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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.


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

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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Friday Night Lights Creator Tells Romney to Stop Using “Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can’t Lose.”

Friday Night Lights creator (the TV version), Peter Berg is not thrilled with Mitt Romney over the GOP presidential candidate’s use of the show’s infamous […]

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Two More Cases of Meningitis Reported in Jersey

Jersey officials recently announced that 650 people had received recalled injections linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak and may be at risk. On Friday, two […]

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Jersey Police Still Searching for Hit-and-Run Victim

Police pulled over an 81-year-old Camden man in Marlton, New Jersey on Tuesday night. The car had extensive front end damage and the driver said […]

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Your Kids Are Injuring Themselves While You LOL and ROFL

Last year, 2.5 million kids under the age of four ended up in American emergency rooms for “nonfatal, nonintentional injuries.” That figure as increased each […]

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VIDEO: Man Who Suffered Massive Stroke Climbs the Rocky Steps

  This, ladies and gentlemen, is your official reason to stop griping about the Rocky statue and all the cliché that usually comes with it. […]

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Will Public Enemy Eat the Octopus at Osteria?

In celebration of the group’s 25th anniversary, Chuck D, Flavor Flav and the rest of the Public Enemy crew have announced a show at North […]


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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Celeb Scoop: Lindsay Lohan Endorses Romney

Lindsay Lohan Endorses Romney. The much maligned actress has thrown her support behind Mitt Romney, which is especially useful considering that she’s not registered to […]

Did Paul Ryan Lift the “Bean” Story From Kurt Cobain?

While debating VP Joe Biden on Thursday, noted Nirvana fan and Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan recounted the moment he saw the first ultrasound of […]

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VIDEO: Watch a Pulitzer Winner Speed Read Green Eggs and Ham

If you’ve ever wanted to watch a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist speed-read a Dr. Seuss book, then you’re in look. Kristen Graham—who simply crushes it on […]

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Well, Shooting the Robber Is One Way to Stop a Stickup

Well, I guess this is one way to thwart a stickup. A West Philly store owner shot an armed robber twice on Friday morning. Police […]

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Jersey Mother Says Teacher Made Her Daughter Eat a Bagel Out of the Trash

A Cumberland County mother is outraged after she says a teacher Deerfield Township Elementary School made her 5-year-old daughter eat a bagel out of the […]

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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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New 23-Story Apartment Tower Could Change Chinatown, Center City

Get ready for a new, $70 million, 23-story apartment tower in Chinatown. The project—slated for 10th and Vine—will include 144 apartments and a public recreation […]

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2012 Is the Hottest Year on Record

Through the end of September, the average temperature in Philadelphia has been has been 62.2 degrees. That makes 2012 3.5 degrees hotter than the average, […]

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Bullied Gay Teen Denied Eagle Award

Boy Scouts defend decision

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Police Plan Fundraiser for Cop Who Punched Woman

On Sunday, October 28th, the Fraternal Order of Police are holding a fundraiser for former Lt. Jonathan Josey. Josey was suspended with intent to dismiss […]

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