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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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Why Mitt Romney Can’t Win Pennsylvania

A week ago today the Supreme Court of the United States upheld key components of Obamacare—dealing a decisive blow to critics of the law and […]

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How to Have Sex on the Beach Without Getting Caught

How to Escape Greenhead Flies You know by now that you can’t avoid them: The Shore’s salt marshes are the prime habitat of the greenhead […]

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Does Philly Cop’s Past Make Him Unsuitable for High-Profile Job?

When I talk to Philly cops, they’ll often tell me how unfair the media is—how journalists only write about them when they do something wrong. […]

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How Womanly Does a Woman Olympic Athlete Have to Be?

The women competing in the U.S. Olympic track and field trials have been outrunning a lot over the past couple of weeks. Stiff competition, injuries. […]

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An Area Bridge Is Structurally Deficient. Happy Traveling, You Guys.

Remember that time when a professional engineer called out PennDOT and reminded everyone that Pennsylvania has the most structurally deficient bridges in the nation? Well, […]

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SRC Chairman Slams Inquirer Editorial, Describes Financial Tsunami Facing the School District

School Reform Commission Chairman Pedro Ramos went on IQ 106.9 with Larry Mendte on Tuesday to discuss an editorial in the published in the Tuesday […]


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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NJ Cops Go Too Far Enforcing Sparklers Ban

If it’s forbidden fruit you’re looking for, forget the Garden of Eden. The Garden State offers something so much better. Something that can provide a […]

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Bon Jovi Wants You to Smell Like Passion

Jersey’s own Jon Bon Jovi has inked a deal with Avon to be a celebrity spokesman for the new line of “Unplugged” fragrances for him […]

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New Law Means Abortion Clinics Must Upgrade or Risk Closure

A new bill that was enacted into law on June 19th. It’s called Act 122 and mandates that abortion clinics must upgrade their facilities. House […]

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More Than 66,000 Customers Still Without Power in Jersey

As of Tuesday morning, more than 66,000 customers in South Jersey were still without power as a result of the violent weekend storms. More than […]

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Guide to Free Parking at the Shore

Because you have five-dollar ice-cream cones to buy, here’s how to save money on parking when you’re … Gambling in Atlantic City Free Parking! A […]

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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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Philly’s Direwolf Captured in the Northeast

A wolf-Alaskan malamute mix that has been roaming Philly’s Pennypack Park was reportedly captured overnight. The animal was purchased in Florida as a pet and […]

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Celeb Scoop: Who Wants to Be in a Harrison Ford Movie?

Harrison Ford Movie Needs Extras. Heery Casting is looking for extras to play background roles in the upcoming Harrison Ford movie Paranoia. The film also […]

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Jersey Schools Get 20 Percent of Anti-Bullying Funding

In March, Governor Chris Christie’s administration announced a $1 million fund to back Jersey’s Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights because a state panel ruled that the […]

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Is Doubting the Supreme Court Unpatriotic?

I’m sorry that Chris Stigall feels so mad and dispirited about last week’s historic Supreme Court ruling. But let’s remember how this discussion began in […]

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