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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Jersey Powerball Winner Owes $29,000 in Child Support

Pedro Quezada, the 44 year-old Passaic man who won the $338 million Powerball last weekend, owes $29,000 in child support payments, the Bergen Record reports. […]

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9 Totally Ridiculous Questions Your Boss Might Ask You

Are you an employee? Is it 2013? Then welcome to the new reality! Because it’s a great time to be an employer. Those in the […]

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What Gives, Mr. Casey?

Bob Casey mum on gay marriage issue.

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Philly’s First Arts Charter High School Coming to Center City

As more than two dozen traditional public schools are slated to close this year, at least one spiffy new charter school is poised to open […]

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The Federal Gov’t Is Best Left Out of Marriage

There’s no such thing as a perfect Christian. There’s certainly no such thing as a perfect politician. But I’m becoming increasingly frustrated at politicians who […]

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Is the Jersey Shore Coming Back? Wildwoods Named Top 10 Tourist Town

The Wildwoods, which were largely spared by Hurricane Sandy, have been named to FamilyFun magazine’s top-ten list of tourist towns. (This wasn’t some arbitrary ranking […]


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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Get Ready for a Frank Rizzo Mayoral Run

Frank Rizzo–fils–is mulling a run for Mayor. And like his father did several times in his career, the 70-year-old former City Councilman plans on switching […]

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Fla. College Makes News With “Jesus Stomping”

Fueled by Fox News, the stomping of Jesus and the young man who tried to stop it has become a national story, a national outrage […]

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Get Your Own Marriage Equality Avatar Here!

Our colleagues at Bridal Bulletin blog write: “If you are alive and have a Facebook account—actually, scratch that. If you are alive, you will have […]

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Suit Alleges Philly Police Brutalized, Robbed Auto Mechanic

Courthouse News Service reports on a federal lawsuit filed by Warren Layre and Michael Tierney, co-owners of a Philly auto shop, who say police knocked in […]

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Lawsuit: Revel Escalator Grabbed, Suspended English Tourist

More trouble for the Atlantic City’s Revel casino, which declared bankruptcy this week: A new lawsuit says one of the casino escalators grabbed an Englishman, […]

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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.


Johnny Weir Returns

The figure skater’s getting a HERO award.

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Yes, Philadelphia: Comcast Is Your Master

A group of Philadelphians who challenged Comcast’s mastery of the TV-internet-phone universe here has failed: A Supreme Court ruling denied the company monopolizes the Philadelphia market, […]

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Barnes Foundation Tries To Repair Ancient Earthenware

The New York Times takes readers inside the Barnes Foundation’s attempt to fix a Greek pyxis—an earthenware box from around 750 B.C.—that was broken in […]

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DOMA Update

Looks like the majority’s in our favor!

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