Longform

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.


News

New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

Q&A

The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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News

The Recent Penn Grad on a Mission to Help LGBTQ Homeless Youth

Brendan Taliaferro, director of Homeward Initiative, is using the proceeds of a prize he won at Penn to find housing for Philly’s queer youth.

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It’s 2039. Here’s How Philadelphia Built a Citywide Sports Dynasty.

At ThinkFest, sportscasters Seth Joyner, Ray Didinger, and Molly Sullivan will discuss an ambitious vision — five titles for each of the city’s big-four franchises in the next 20 years.

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Opinion

By Endorsing Third-Party Candidates, Philly Democrats Have Lit a Fuse Under Their Own House

Several prominent elected Democrats are supporting Working Families Party candidates for City Council at Large because they want to oust Republicans. But where do they think those votes are going to come from?

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News

Exit Interview: Veteran Inquirer Reporter and Editor Bill Marimow

The two-time Pulitzer winner, who’s leaving the paper at the end of the year, on being fired multiple times and the MOVE story he wishes he’d written.

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What Can Philly Do About Climate Change? A Whole Lot, Actually.

Ten ways the city can prepare for airport flooding, climate migrants, and destruction at the Shore.

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The City’s $200M Plan to Save South Philly’s FDR Park

Here are the five big changes coming to help preserve the often-flooded park.


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.


We Need to Stop Building Shore Houses

Why? Because all those beach and bay homes could be worthless in 30 years.

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Philly Should Charge People to Drive Into Center City

And use the money to make SEPTA better.

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Philly Needs to Move the Airport Before It’s Underwater

One step toward preparing for climate change in Philadelphia.

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News

Temple’s New Basketball Coach Talks Allen Iverson and the Team’s Owl Mascot

Aaron McKie, an eight-year Sixers alum, is preparing for the start of the season on November 5th.

Opinion

The Best Thing This Week: Finally, a Fresh Reason to Oppose Gun Violence!

Appealing to basic human decency doesn’t seem to be working. A new study suggests a different approach.

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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.


News

The Frank Rizzo Statue Is Staying Right Where It Is (Until at Least 2021)

The city first said in 2017 that it would move the contentious 2,000-pound monument from Thomas Paine Plaza.

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News

New Phillies Manager Joe Girardi Is the King of Managerial Meltdowns

If these videos are any indication, Girardi seems to intuitively understand the Philly tradition of losing your shit at sports games.

News

United Way Aims to Boost Philly’s Census Efforts With $1 Million Fundraising Challenge

About $3 billion in federal funding is allocated to Philadelphia annually based on census results

News

It’s 2039. Philadelphia Is America’s Greatest City. How Did We Get Here?

Join Philly’s most influential people at ThinkFest 2019 and find out.

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