Longform

Paul Offit vs. RFK Jr. Is the Battle of Our Times

How Philly’s leading vaccine doctor became MAHA’s public enemy number one


Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

News

How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

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Here’s Where to Get Free Wi-Fi in Philly

Remember when we were supposed to be the first place in the country to offer a citywide wi-fi network? Yeah, well …

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Meet the Millennial Mayors Working to Save Philly’s Sleepy Suburbs

They’re young, they’re energetic, they pride themselves on their social media savvy, and they’re determined to bring their post-industrial towns back from the dead — whatever it takes.

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Baseball Again. Thank God.

It’s just what America — and Philadelphia — needs in this darkest hour.

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Longform

Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s March 2020 Issue

Our latest issue drops this week with a look at real Philly home renovations and our list of the best dentists in town.

News

25 Stats That Show How Black People Are Really Doing in Philly

As we celebrate Black History Month, here’s a snapshot of where black Philadelphia is now and why the fight for equity is still far from over.

News

The South Philly Refinery Explosion Was a Failure in City Transparency

By not acknowledging that concerning levels of a toxic chemical were released into the air, the administration failed residents.


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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How Mike Bloomberg Ate Joe Biden’s Lunch in Philadelphia

Scenes from a political earthquake.

News

Facebook Calls B.S. On Karen Hepp’s $10 Million Lawsuit Against the Company

The social media giant has filed a motion to dismiss the Fox 29 personality’s suit over a photo used without her permission. We spoke to her lawyer.

Opinion

Don’t Expect Danielle Outlaw to Magically Fix the City for Us

Philly’s new top cop started her job this week as the homicide rate continues to spike. But solving our crime epidemic is more on us than on her.

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Philly Jesus Is Suing Police and City for First Amendment Violations

The man known on his birth certificate as Michael Grant claims police “ordered” him to stop preaching at, ironically, Christmas Village in December. After that, he says he was “dragged across the street” by cops.

News

Penn Professor: American Idol Would Be a Better Way to Elect a President

After the debacle of Iowa, one political scientist explains why a reality TV show, starring the presidential candidates, would be the best way to whittle down the field.

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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.


News

The Opioid Crisis Is Worsening Homelessness in Philly. Solving the Problem Is a Matter of Survival

On any given night, more than a thousand people are sleeping on the streets of our city.

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Foglietta Plaza May Be Philly’s Most Criminally Underused Public Space

Everyone agrees it could be much more, but nobody agrees on what it should actually be.

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A Twist of Fate Led a Main Line Doc and Her Patient on a Fight for Sexual Assault Victims’ Rights

It wasn’t until a patient revealed her abuse at the hands of Larry Nassar that psychiatrist Liz Goldman decided to go public with her own sexual assault in the Lower Merion School District.

Best Thing: The Great Gritty Acquittal

Oh ye of little faith …

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