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Love, Loss, and a Main Line Ponzi Scheme: The Amazing Second Chapter of Kami Verne

After her husband swindled some of Philadelphia’s wealthiest people, decimated her picture-perfect Main Line life, and went to prison, Kami Verne doubled down on the only thing she still trusted: love.


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Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

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Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

A rat like the ones in Philadelphia PETA wants us to stop poisoning
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PETA’s Answer for Philly’s Massive Rat Problem? Birth Control

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5 Carousing Tips for Naughty Secret Service Agents

Here we are in day five of Secret Service Colombian Hooker-gate. You know the story by now: In advance of President Obama’s visit to the […]

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LGBT Housing To Break Ground

Move in could be by late next year

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Which Phillies Could’ve Been Football Stars?

A few weeks ago, in “10 Phillies Facts Every Real Fan Should Know,” I reached back to the past, as far back as 1883 (for […]

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Morning Scoop: Philly Dominates the Pulitzers

Philly Dominates the Pulitzers. The Inky won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for public service (its first Pulitzer since 1997) for “Assault on Learning” by John […]

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Inquirer’s Pulitzer Is Extra Sweet This Year

You know you’re a journalism nerd if—when you read that your hometown newspaper has won a Pulitzer—you jump off the couch and start cheering as […]

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Coming to North Broad: Newspaper-Themed Casino!

Given that the future of the Inquirer, which yesterday won its 19th Pulitzer Prize, is a crapshoot, it is only fitting that the newspaper’s iconic […]


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


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Mayor Nutter’s Real Estate Tax Double Talk

Nutter Administration officials have been busy explaining how the plan to generate an additional $90 million through a much-needed citywide reassessment to set accurate Real […]

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Inquirer Wins Pulitzer Prize

The Inquirer won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for public service for its seven-part investigative series “Assault on Learning.” The series chronicled the state of violence […]

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Gallup Poll Shows Romney Leading Obama

A Gallup poll from April 11th to April 15th shows that 47 percent of registered voters have Mitt Romney’s back while 45 percent support Barack […]

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Sean Hannity Radio 24/7

The FM radio station 106.9 was playing REM’s “It’s the End of the World as We Know It” on a loop earlier today to preempt […]

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Center City Attacker Gets 50 to 100 Years

The man who entered a guilty plea for charges related to his choking and robbing multiple women in Society Hill last summer has been sentenced […]

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


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Celeb Scoop: Bradley Cooper Is The Elephant Man

Bradley Cooper is The Elephant Man. The Sexiest Man Alive will reprise his role as the deformed John Merrick in the Williamstown Theatre Festival’s The […]

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Patrick Kennedy and Wife Welcome Newborn Son Owen

Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy and his wife Amy Petitgout welcomed Owen Patrick Kennedy as the newest member of their family on Sunday. The […]

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The Orchestra Is Still Bankrupt

It’s been a year since the 75-member board of the Philadelphia Orchestra voted to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In case you were wondering how […]

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Study: Death Makes Humans Want to Shop

You can muddle along in life without ever really wondering why watching Criminal Minds, CBS’s gruesome, nihilistic series on FBI profilers, makes you want to […]

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