Longform

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

How Philly’s leading vaccine doctor became MAHA’s public enemy number one


Guides

Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

News

How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

Latest Stories

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News

There Goes the Gayborhood

Rapid social change and Midtown Village development are encroaching on Philadelphia’s LGBTQ mecca.

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News

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Not Just Fishtown Anymore

It’s Turkeytown and Turtletown, too.

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Longform

Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s November Issue

Our latest issue drops this week. In it, learn the steps Philly must take to address climate change.

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The Northeast State Rep Who Thinks Democrats and Republicans Can Actually Get Along

Jared Solomon has a radical notion.

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News

Richard Florida Releases His Plan to Solve Philly’s Budding “New Urban Crisis”

Four takeaways from the report Florida published as the culmination of his yearlong Philadelphia Fellowship.

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News

I Let My Son Try Archery Deer Hunting in Philly. Here’s What It Was Like

He is one of five first-time youth hunters participating in an archery deer hunt at “America’s first urban wildlife refuge.”


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

Michael White Found Not Guilty in Rittenhouse Stabbing Death

White testified that he was acting in self-defense when he stabbed developer Sean Schellenger.

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Mayor Kenney Proposes Vaping Legislation to Protect Minors

The bill would restrict minors’ access to flavored e-cigarettes, but keep them available — in specialized stores — to everyone else.

News

PES Explosion Released Toxic Chemical Into Atmosphere, Investigators Say

The U.S. Chemical Safety Board just released the first update of its investigation into the June accident.

News

This Might Be the Biggest Scabby the Rat Contingent We’ve Ever Seen

We counted seven Scabbys (or is it Scabbies?) along 6th and Chestnut streets as part of a building trades demonstration outside the Public Ledger Building.

Opinion

Temple Students, Let That HBCU Comparison Die

Pretending that a predominantly white institution is “HBCU-ish” gets you nowhere. But you can leverage your own unique situation in a city that’s a majority of color to make things better for the surrounding community.

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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

Taking Your Bike on Amtrak Just Got a Whole Lot Easier in Pa.

You can now check your bike on a train that stops daily in New York, Philly, and Pittsburgh.

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News

What Do You Think: Should Philly Still Celebrate Columbus Day?

Some cities have canceled the holiday. Others have replaced it with Indigenous Peoples’ Day. But here in Philly, it’s still all about Christopher Columbus.

News

Whatever Happened to Cutting People Some Damn Slack?

There’s plenty to be mad about these days, but somewhere along the way, people started turning everyday issues into sanctimonious ire. Where do we go from here?

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News

The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Ben Simmons Sinks a Three

Finally!

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