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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

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Candidate Crib Sheet: The Race to Replace Dwight Evans

Opinion

Why Philly Needs an Ona Judge Day

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Classical Composer and Curtis Prof Loves … Eminem?!

Why Philadelphia: I came here for Penn and Curtis 25 years ago and never left. I love the character, the feel. Whether being a lesbian […]

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Morning Scoop: Ackerman Writing a Book

Arlene Ackerman’s Public Response. Queen Arlene agreed to an exclusive interview with NBC10’s Lu Ann Cahn in an effort to defend her unemployment claim. She […]

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Comcast Sued Over Larry Mendte Pic

Jason DeCesare, a 37-year-old photographer who sometimes publishes under the names G.W. Bridge (how clever) and Triborough (go here to view his Flickr photostream), has […]

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Vahan Gureghian’s $28.9m Oceanfront Mansion

Good ol’ Vahan Gureghian, the controversial, ridiculously wealthy, and famously mysterious attorney-entrepreneur who owns that 30,000-square foot-thing in Gladwyne, founded a charter school in the […]

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Is Philly “City of the Year?”

Philly and New York City are in the running to win the “City of the Year” award from GovFresh—an open government news website. There are […]

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Rick Perry: Go Back in the Closet

His new ad bashes the LGBT community


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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Raheem Brock Charged With DUI

Word just came out of Seattle’s King County prosecutor’s office that former Philadelphia Eagle Raheem Brock, who now plays for the Seattle Seahawks, has been […]

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Vick Set to Return

The Birds will have their usual starting quarterback in the lineup on Sunday as Michael Vick is set to make his first start in four […]

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Sandusky Arrested Again

Jerry Sandusky was arrested and escorted out in handcuffs following the grand jury report of the ninth and tenth victims in the alleged sexual abuse […]

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Girls Need Plan B Prescription

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued a statement indicating that girls 16 years of age and younger will continue to need a […]

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J-Roll Deal Imminent?

There are conflicting reports coming out of baseball’s winter meetings in Dallas. Some say that the Phils are close to signing Rollins to a three, […]

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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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Sandusky Applied for Coaching Job

Jerry Sandusky—alleged to have sexually abused many young boys over the course of the past few decades—applied for a volunteer coaching position at Juniata College […]

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Questlove Needs Song Approval

In the wake of the “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” incident, NBC has now made it so that the drummer for the Roots crew and Jimmy Fallon’s […]

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Liberals Love It’s Always Sunny

A new survey from Experian-Simmons measures which television shows are most popular amongst liberals and conservatives. It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia made the list for […]

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Mumia Keeps Life Sentence

Former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal—convicted of killing a Philadelphia Police officer 30 years ago—will serve a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole. […]

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