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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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The Real Threat to Marriage

In light of the vociferous and ongoing debate surrounding gay marriage, it’s easy to imagine that self-described “marriage traditionalists” rose up organically in opposition to […]

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8 Brilliant Business Ideas Perfect for Philly

Attention Philadelphia entrepreneurs! Shark Tank is coming to town and holding open auditions on May 11th. Don’t you want to be the next startup sensation? […]

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Philly Writer Apologizes for Inventing the Word “Fashionista”

Stephen Fried, former editor of this magazine, has apologized to the world. For it was him, who in 1993, invented the word “fashionista.” Though the […]

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VIDEO: Ryan Lochte Gives Fox 29 Worst Interview Ever

Philadelphia News, Weather and Sports from WTXF FOX 29 Is Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte stoned or just that dumb? See the Fox 29 anchors totally […]

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Philadelphia Getting into the Cyber School Business

Pennsylvania’s two biggest cyber charter school operators–Agora and PA Cyber–are involved in federal corruption allegations. So depending on how you look at it, the news […]

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New Disney Avengers Girl’s T-Shirt: “I Need a Hero”

  Merch for Disney’s Avengers movie has hit the stores, and the shit has hit the fan. They’ve released two t-shirts, one for boys and […]


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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Romney and Obama Will Meet Again Today in Boston

At 11 a.m. this morning, at the historic Cathedral of the Holy Cross, both Barack Obama and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney will attend an […]

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We Can’t Find the Next Adam Lanza

This past week, before yesterday’s shameless display of ideological stonewalling cast a cloud of senselessness over the U.S. Senate, the New York Times ran an […]

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Philadelphia Archbishop: I Hate My Job

It was a marquee event with an A-list guest list, and Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput was the guest of honor. But upon receiving his 2013 […]

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Why CNN’s Mistake Was So Dangerous

The breaking news alerts on my iPhone played like a stinger symphony. CNN’s Fran Townsend reports that a suspect has been arrested in the Boston […]

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Latest in Boston Marathon: Suspicious Video Shows Potential Suspect

No, there was no arrest yesterday. And there hasn’t been one today, either. But FBI officials have obtained surveillance video they believe may lead them […]

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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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Delaware Watch

One step closer to marriage equality.

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Temple’s Annual Spring Fling Turned Deadly Yesterday [Updated]

During Temple’s annual Spring Fling event, a 19-year-old woman died after falling off an apartment roof during a party. Officers found a gruesome scene: The […]

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Video: Mike Piazza, Ballet Dancer

We recently discovered that former New York Met Mike Piazza was appearing in an actual ballet in Miami, where he now makes his home. Now, […]

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Here’s What 5 Area Hate Groups Had to Say To Us

The Southern Poverty Law Center maintains a database of organizations it designates as “hate groups.” To make the list, your group must “have beliefs or […]

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