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To Stave Off Gentrification, Kensington Becomes Its Own Landlord

How one special sliver of the city is redefining what smart neighborhood development can look like in Philadelphia … and far beyond.


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New Documentary Boys to Fame Tells the Most Tender Eagles Story You’ve Probably Never Heard

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The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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Help This Philly Photographer (and Super Nice Guy) Get His Stolen Gear Back

Abraham El, who worked in Philly schools teaching positive hip-hop to kids, was attacked on Thursday night. One man has been arrested, but police have yet to recover El’s gear.

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Philly Cyclists Brave Rain for Annual Naked Bike Ride

Hundreds of cyclists went as bare as they dared on Saturday.

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I Used to Love Steak — Then I Met a Cow

How, at age 50, I finally brought my love of animals in line with my behavior.

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Can We All Agree Now That College Rankings Are Bunk?

The fallout from the Temple business school scandal.

Best Thing This Week: The Return of Nick Foles

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This Just In: Bradley Cooper Bringing “A Star Is Born” to Philly on Wednesday

No word on whether his co-star, Lady Gaga, will be joining him. Here’s how you can win tickets to the private screening.


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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Faces of the Fringe: Nightmarish Clowns, Killer Bears, and Wild Acrobatics

16 independent FringeArts Festival personalities tell us all about their shows and why Philly is a great place to be an artist.

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GoFundMe Says John Bobbitt Will Get All the Money Donated to Him

Meanwhile, things aren’t looking so good for the woman who spearheaded the crowdfunding campaign — or her boyfriend.

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A Gay “Berniecrat Socialist” Announces Surprise Run Against Brian Sims

Philadelphia businessman James McDevitt wants to become the first independent elected to the Pennsylvania State House.

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The “Today” Show and Eagles Fans Took Over the Comcast Center This Morning

Naturally, there were cheesesteaks, the Rocky steps, and Al Roker explaining the Curse of Billy Penn.

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Bedbugs on SEPTA: This Video Will Make You Check Your Bus Seat Twice

“I started feeling a burning sensation in my arm,” says Philly mom Crystal Lopez. “And then I looked, and there were bedbugs everywhere.”

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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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Behold, A “Philly Special” Eagles Mural Is Going Up In South Philly Right Now

We headed down to South 2nd Street to get some details.

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Eagles Opener Forced Postponement of Original FringeArts Opening Night

You don’t mess with the 2018 Super Bowl champs.

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Black Trans Woman Murdered at Old York Road Wednesday Morning

Close friends are confirming that 30-year-old Shantee Tucker was killed in an apparent shooting.

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Fired PECO HR Exec Says the Company Discriminates Against White Men

Fred Kirschbaum, a white male, has filed a reverse discrimination lawsuit against the utility company.

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