Guides

Celebrating the Most Talented Curtis Institute of Music Graduates

Plus, a look at the prestigious Rittenhouse school’s rising stars, including a 14-year-old who insists on remaining mononymous.


Longform

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

Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

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Chelsea Clinton’s Mother-In-Law For Congress?

Former Congresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky—probably better known these days as Chelsea Clinton’s mother-in-law—is considering a run for her old seat, now held by Allyson Schwartz, who […]

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In Lehigh County, The Place To Buy Lotery Tickets

MyFoxPhilly reports that the Hess Express on Route 309 in Lehigh County has sold three winning lottery tickets during the last three months: A $371,000 […]

News

Why Do 4-Year-Olds Keep Committing Actual Gun Violence?

CBS Philly reports that a 4-year-old child in Toms River, N.J., “grabbed a .22 caliber rifle from inside a home” and took it out to […]

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What They’re Saying About Roy Halladay’s Loss To The Mets

Remember when Roy Halladay was the best pitcher of his generation? Nope? It wasn’t easy to discern on Monday when he gave up seven runs […]

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How Our Cute President, Barack Obama, Let Women Down

On Friday, I was headed down 19th Street, on the way to my favorite bar for happy hour. It was 5:45 p.m. The sun was […]

Grindr Illustrated

The hookup app gets sketchier.


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.


News

Bradley Cooper To Star As Evil, Sexy Cowboy

Great news for those of you who would like to see Philly homeboy Bradley Cooper in buckskin chaps: He’s signed on to play an evil […]

News

Schwartz Files To Challenge Corbett For Governor

Wonder if Gov. Tom Corbett is shaking in his books yet. The perennially low-polling governor now face a new change, in the firmer of Democrat […]

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Made In America Festival Returns To Parkway This Summer

It’s official: Assuming he’s not in prison by then for vacationing in Cuba, Jay-Z is bringing the Budweiser Made In America Festival back to the […]

Club Body Center, Part 2

The Gayborhood bathhouse gets revamped.

News

Ali Velshi: Out At CNN, In At Al Jazeera

An item we missed last week: Philly homeboy Ali Velshi is leaving CNN for Al Jazeera. That’s probably not quite as high a profile for […]

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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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RIP Annette Funicello: Mousketeer, Bikini Stuffer, Peanut Butter Pitchwoman

For Baby Boomers, Annette Funicello (who died today at age 70) was first a member of the Mickey Mouse Club, then the star—with Frankie Avalon—of […]

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The NFL’s Future Will Be Decided In A Philly Courtroom This Week

On Tuesday, a lawsuit against the NFL by thousands of former players reaches a critical point: Senior U.S. District Judge Anita B. Brody of Philadelphia […]

News

Philly Couple Saved 50 Children From the Holocaust

Here’s the trailer for 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus: Trailer The New York Times offers the background: The documentary “50 […]

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Bala Cynwyd Biz Cuts Back To Avoid Obamacare Requirements

Some employers say that Obamacare’s new requirements that all Americans have health insurance is too expensive for them to comply with.  The Wall Street Journal […]

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