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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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Reminder: All Those Times Chris Christie Dissed Frank Lautenberg

Chris Christie delivered what was by all accounts a moving, spirited, and at times, funny eulogy to the late New Jersey Senator Frank Lautenberg this […]

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Tunes to celebrate SATC’s fifth anniversary.

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Penn’s Zeke Emanuel Has A Simple Way to Reduce Suicides

Ezekiel Emanuel, Penn oncologist/bioethicist/administrator and a member of the ubiquitous Emanuel clan, has written a piece in today’s New York Times proposing a simple, intuitive, […]

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Wall Street Journal Calls Bikeshare “Totalitarian” and Other Amazing Things

This is how the Wall Street Journal‘s Dorothy Rabinowitz begins her insta-classic screed against New York’s bikeshare program: “Do not ask me to enter the mind of […]

Hey Chirl!

Twink St. Pine solves your love conundrums.

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“Kai the Homeless Hitchhiker” Pleads “Not Guilty” to Murder in Jersey

Caleb McGillvary, aka Kai the Homeless Hitchhiker who was arrested at the Greyhound terminal in Philadelphia for murdering a 73-year-old lawyer, has pleaded not guilty […]


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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PHOTOS: Ivanka Trump and Questlove at Brooklyn Flea Philly

Sunday marked the kickoff of Brooklyn Flea Philly, the local edition of the wildly successful flea market in New York City.

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Video: The Passive Aggressive Nicole Brewer-Carol Erickson CBS Bloodfeud

Welp, CBS 3 anchor Nicole Brewer really doesn’t like weatherwoman Carol Erickson. Here is the video evidence, presented in best-of fashion, for your viewing pleasure. […]

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Archdiocese Consolidating 27 Parishes in Philly Area

As if one-upping the school district for the title of ‘most defunct city institution,’ the Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced plans to merge 27 of […]

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The Best, Real World, Non-Celebrity Advice for College Grads

As a graduate of the class of 2007, I was sent out into the world blissfully ignorant that I was about to land in the […]

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Tickets for U.S. Open in Merion Ridiculously Expensive

There’s an important golf tournament taking place next week at the Merion Golf Club, our sources tell us. And it’s going to be a wee […]

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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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Sam Katz Takes on Frank Rizzo (Again)

The next installment of your 12-part history of Philly airs on 6 ABC this month [7:30 p.m., June 20]. Why focus on 1965 to 1978—a.k.a. […]

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U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg Has Died at 89

89-year-old Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg, the oldest member of the upper chamber, has died of pneumonia. Lautenberg was not seeking re-election in 2014. Governor […]

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Cole Hamels Make Phillies History

No one would have blamed Cole Hamels if he pitched six innings of a Little League game Saturday morning, just to have a set of […]

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Monday Kickstarter

The weekend in LGBTQ headlines.

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