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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

Q&A

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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These Two Lawsuits Could Force Philly to Purchase New Voting Machines

Election security experts also say there’s plenty of reason to scrutinize the new ExpressVote XL Machines.

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Here’s Your Chance to Help Decide the Future of Pennsylvania’s Parks

State park professionals are looking for opinions.

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Q&A

Eagles Leader Malcolm Jenkins on Race, Justice, and His New Filmmaking Career

Aggressive on the field, Malcolm Jenkins is soft-spoken and thoughtful off of it — and willing to talk about everything from the challenges that black men in America face to the love he still has for football.

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Mummers Parade Host Steve Highsmith Talks Inclusivity and $10,000 Costumes

Why the veteran broadcast journalist says you shouldn’t assume everyone marching on New Year’s Day is drunk.

Best Thing This Week: Dogs Rule Because They Drool

And they may be the key to better mental health.

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The Wawa Credit Card Breach: What You Need to Know

If you shopped at Wawa in 2019 — so, basically, if you’re a Philadelphian — hackers may have your info.


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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The Latest on the Deadly South Philly Rowhouse Fire

Two people remained missing on Friday afternoon.

Lower Merion Parents Erupt Over Proposal to Change School Start Times

Under a new plan, middle and high schoolers in the Main Line community would get to sleep in longer — but elementary students would start more than an hour earlier. And their parents aren’t happy.

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You’ll Soon Be Able to Pay for a SEPTA Trip With Your Phone

If you pay for a single fare, that is. TransPass and Travel Wallet users will have to wait.

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Philly Police End Practice of Releasing Mental Health Status of Missing Residents

After we published our investigation into this “assault on privacy,” the department has reversed course — and promises to remove the information from old alerts.

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Have an Idea to Spruce Up Philly’s “I Voted” Sticker? Now’s Your Chance.

Your design could be the highlight of innumerable selfies come Election Day.

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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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Tort Reform Group Supported by J&J Doesn’t Like $8 Billion Verdict Against J&J in Philly

Shocker, right? But even some neutral parties in the legal profession feel jury verdicts have started to veer off the rails.

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How ACCT Philly’s New Director Plans to Help the City’s Underfunded Pet Shelter

After eight years at the Animal Care Centers of New York City, Aurora Velazquez is taking on Philly’s open-admissions shelter.

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Meet the Cherry Hill Pastor Who Hears the Eagles’ Prayers

He gets it. Which is no small thing. Kyle Horner, pastor of Connect Church in Cherry Hill — the spiritual home to several Philadelphia Eagles, […]

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This Philly Restaurateur’s Fight With Grubhub Is Getting Serious

Tiffin founder and Wharton grad Munish Narula’s class-action suit is taking on a life of its own.

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