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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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News

That Odor You Smelled Thursday Came from PES, Fire Department Says

Officials said the smell emanating from the refinery, which could go up for auction in January, is under control.

Here’s What You Missed at ThinkFest 2019

The main issue Philly must solve to become the greatest city in America in the next 20 years, according to our speakers and panelists? Inequality.

News

There’s a Giant Ferris Wheel Coming to City Hall for the Holidays

Also new this year at the Christmas Village in LOVE Park and Dilworth Park: a holiday train.

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News

National Dog Show Will Decide Which of These Very Good Dogs Are the Best Very Good Dogs

And you’ll get to pet the doggies and form your own opinions, too.

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Opinion

Win or Lose, Comcast Is on the Wrong Side of History in Supreme Court Case

The cable giant’s fight against media mogul Byron Allen’s racial-discrimination lawsuit could undermine bedrock civil rights protections.

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Meisha Johnson: From “Sexy Single” CBS 3 Traffic Reporter to Gospel-Spreading Evangelist on Facebook

Some of the Minnesota native’s spiritual videos get more than 60,000 views online.


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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A Wawa Gas Station on Columbus Boulevard? No Way, Neighbors Say. But a Regular Wawa? Sure!

A zoning hearing on a contentious proposal from developer Bart Blatstein turned into a tale of two Wawas.

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News

This Driving App Wants to Save Lives — and Earn You Shake Shack

Two local entrepreneurs plan to launch This App Saves Lives in as soon as a week.

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News

Help Philly’s Real Concrete Cowboys Settle Into New Stables

A Southwest Philly man wants to move his riding club into a new home at Bartram’s Garden.

News

Philly Could See Record Low Temperatures This Week — and Maybe a Dash of Snow

With expected lows in the 20s, consider it a winter weather preview.

News

Two Incoming City Council Members Are Endorsing Elizabeth Warren for President

Isaiah Thomas and Jamie Gauthier join Mayor Kenney and DA Larry Krasner in supporting the Massachusetts senator.

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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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News

Can This Charismatic Pastor Rally Philly Around Its Most Intractable Problem?

Inside Bill Golderer’s big, bold — and, dare we say, revolutionary — idea for tackling poverty in Philadelphia.

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News

I Built My Identity Around Being Bipolar. Then My Doctor Said I’m Not Bipolar

What happens when what’s wrong with you isn’t what’s wrong with you?

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News

Why Youse Guys Should Start Saying Y’all

Y’all is gentler. And more inclusive.

Best Thing This Week: WIP Callers and Their Priorities

Never let a family emergency get in the way of your salient point about an underperforming Iggle.

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