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

Except, perhaps for those late nights with the ladies …

                            A soaking rainstorm has descended upon Center City, but judging by […]

Guess what’s back?

  The first thing you notice about the Badlands is the Christmas lights. Most outsiders assume there’s little more to this pocket of West Kensington […]

Think the weather we’ve seen in the last couple of years has been crazy? In the next few decades, Philadelphia could transform from a Northern city into what feels like a Southern one. And that could change everything about who we are.

  Let’s begin with the Doomsday Scenario. For the record, that’s my phrase, not Katherine Gajewski’s.­ But as Philadelphia’s director of sustainability starts to talk […]

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Grieving Penn Staters Need to Get a Grip

Joe Paterno wasn’t dead on Friday night, but Facebook was already glutted with nauseating tributes—one referenced the “sky crying blue tears.” Get a grip; he […]

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Prosecutors Call Archdiocese “Unindicted Co-Conspirator”

In a pretrial hearing today, prosecutors in the case against Monsignor William Lynn wanted to demonstrate the alleged perpetual nature of the sexual-abuse involving priests […]

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Joe Paterno Wasn’t a Hero

Earlier today, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett ordered that all flags at Commonwealth facilities be flown at half-staff until legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno […]


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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Beached Whale in OCNJ

A whale has washed up on the shore in Ocean City, New Jersey. [Twitter]

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Christie Nominates Openly Gay Republican and Korean-American to Serve as Justices

Governor Chris Christie has announced two state Supreme Court nominees today. Christie proposes that the openly gay, African-American mayor of Chatham, Bruce Harris, and Korean-American […]

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Wings With a Side of ’90s Porn Stars

If you have an affinity for popular porn stars of the 1990s, you should probably work on procuring a ticket to next week’s Wing Bowl […]

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David Beckham Likes the Phils?

It seems like David Beckham loves him some Phillies. Over the weekend the soccer star/fashion icon/celebudad hit an In-N-Out Burger (Need.Animal.Fries.Now) rocking a throwback Phils […]

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Flags at Half-Staff for Paterno

Governor Tom Corbett has ordered that all flags at fly at half-staff until Joe Paterno is buried. This mandates that all commonwealth facilities in Pennsylvania […]

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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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?uestlove Composing Gift for Blue Ivy Carter

So, this is probably better than a onesie from OshKosh B’Gosh. ?uestlove is working on a series of tracks as a baby gift for Jay-Z […]

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Westboro Baptist to Picket Paterno’s Funeral

The Westboro Baptist Church—you know, the people behind the website godhatesfags.com who champion the death of American soldiers and show up with signs at practically […]

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How Twitter Accidentally Killed JoePa Too Soon

Joe Paterno has died. If you were on the Internet, you were probably pretty angry about it for one reason or another. On Saturday, Penn […]

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Bears in Boxers, Oh My

Liberty Bears strip down for charity

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