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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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Ryan Lochte Responds to Fox 29 “Haters”

Last night in New York, Olympic swimmer-turned-reality TV star Ryan Lochte spoke out about all the criticism he received after flubbing a recent Fox 29 […]

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Benjamin Herold, NewsWorks Education Reporter, Leaves For Education Week

Benjamin Herold, who has doggedly covered the Philadelphia education beat for The Notebook and NewsWorks, announced today he’s leaving local coverage and taking a national […]

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The Following Recap: You Can’t Kill Kevin Bacon

  To paraphrase Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects, the greatest trick Joe Carroll ever pulled was to convince the viewers of this show that […]

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New Event Alert

Gentleman’s Club at Stir

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Center City’s Paul Levy Wants To Create 100,000 New Jobs

Give Paul Levy credit: He dreams big. And the latest dream from the executive director of the Center City District is to bring 100,000 new […]

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Allen Iverson Has Already Become A Sad Cautionary Tale

We got so caught up watching Boston terrorism developments last week that we missed the Washington Post’s profile of post-basketball Allen Iverson. It’s not pretty. […]


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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Penn Targeted By Animal Rights Protesters

A press release has arrived, letting us know that the University of Pennsylvania will be the site of an animal rights protest today, 12:30 to […]

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Watch Jeffrey Christie Tap Dance His Way Through Philly

Extreme Street Tap Philly from Adam Reynolds on Vimeo. From Vimeo: “Tap Dancer Jeffrey Christie takes to the streets of Philly tearing it up with […]

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John Bolaris Says Goodbye to Philadelphia. Again.

We won’t have John Bolaris to kick around anymore. The former TV weatherman, who has had a rather difficult time here in Philadelphia for the […]

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Philly D.A.: Mayor’s Budget “Undermines Our Battles Against Crime”

Just going to prove that no budget news is good news these days, both the local and federal court systems in Philadelphia are facing problems […]

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10 Celebrity Apologies We Wish Would Happen

Lesson learned: Reese Witherspoon is kind of a diva. When her husband got pulled over for a DUI, she made a big old Hollywood scene […]

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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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Philadelphia Interested In 2024 Olympics

6ABC reports that Mayor Nutter has sent a letter to the United States Olympic Committee, expressing Philadelphia’s interest in hosting the 2024 Olympics. “The Philadelphia region […]

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Gay Boy Scouts Deserve Gay Troop Leaders

  The Boy Scouts of America just created a new merit badge: Mixed Messaging. The requirements are simple: Put out an historic announcement of liberation, […]

Prima! Rufus! Judy!

A review!

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Adorable Video: Autistic Boy Throws Out First Pitch at Phillies Game

Before Saturday night’s Phillies-Cardinals game, the team’s youngest ace, Joseph Dever, threw out the ceremonial first pitch. He was there to commemorate Autism Awareness Night, but […]

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