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Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

How Philly’s leading vaccine doctor became MAHA’s public enemy number one


Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

News

How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

Opinion

White People, I Still Don’t Believe You

Fighting against racism is about more than performative empathy; it’s about redistributing power. Until that happens, all of this presumed progress is a big white lie.

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News

In 2014, a Havertown Eye Doctor Went to Jail for Growing Pot. Now He’d Like His Life Back

Paul Ezell says he was growing marijuana to help his wife manage pain. But what happens now that medical marijuana is legal?

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News

The Best Thing This Week: We Voted

In the midst of everything, Philadelphians stood up for democracy.

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News

Let’s Talk About Race: Resources for White Philadelphians Who Are Ready to Actually Do Something About Racism and Anti-Blackness

To quote Michelle Obama, “Race and racism is a reality that so many of us grow up learning to just deal with. But if we ever hope to move past it, it can’t just be on people of color to deal with it.”

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News

“Our Nightmares Are Different, But Our Dreams Are the Same”

Urban League president and CEO Andrea Custis and ADL regional director Shira Goodman share their perspectives.

News

Meet The 2.5 Percent: Philly’s Black Business Owners in Fashion

In Philly, where only 2.5 percent of businesses are black-owned, these entrepreneurs have overcome more obstacles than most.


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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News

“I’m Opening the Restaurant and If Mayor Kenney Doesn’t Like It, He Can Come Get Me”

It seemed like Philly restaurants would be allowed to offer outdoor seating beginning on Friday, June 5th. The key word being “seemed.”

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News

Philly Restaurant Poe’s Sandwich Joint Refuses to Serve Police

“I realize I am not being a good businessman,” says owner N.A. Poe, an ex-felon. “I am being an activist, and this is a battleground.”

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News

Philly’s “Freshman Four” Speak Out

The city’s newly elected Black City Councilmembers on the removal of the Rizzo statue, police brutality, and the root causes of outrage.

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News

Good Riddance: The Frank Rizzo Statue Has Been Removed

In a statement announcing the removal, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney called it “a deplorable monument to racism.”

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Philadelphia Black-Owned Bookstores You Can Shop at Now

Support black-owned businesses while buying educational and informative books.

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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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News

White Men With Bats, Bombed ATMs, and an Alleged Looter Killed at South Philly Gun Store

There were fewer overall incidents on Monday and overnight, but the chaos continues.

News

What to Know and Expect During an Unprecedented Election Day in Philly

The polls are open. You probably have more questions than ever. We’re here to help.

News

As the City Burned, Some Philadelphians Chose to Protect a Target

While a battle against police brutality waged across the city, a very different picture was painted outside a South Philly Target.

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Opinion

You Can Be Supportive of the Rioters and Angry With the Looters at the Same Time

Some of us can direct our righteous anger in two different directions at once. More of us need to develop that capability.

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