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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That Super-Stinging Jellyfish Is Popping Up Along the South Jersey Shore

The clinging jellyfish has previously been spotted north of LBI. But a recent discovery suggests the reach of creature’s tentacles is expanding.

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News

The Forgotten Victim of the Salvation Army Building Collapse

Ron Wagenhoffer deserves to be remembered.

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News

Extreme Makeover, FDR Park Edition: Here’s What South Philly’s Huge Park Could Look Like

The Fairmount Park Conservancy has envisioned a sprawling renovation for the park, which hasn’t seen any large-scale improvements since the 1930s. The price tag: $200 million.

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City to Step Up Ticketing of Bus-Lane Blockers Along Chestnut and Market Streets

The effort is being framed as a traffic-easing measure. But to find the real source of Philly’s traffic problem, we must look inward.

News

We Survived a Demo of the New Lime Dockless Scooters

But they’re still illegal in Pennsylvania. And the jury’s still out on how safe they really are for riders.

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News

Acme Was Once the Dominant Supermarket in Philly. What Went Wrong?

Can the iconic chain overcome the dark changes to the American economy?


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

Bryce Harper Isn’t From Here, But He Was Born to Play in Philly

Why this phenom from Vegas was never going to sign anywhere else.

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News

Philly’s Pension Board Is Finally Getting Its Act Together

After years of ineptitude, it’s now kicking its suburban counterparts’ butts.

Best Thing: Cabrini Are the NCAA Champions!

It’s good to have goals.

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News

Coroner Reveals New Details About Death of Philly Battle Rapper Tech 9

The Montgomery County Coroner’s Office made available the official autopsy and toxicology reports on Friday morning.

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News

140 of Philly’s Hundred-Year-Old Citizens Partied With the Mayor at SugarHouse

Ranging in age from 99 to 106, the crowd ate cake and chatted with Jim Kenney at the annual Mayor’s Centenarian Celebration.

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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

In Surprise Testimony, Woman Says Philly Guitarist Mike Tyler Sexually Assaulted Her in 1985

Wilma Mae Basta came forward this week to give a victim impact statement at Tyler’s sentencing hearing for his 2017 sexual assault of a South Philly boy.

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News

Philly Rapper Tech 9’s Death Was a Suicide, Says Coroner

The Germantown resident died the day before he was scheduled to be arraigned on child porn charges.

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Opinion

Darrell Clarke, Gentrification Is Gentrification — Even If the Developer Is Black

The Council president’s office thinks that diversifying the faces behind rapid gentrification in his district supports “minority participation in redevelopment and commercial activity.” He is long overdue for a reality check.

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News

Philly Cops to Have Increased Street Presence This Summer

Commissioner Richard Ross announced a new initiative that seeks to address the city’s recent crime paradox: Overall violent crime is down, but the murder rate is rising.

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