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Love, Loss, and a Main Line Ponzi Scheme: The Amazing Second Chapter of Kami Verne

After her husband swindled some of Philadelphia’s wealthiest people, decimated her picture-perfect Main Line life, and went to prison, Kami Verne doubled down on the only thing she still trusted: love.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

A rat like the ones in Philadelphia PETA wants us to stop poisoning
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PETA’s Answer for Philly’s Massive Rat Problem? Birth Control

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Bring Back the R-Numbers!

“To us, they’ll always be R5 stations.” So said this magazine’s staff last December, in the issue where they listed the “76 Things We Love […]

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If You Shut Brian Sims Up, He Shall Become More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

It seems that Daryl Metcalfe’s refusal to let Brian Sims speak on the House floor has, in some ways, worked out pretty well for Sims. […]

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Chip Kelly Has His Own Hamburger Now

The Philadelphia Business Journal reports on the new “Chip Kelly Burger” at Iron Hill Brewery. It includes Oregon bleu cheese, red-onion confit, crushed potato chips, and […]

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Curse the Anti-Cursives!

I come to praise cursive writing, not to bury it. My colleague Joel Mathis yesterday wrote that cursive “sucks” and he was glad to see […]

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Mayor Nutter Really Doesn’t Like That Ad Campaign Against Him

Turns out Mayor Nutter really doesn’t like this ad: It’s been viewed around 70,000 times—though, admittedly, we’re not sure if that number includes the times […]

LGBT Six-Word Memoir of the Day

Why is Karen Faber glowing?


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


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Democrats Ready to Take the Lead in Delco

Delaware County has always—always—been a Republican hotbed, but that’s no longer the case. Like the state of Pennsylvania (which used to be a “swing state) […]

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AC’s Taj Mahal on Verge of Opening Strip Club

As we told you in July—and as has been in the works since 2011, at least—Atlantic City’s Trump Taj Mahal is going to open a […]

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Maybe Ruben Amaro Was Right to Fire Charlie Manuel?

One doesn’t want to be insensitive to the orgy of grief that engulfed the town when Phillies manager—uh, sorry, ex-manager—Charlie Manuel got fired a couple […]

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Temple University Cancels Spring Fling Because College Students Drink

Temple University is canceling its annual “Spring Fling” in the aftermath of a death during the 2013 event. NBC 10 reports: Last April, 19-year-old Ali Fausnaught […]

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New Philly Mag Cover Story on Chuck Peruto Will Also Be Published as an E-Book

Over the last few years, the work we do here at Philly Mag has changed pretty dramatically. While once we simply published a monthly magazine, […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


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Chris Christie Tells the World He Hates the Phillies

Earlier today, I posted some footage of Chris Christie going off on a poor Jets beat reporter. But…there’s more! Four hours more, in fact, from […]

PLAYDAR: Remembering Aaliyah on the 12th Anniversary of Her Death

These tunes are timeless.

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Dick Yuengling, Still Being Kind of a Dick

Earlier this year, it came out that Dick Yuengling, brewer of Yuengling, was accused of skimping on his city taxes and defending it. Now, he’s […]

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Photo: Questlove, With a Dancing Colin Powell, at Ron Perelman’s Mansion

In a recurring feature we’ll call “Questlove Takes Pictures of People” we give you this Instadaguerrotype for the ages. Live, from Philly man Ron Perelman‘s […]

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