money.”

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Police: South Philly Speakeasies Busted

310 bottles and $18,000 seized by the vice squad.

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Trial Will Challenge NCAA’s Sandusky Penalty

The two sides hit court in January.

InterAct Debuts New Gay-Themed Play

Our chat with the creator of Ritu Comes Home.

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Welcome to Pennsylvania. This Is How You Will Die.

Taking a look at Slate’s “death maps.”


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.


Your Orange is the New Black Refresher Course

Plus a look at the “darker, more fractured” new season.

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Corbett and Christie Coming to Philly; Protesters Await

It all goes down Monday afternoon at the Union League.

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Nutter Names New Philly Fire Commissioner

Derrick Sawyer has served 29 years in the department.

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Lewis Katz Took Responsibility

Marks: Five “leaders” who could learn from the great Philadelphian’s example.

Philly’s Billy Cavallo in New Andrew Christian Video

Check out the Gayborhood bartender in “Gay & Lucky.”

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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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Archdiocese Needs to Rip the Band-Aid Off

Palan: Stop torturing parishioners with piecemeal closings. Instead, pick one church and one school in each neighborhood … and close the rest.

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Bridgegate: Christie Chief of State Subpoenaed

Ordered to appear before legislative panel.

Drew Katz (left) and his father, Lewis Katz, walk to Judge Patricia McInerney's courtroom, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at City Hall in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Four Things We Know About Drew Katz

The city met its newest media power player yesterday as he paid emotional tribute to his late father, Lewis Katz.

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UPenn Study: Pot Is Screwing Up Your Sleep

It turns out it’s NOT the cocaine that’s keeping you up.

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