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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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Batten Down the Hatches, Philly

More rain, guys! As if the past week hasn’t shown us enough of the wet stuff, Mother Nature apparently really has it in for Philly […]

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Edward Snowden Can’t Catch a Break

Man, the life of the modern leaker is hard. After escaping the US for Hong Kong, and then Hong Kong for Russia in hopes of […]

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UPDATED: A Few Guys in Atlantic City Are Looking Great Today

Chalk this one up as one of the most profitable smash-and-grabs in history. Around 8:45 p.m. last night, Atlantic City police got wind via the […]

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Exclusive Photos of the Roots, Slash and Jill Scott at the Borgata

On Monday night, the Borgata celebrated 10 years in business with an epic concert event. Comedian Aziz Ansari opened with a 40-minute set tackling subjects […]

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XTU Proves Philly Is a Kinder, Gentler City

First the murder rate drop, then the Travel+Leisure snob thing, and now this. Apparently, Philly is losing that chip on its shoulder, and fast. This […]

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Both of Darren Daulton’s Brain Tumors Removed

Former Phillie Darron Daulton is awake and talking following a seven-hour procedure on Monday to remove two glioma brain tumors discovered last week. Initial reports […]


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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Let’s Go Ahead and Ban Cars From Center City

As the Inquirer’s Karen Heller reported over the weekend, for a month this summer between the behemoth Welcome America and Made In America festivals, the […]

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My Marriage of 20 Years Might Be Legal!

Where were you when the Supreme Court struck down DOMA? Last week’s ruling against 1996’s heinous Defense of Marriage Act was so historic for gays […]

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The Philly Schools Fast Is Over

Education activists have ended their days-long fast in protest of the ongoing school district layoffs in the city. The fast ended due in part to […]

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Philadelphia Is a City of Snobs

Forget the narrative of Philly as a blue-collar city, appreciative of little more than effort, cheap booze and chip-on-our-shoulder emotional displays. Turns out, at least […]

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Judge Tosses Three Elmo Lawsuits

Three lawsuits from men alleging sexual abuse by former Elmo puppeteer Kevin Clash have been thrown out by a New York judge. Claiming statute of […]

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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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The Military Isn’t Celebrating the Fourth of July

Don’t expect to see bombs bursting in air or the rocket’s red glare over many military bases this Independence Day—there just simply isn’t enough cash […]

Comedians Debut ‘Dates’ Web Series

Local comics take their routine off-stage and online.

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Gay and In Love? You Might Wanna Move to Delaware

Having become the 11th state to allow same-sex marriage back in May, Delaware saw its very first same-sex marriage today in Wilmington. The couple, Sen. […]

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Is Montgomery County Really That Bad a Place To Live?

Turns out the ‘burbs are somewhat depressing, at least recently. Suicide rates in Montgomery County, once below the national average, have skyrocketed 83.9 percent between […]

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