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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

Q&A

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

Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

Latest Stories

BOP Spotlight: Furniture Worth Splurging On

Furniture Worth Splurging On: Usona Home Furnishings

Home: Homefront: Green Inspiration

Green Inspiration

A local Philly designer uses artificial grass indoors for an instant summer update

Steal This Idea!

Fans party till midnight, waiting for the final Harry Potter book to enchant them one last time

The Witching Hour

The Good Life: What iPhone?

What iPhone?

Local brides tell us what made their day so special

Real Weddings: Lauren & Andrew


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.


Whether your dress dreams are down-to-the-stitch specific or out of focus, here’s how to begin the search

Dress Quest

“Terrific! Terrific! Terrific!”

On December 13th, Alan Halpern, editor of Philly Mag from 1951 through 1980, passed away. He made this magazine America’s most honored regional publication and, […]

A European tour is sure to change my daughter forever. Right?

Loco Parentis: An Innocent Abroad

Fresh off reelection as mayor of Denver, the Narberth native, 55, talks politics, the price of love, and posing naked

Exit Interview: John Hickenlooper

The Chanler Hotel, Newport, RI

Be Alone Together

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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.