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How one special sliver of the city is redefining what smart neighborhood development can look like in Philadelphia … and far beyond.
Three Signs Philly Is Getting Serious About Street Safety
The city’s Vision Zero initiative is making serious strides this month.
Longtime Whole Foods Manager Says Company Policy Discriminates Against Black Workers
Jaleel McFadden says that a company rule allowed white supervisors to block him from promotion for a decade.
How King of Prussia, Camden, and 23 Other Philly-Area Towns Got Their Names
Your guide to the local figures and businesses that got their names on the map.
A Philly Photographer on His Decade of Documenting the Opioid Epidemic
Jeffrey Stockbridge’s work turns again and again to Kensington, a neighborhood in the grips of a crisis that he says is “all too often reduced to a photo of a needle.”
Two Philly-Area State Senators to Introduce Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Daylin Leach and Sharif Street say their bill would also expunge previous low-level marijuana possession convictions.
City Commissioner Candidate: We Must Fight 2020 Vote Suppression Efforts
“I’m the only candidate in the race who has worked on voting rights or election reform issues as part of their profession,” says attorney Kahlil Williams.
Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope
A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.
Congrats, SEPTA! You’ve Actually Made a Decent Website
SEPTA Key’s new beta site actually looks … good?
Magic Gardens Is Throwing Isaiah Zagar a Birthday Party
And you can attend on Monday. There will be cake.
State Sen. Anthony Williams on Why He’s Running for Mayor
“If people understand and connect the dots between their life experience and the mayor’s record, there will be a change,” says the longtime politician on what it will take for him to defeat Jim Kenney.
Sneak Peek: Inside Philadelphia Magazine’s April Issue
Our April issue drops this week. Meet a new generation of Philly power.
A Philly Publisher on Why Books Will Never Die
Nic Esposito is an author and the founder of The Head & The Hand.
Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.
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.
Temple Professor Marc Lamont Hill on Being a Dissenting Voice
The pundit talks about the comments that got him in hot water with CNN.
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Use Your Freaking Turn Signal, You Jerk!
Philly only came in second in this poll. Thank God.
Philly Just Racked Up 5 More Historical Markers
Philadelphia already has 313 historical plaques as designated by the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
Measles, Mumps, Flu: Is This Philly’s Sickest Season in Recent Memory?
People have been falling ill left and right this winter. One of the biggest reasons: They’re neglecting — or refusing — the vaccinations that would protect them.
