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

Best Thing: Rick Santorum’s Catholic Cryptocurrency Gambit

The former Senator clears up that whole Bitcoin business for us.

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Yes, We Really Have Been Getting More Tornado Watches and Warnings Lately

Here’s what’s happening.

Drag Queen Storytime in Haverford Township Attracts National Opposition

Despite a petition with more than 17,000 signatures and a heated local commissioners meeting, the Pride Day event at the Haverford Township Library will go on as scheduled on Saturday.

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We Can’t Take Our Eyes Off the 2019 Philly Bear Chase

Let’s just hope it doesn’t end like the 2018 coyote chase.

News

Penn’s 25,000-Pound, 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Sphinx Has a New Home

Scenes from the move at the Penn Museum on Wednesday morning.

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You Can Celebrate the Rail Park’s First Birthday on Friday

A nearby beer garden is throwing a party, complete with drink specials and a DJ.


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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Supreme Court to Weigh In on Racial Discrimination Case Against Comcast

TV station-owner Byron Allen alleges in a lawsuit seeking $20 billion that Comcast’s refusal to carry his company’s channels is racially discriminatory. SCOTUS will now decide whether Allen’s suit can proceed.

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Giant Heirloom Apologizes After Criticism of No-Alcohol Signs During Odunde Festival

But the store says that it was Odunde organizers who wanted the festival to be a “dry event.”

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West Philly’s Massive Sinkhole Will Take 3 Weeks to Fix

SEPTA’s Route 34 trolley will be detoured until then.

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Former Villanova University Campus Minister Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case

The 52-year-old Drexel Hill resident, who entered the plea on the day his trial was to begin, faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

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Veterans, Active Duty Military Could Soon Visit N.J. Beaches for Free

A new bill would let the state join a number of towns — including Ocean City, Sea Isle City, and Avalon — in offering free beach access to military personnel.

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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.


Opinion

Why Should Philly Cops Who Made Racist Facebook Posts Get a Second Chance?

The only way the Philadelphia Police Department can demonstrate zero tolerance for bigotry is by firing those who have clearly shown they don’t understand the meaning of “protect and serve.”

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You Can Personally Test Philly’s Controversial New Voting Machines This Week

City controller Rebecca Rhynhart still hasn’t signed off on the purchase of the $8,000 units, but that’s not stopping the city from showing them off.

News

Trump, Sex, and G-Strings: The Juicy Story Behind Newtown Athletic Club

The NAC is so much more than a suburban gym.

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Forget Rocky: Biographer Mark Kram Jr. on Philly’s Real Boxing Hero

His new biography, Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier, is out now.

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