Longform

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.


News

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

Q&A

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

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

Latest Stories

A Naked Student and Crying Babies: Tales From the Weird First Week of Online Classes at Penn

The transition to virtual learning has been rocky.

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A South Philly Photographer Is Documenting What Life in Coronavirus Quarantine Looks Like

All of her commercial photography gigs suddenly “evaporated,” so Andrea Cipriani Mecchi headed outdoors with her Nikon.

The Lax Procedures at U.S. Airports Should Concern Everyone

What I experienced on my journey back to Philly from India shows how much the federal government is still not on top of things.

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Philly Coronavirus News: City Releases Coronavirus Neighborhood Map, Wolf Lays Off 2,500

“The COVID-19 outbreak has taxed our Commonwealth and our communities in ways that are almost incomprehensible,” says the governor.

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An Update on the Elderly Married Couple Featured in Our April Issue

And how to cheer up other couples like them.

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Love, Money, Sex, Cheating: The Real Stories of 10 Philly Marriages

An unfiltered, unvarnished look at what “till death do us part” means now.


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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My Husband Was Diagnosed With MS a Year Into Our Marriage

“I remember Peter called me from a conference and said, ‘Something’s wrong with my leg. It feels numb.’ ”

long-distance marriage

My Husband Lives 3,000 Miles Away

“We try to see each other at least once every three months. I think it almost allows us to live really great lives, because we have to be present.”

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Here’s How Often Married People in Philly Have Sex

And other stats from our Philadelphia marriage survey.

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I’m Watching My Wife of 71 Years Die From Alzheimer’s

“I know there’s no relief for Norma. I just pray that she dies a happy death.”

open marriage

We’ve Been Married 10 Months, and We Haven’t Stopped Seeing Other People

“We have a very active Google calendar. And we are good at finding moments to hook up with people that don’t take time from the other.”

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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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He Had a Two-Year Affair With Someone Who Knows Me

“I was mad at his family, because his family has a lot of adultery in it, so I was like, Oh, thanks a lot for giving me this dude.

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We’re Married, But We’re Keeping Our Finances Separate

“I have no idea how much is in his account. I think he told me like a month ago, and I remember being like, oh, really?”

balance work and marriage

We Both Became Super-Successful — and It Almost Broke Our Marriage

“We were one-percenters. It’s kind of addictive at first … but then we started to lose ourselves in the process.”

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Every Five Years We Decide if We Want to Be Married for Five More

“My girlfriends are always like, ‘Did you decide yet?’ It’s like, no, we’re working on it.”

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