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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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Boston Bombing Suspect an Obama Supporter?

New York Magazine has posted an article highlighting 80-plus tweets from Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. One they left out was this retweet of […]

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City Council Threatens to Subpoena Mayor Over AVI

Certain City Council members, frustrated at the at-times erroneous nature of the city’s new AVI property assessments, are asking the city to reveal their exact […]

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Report: Here is Boston Bombing Suspect’s Twitter Account

According to this story on Gawker, @J_Tsar is the still-active Twitter feed of alleged Boston bomber Dzhokhar A. Tsarnaev. And judging by the exponential growth […]

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11 Facts About Chechnya

The two brothers believed responsible for the Boston Marathon bombings, both ethnic Chechens, immigrated from nearby Dagestan, Russia reportedly immigrated from Chechnya in 2002 and 2003. […]

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Missing Bryn Mawr Man Caught Up in Boston Manhunt

During the manhunt for at least two Boston bombing suspects over night—and before police reported that they were searching for two brothers from Chechnya—Bryn Mawr’s […]

Female Pro Sports Star Comes Out

Does anyone care?


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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PHOTOS: 2,000 Philly Runners Turn Out for Boston Solidarity Run

  About 2,000 Philadelphians ran from City Hall to the Liberty Bell last night in what Philly Mag health and fitness editor Emily called “the […]

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Among Boston Conspiracy Theories, Who Had Chechnya?

After the terrorist attacks on 9/11, it took me about three days to find my first full-blown conspiracy theory about the specifics surrounding the event […]

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The Best Character On Mad Men Is …

For every Will & Grace, there is a Karen & Jack. For a Buffy or Angel, there is a Xander or Cordelia. Often we tune into […]

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Transportation To and From Boston Suspended

AP reports: “Amtrak has stopped trains about an hour south of the city in Providence, R.I. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, which operates commuter trains […]

Watch: The Fosters

ABC’s new gay-family drama.

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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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At Least Flyers Fans Don’t Do the Wave

I must admit, I was pretty intimidated. I was in hockey’s mecca, home of the team with all the accolades: 24 Stanley Cups, 61 Hall […]

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Latest From Boston: Boston Area Goes into Lockdown as One Suspect Is Killed

Update [3:27 p.m.] Boston, still on public transportation and Amtrak lockdown, has begun canceling events tonight. Including: Red Sox, Boston Bruins, Big Apple Circus canceled […]

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We Need More Surveillance Cameras in Our Cities

It’s been a tough decade or so for civil libertarians. Every big moment in America since 9/11 seems to have brought fresh humiliation for those […]

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Kids, Meet My New Lover

Fifty percent of first marriages end in divorce. The average length of a first marriage is eight years, with the average age of those who […]

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