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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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Why Are We Writing About Madison Holleran? [Updated]

Penn student, a track star, committed suicide on Friday.

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This Year, Kate Beaver Wore a Dress Your Grandma Would Like

No repeat to 2013’s eye-popping “Hair of the Dog” dress.

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Second Suspect Arrested in School Shooting

Allegedly sold the gun to the shooter.

Lance Bass Releases New Song

It’s the former boy bander’s first since leaving N’Sync.

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Are Spontaneous Tragedy Memorials Getting Out of Hand?

Hingston: Moldy teddy bears and dead bouquets aren’t how I want to be remembered.

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UPDATE: Chris Christie Still Kinda Running For President

Makes an appearance at Florida political event, even as heat builds back home.


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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5 Questions: Chris Satullo on WHYY’s New Urban Reporting Project

“Keystone Crossroads” will focus on challenges facing the state’s cities.

Philly Gay Recap Looking

Thoughts on the premiere of HBO’s new gay show.

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MLK and the Art of Living Freely

Martin Luther King Jr. taught us how to fight for our rights—by exercising them.

Bachelor Star Backpedals After Homophobic Remarks

That and more in our roundup of the weekend’s LGBT headlines.

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PA Could “Tip the Scales” For Gay Marriage

Nearly half the United States lives where gay marriage is legal. Pennsylvania could prove pivotal.

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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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Welcome to Chris Christie Scandal No. 3

Mendte: In politics, if you’re denying, you’re losing. Here’s what the governor’s denying now.

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Bill de Blasio’s Big Ideas

Mathis: Four ways New York’s new, ultra-liberal mayor could influence policy in Philly.

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Lawyer Denies Supect’s Culpability in School Shooting

Raisheem Rochwell “is not the person who will ultimately be responsible for this act.”

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NYT: South Philly Clinic Offers Help Immigrants Can’t Get Elsewhere

“Bridges of Health” offers help to those exempt from Obamacare

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