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

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Why Did Roland Martin Make Fun of the Gays?

If Roland Martin wears one of his signature ascots for Valentine’s Day, don’t be surprised if some mischief-maker notifies #teamwhipdatass. Call me a sentimental Caucasian […]

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Is All Fair in Rap?

Syd the Kyd’s controversy

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Top 8 Most Romantic Movie Speeches

Say what you will about this “Hallmark” holiday, and all of the pink and red crap/lovely things that come along with it, here’s our roundup […]

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Morning Scoop: Santorum Catches Romney in Polls

Santorum Catches Romney in the Polls. A recent Pew survey shows that Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are virtually tied in the race for the […]

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Gay Marriage Legal in Washington

Seven states and counting…

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Jersey Teens Rock “Mohawks for Mom”

Jane Bingham suffers from non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She lost her hair while undergoing chemo-therapy. Her nine-year-old daughter was bothered by her mother’s hair loss, so Chris […]


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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Montco Teacher Faces Molestation Trial

William Schellinger—a former teacher at Colonial Middle School in Montgomery County—will be tried for allegedly improperly touching five male eighth graders. The 41-year-old previously resigned […]

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Former PPD Captain Wears Uniform at Independence Hall Protest

Ray Lewis—the 60-year-old former captain in the Philadelphia Police Department who was arrested during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration—was protesting with Occupy Philly today at […]

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NJ Senate Passes Bill That Would Legalize Gay Marriage

Today, the New Jersey state Senate voted 24-16 to pass a bill that would legalize gay marriage. The vote moves the bill forward despite Governor […]

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Middle School Teacher Attacked in Mount Airy

A teacher at Morris E. Leeds Middle School in the Mount Airy section of Philadelphia was taken to Albert Einstein Medical Center and is in […]

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Hillary Clinton-Inspired Show Coming to Philly

Last week, we learned that Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace are coming to town for mob movie Dead Man Down. Today, we can tell you […]

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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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Jerry Sandusky Can Visit His Grandchildren

A judge has ruled that Jerry Sandusky will be able to see his grandchildren while he awaits trial, so long as the children’s parents supervise […]

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HRC’s New V-Day Tee

Show a little love

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Coming Out: Shara Dae

A new video on I’m From Driftwood

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The ’93 Phillies Inspired Billy Beane’s Moneyball Team

We now know that the 1993 Phillies not only led the majors in dispatched tobacco juice, surly media treatment and off-field good times; they also […]

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