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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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Philly Bacon Tacos An SNL Punchline

It’s been a couple of weeks since our friends at Foobooz told you about the burger taco with 100 percent bacon shell at PYT. News […]

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Philly TV Legend Sally Starr Is Dead at 90

CBS Philly reports: One of Philadelphia’s iconic TV show hosts is gone. Sally Starr passed away Sunday. She turned 90 on Saturday. “Our Gal Sal” […]

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What Do Frat Boys and the Republican Party Have in Common?

On the face of things, it feels just a little too easy to equate today’s Republican Party with a bunch of over-entitled frat boys. Sure, […]

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What To Do This Weekend

It’s the busiest one of 2013 yet!

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Subway Apologizes for Less-Than-Footlong Sandwich. But Are They Really Sorry?

When will this madness end?! Subway has officially apologized for selling sandwiches labeled as “footlong,” despite them only really being like, 11.5 inches. Subway said […]

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Parents of Murdered CHOP Doctor Release Statement

The parents of the CHOP doctor murdered Wednesday in Center City have released a public statement. They are currently traveling from Thailand to Philadelphia to […]


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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HBO’s “Girls” Coming Back for 3rd Season

The much-beloved, racist/non-racist HBO show will be back next year for another 12 episodes, HBO confirms. (By the way, for a 30-minute sitcom, 12 episodes […]

Video: Ellie Goulding Sings Elton

The U.K. songbird performing “Your Song.”

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Cory Booker Saves Dog From Freezing Cold

Not five minutes after I finish writing about Cory Booker’s efforts to turn guns into bangles, and I learn he’s saved a dog from the […]

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New Study: Parents Think It’s OK to Lie to Their Kids

When I was a kid, my mother used to tell me that if I ate raw cookie dough I would get worms. For years the […]

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Hero-Mayor Cory Booker Can Turn Guns into Bracelets

Cory Booker’s always been something of a shapeshifter. He’s a Stanford grad and Rhodes Scholar who decided to live in a public housing complex 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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Video: Recapping States at Play

Who’s working toward marriage-equality in 2013.

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Chris Christie Wants To Take Away the Kiddies’ Nice Garden

For over ten years, the Camden Children’s Garden has provided a sanctuary for area kids, featuring a butterfly house, dinosaur garden, carousel, and of course, […]

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Not a Joke: Oprah Puts Foreskin Cream on Her Face

Most Oprah-watchers believe that Oprah Winfrey has had a considerable amount of plastic surgery. She’s 58, with nary a wrinkle on her brow. But maybe, […]

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Bucks County Sex Abuser Sentenced to 494-982 Years in Prison

35-year-old ex-tattoo artist Walter Meyerle, a Bucks County man convicted in August of 170 counts of sex crimes against 15 children, was sentenced to at […]

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