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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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Comcast Profit Rises, Becoming More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine

Wall Street Journal: Comcast Corp.’s second-quarter profit increased 29% as the cable and entertainment company benefited from higher cable prices and growth at its NBCUniversal unit. […]

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Wynn Casino Proposal Gets Another Neighborhood Endorsement

PlanPhilly reports: The Olde Richmond Civic Association voted 191-20 in support of the Wynn Casino proposal for Delaware Avenue at a Monday night meeting. “The […]

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Montgomery County Not Backing Down on Gay Marriages

The Delco Times reports that Montgomery County isn’t backing down from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples, despite a lawsuit from the state on Tuesday […]

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Upper Darby Woman Wins $77 Million Powerball Jackpot

Fox 29 reports: Lottery officials confirmed Patricia Chandler of Upper Darby won the June 22nd Powerball jackpot of 131.5 million dollars. She opted for a […]

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Will the Roxy Theater Ever Reopen?

When we first learned last September that Sansom Street’s Roxy Theater was closing, it was sad — though not entirely unexpected — news. Center City’s […]

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State Slaps Montgomery Co. With Lawsuit to Stop Issuing Same-Sex Marriage Licenses

We knew this was coming.


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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Nutter: Cigarette Link to Explosion is “Pure Speculation”

NBC 10 reports: Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter said reports that Monday’s house explosion in South Philly may have been caused when a handyman lit a […]

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Good Morning, Slutbags: Anthony Weiner’s Mayoral Campaign Is Trying Very Hard to Commit Suicide.

In the P.R. equivalent of, oh I don’t know, taking a picture of your penis and sending it out into the world unwanted, Anthony Weiner’s […]

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Daily News Documents Mayor Nutter’s Betrayal of Transparency Promises

If it wasn’t already obvious, it should be after William Bender’s barn-burning takedown in Monday’s Daily News: Mayor Nutter has betrayed his early promise, has […]

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UPDATE: Sandusky Hearing: Penn State Officials Ordered to Stand Trial

[Updated: 3:19 pm] AP reports: Three former Penn State administrators have been ordered to stand trial in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. A […]

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Here’s a Picture of Bradley Cooper With a Perm

Here’s a picture of Philly homeboy Bradley Cooper and co-star Christian Bale from their new film, American Hustle: This doesn’t prove what you think it […]

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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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Philly Taxes, Economy On The Rise (Except for the Friggin’ Eagles, Phillies, Sixers, and Flyers)

Philadelphia Business Journal: Philadelphia general fund tax revenues for the 2013 fiscal year totaled more than $2.7 billion, an increase of $200 million over the […]

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State Agency Sues to Stop Pennsylvania Gay Weddings

Philly.com reports: The Pennsylvania Department of Health has filed a lawsuit in Commonwealth Court against Montgomery County Register of Wills Bruce Hanes for issuing marriage […]

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Bradley Manning Guilty of Taking Secrets, Not Guilty of “Aiding the Enemy”

This seems about right: According the AP and several reporters inside the court room, Bradley Manning has been acquitted of the most serious charge against […]

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University of Delaware Hack Affects 72,000 People

6ABC reports: The University of Delaware says the employee records of 72,000 people, which includes social security numbers, were breached by criminal hacking. In a […]

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