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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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INTERVIEW: Jonathan Groff

We gab with the Lancaster native and star of HBO’s Looking.

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Joint Replacement: Life After Surgery

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What Gay Philly Did on Instagram This Week

Plus, a Muppet sighting.

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UPDATED: Warrant Issued For Suspect in Delaware Valley Charter School Shooting

Police expect suspect to turn himself in Saturday.

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Jack Ryan Rebooted

Lazor: Kenneth Branagh dusts off a Clancy classic with Shadow Recruit. At least it ain’t heavy.

Weekend Roundup

The Stairwell Symphony, Sexercise and Songbirds.


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.


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Palestra Will Host ESPN’s College Gameday

First non-BCS school to host in football and basketball.

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SEPTA: No More Cloth Seats on the El

Fiberglass will be less gross. Trust us.

LISTEN: Rena’s Gonna Make You “Jealous”

The Philly electro princess releases a new song with DJ Drootrax.

Michael Nutter
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Mayor Nutter “Perplexed” by Green Appointment to SRC

So much for a new era of good feelings.

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WATCH: Trailer for Jayhawkers, A New Wilt Chamberlain Biopic

A story set after he left Philadelphia, in segregation-era Kansas.

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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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Possible Transformer Explosion Closes Walnut Street

Incident happened near 18th and Spruce.

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Gawker: Urban Outfitters Carries Bestiality Book

Is Rick Santorum mixed up in this somehow?

The Happy Health Lesbian Conference

Your an online “telesummit” away from being your best lesbian self.

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5 Questions: ACLU’s Mary Catherine Roper

“We don’t think the city has improved its stop-and-frisk practices.”

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