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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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Forget Everything Else: Today Is Probably Gay Marriage Day

Yes, we’ll be covering other news today at The Scoop. But honestly: Today is almost certainly Gay Marriage Day at the Supreme Court. One way […]

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Voting Rights Decision Was Pure Judicial Activism

Hello conservatives, I have a request for you: Please, please, please, for the love of God, please never complain about “judicial activism” ever again. If […]

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New Jersey To Become Second U.S. State to Ban Gay Conversion Therapy

Our neighbor steps up.

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Daily News Writer Critiques Today’s Daily News

Here’s the blog post Daily News scribe/all-around rabble-rouser Will Bunch just posted at Philly.com: He writes: “Story complaing about high city taxes (even as it […]

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Philly Police Nab 467 Pounds of Pot in Sting Operation

Philly.com reports that police have announced the seizure of 467 pounds of pot—around $2.1 million—in a sting operation. Other details, however, are unknown: “Due to […]

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Mormons Will Stop Annoyingly Knocking on Your Door, Will Start Trying to be Your Annoying Facebook Friend

I saw a bunch of sweaty young men get on the PATCO train to Collingswood on Monday afternoon, all dressed in dark pants, white button-down […]


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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West Philly Rapper Gains Notice for Lebron-Loving Song

NESN reports: LeBron James didn’t mute the comparisons between himself and Michael Jordan by winning his second NBA title. If anything, he only made them […]

WEIGH IN: Who Are Philly’s LGBT Health Heroes?

Let’s get them recognized.

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Flyers Goalie Bryzgalov Is Cut

The Flyers’ website reports that goalie Ilya Bryzgalov has been cut: “I met with Ilya this morning and informed him that we are going to […]

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Cop, Videotaped in Punching, Tries to Get Job Back

You’ll remember Jonathan Josey, the former Sexy Single who,  as a Philly police lieutenant, was videotaped punching at woman at the Puerto Rican Day Parade […]

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The Supreme Court Was Right on Voting Rights

This morning, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, inciting a wave of liberal outrage. Since the historic bill […]

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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 Liberal Media Hates Nik Wallenda’s Christianity

On Sunday night, seventh-generation daredevil Nik Wallenda walked 1,400 feet on a wire stretched high above the windy Little Colorado River Gorge. While his family […]

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Bradley Cooper Once Bashed His Pretty Face Into Concrete

Checking in on the latest from Philly homeboy Bradley Cooper: Bradley Cooper has revealed how he gave up drink and drugs when he was 29 after […]

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Nutter: Federal Budget Cuts Are Hurting Philadelphia

AP reports on Mayor Michael Nutter’s speech to the State Budget Crisis Task Force, meeting today at the National Constitution Center. Nutter said the federal budget […]

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Will the Zimmerman Verdict Spark L.A.-Style Riots?

That sticky, humid feeling as beads of sweat roll down your back is not summer — it’s the tension in the air from the George […]

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