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Joe Torsella
News

For Joe Torsella, the Play’s the Thing

Politics, it turns out, is not. The former state treasurer has drinks and conversation with longtime friend and Fringe founder Nick Stuccio.


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Longform

Game On: Why Now Is the Moment for Women’s Sports in Philly

News

Philly’s Neighborhood Pharmacies Might Just Save Us. Can We Save Them?

Guides

Analog Your Life: A Philadelphian’s Guide

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A scene from a Philadelphia block party in 2007, back in the days when it was much easier to get your Philadelphia block party application approved (photo via Flickr/Creative Commons)
News

Philly Today: City Block Parties Have Been in Mad Decline

Getting your party approved can be easier said than done.

Q&A

Should We Trust AI? A Penn Expert Weighs In

We reached out to Penn professor Chris Callison-Burch to quell our fears.

Longform

I Hosted a Podcast on Artificial Intelligence. Then My AI Doppelgänger Showed Up

One writer’s wild journey into the uncanny valley

Guides

16 Fascinating Ways Philly Is Using AI

From pothole repair to emergency medical response to unraveling the mysteries of human biology, here’s how Philly is upping its game with AI.

AI
Guides

How Philly Learned to Love AI

Everything you need to know about the brave new bot-powered world springing up all around us

Q&A

Five Really Smart Philadelphians Talk About What AI Can (and Can’t) Do

We ask five really smart local leaders about the capabilities of AI technology.


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


Opinion

Point/Counterpoint: An Educator and Student Weigh in on ChatGPT

Can AI help or hurt higher education?

Philadelphia composer Melissa Dunphy, who has composed a choir song about Gritty
News

Philly Today: Finally, the World Gets the Gritty Choral Work It Deserves

“A Gritty Resolution” for SATB choir debuts this weekend.

Two images showing the University of the Arts, which is closing, and the first page of a class action lawsuit just filed against the University of the Arts
News

Philly Today: University of the Arts Slapped With Class Action Lawsuit

Meanwhile, the school’s president has resigned and Temple may have a rescue plan.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, who wants to install many, many speed cameras in Philadelphia
News

Philly Today: Mayor Parker Wants to Deploy Speed Cameras All Over the City

Plus, it’s hard to believe it, but the University of the Arts just made things even worse.

SEPTA plans to do away with free parking lots like this one at the Wynnewood stop on the Paoli-Thorndale line
News

Philly Today: SEPTA Plans to Kill Free Parking

Plus, the UArts implosion and a $27,500 prom expense.

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


News

The Yuppification of Philadelphia

How young urban professionals of the 1980s reinvented Philly  —  and America.

Longform

Meet the Bad Boy of Philly Antiquities

Main Line native Graham Arader, the notorious collector of only the finest rare maps, art and books, has landed perhaps his greatest acquisition.

The woman in the middle of the Kylie Kelce Jersey Shore scandal, Andrée Goldberg, and her husband Bryan Goldberg, at their new Teuscher Chocolates store on the Main Line
News

We Tracked Down Kylie Kelce’s Shore Bully. She Apologized — Eventually

The Main Line woman at the center of the Shore controversy wasn’t too happy to see us. And neither was her husband.

The Philadelphia Department of Health put this cease operations sign on the door of Famous 4th Street Deli after a restaurant inspection on Thursday revealed some major problems
News

Philly Today: Wednesday Was a No Good, Very Bad Day at Philadelphia’s Most Iconic Deli

We’ve reviewed the health inspector’s reports. They’re not pretty.

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