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

Philly Bike Map Courtesy of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission
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Here’s a Brand-New Map of All of Philly’s Bike Lanes

It’s the first such map released by the city in two years.

Playground Beating Suspect via Philadelphia Police
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Police Seek Four Teenagers in Brutal Playground Beating

The attackers pulled a gun and forced the victim to strip before they beat him.

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Clinton Campaign Sets Up Shop in Philly’s Only Republican Stronghold

Councilwoman Helen Gym will be on hand to help open a Northeast Philly campaign office Wednesday night.

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Watch: Umpire Ejects Fan at Phillies Game

You don’t see that sort of thing every day.

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AG Kane Urges Comcast Customers to Come Forward Following $100 Million Lawsuit

Washington state filed the lawsuit against the Philly-based cable giant.

VP Joe Biden Makes the First Wedding He Officiates a Gay One

Plus: Teen Wolf actor’s coming-out joke backfires on social media.


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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That Green Slime in the Schuylkill Is Just Duckweed, Y’all

It’s not a harmful algae bloom, the Water Department Says.

Wildwood boardwalk t-shirt collage
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Wildwood Boardwalk Shirts Update

McQuade: Pokémon, (more) Trump and Harambe in our annual mid-summer update.

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Villanova to Arm Its Public Safety Force

In three weeks students will return to a campus now patrolled by three armed police officers.

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Pope Visit Among Factors State Government Overtime Hike

The state police department spent a lot of money when Francis came to town.

Devin Smeltzer
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Just-Drafted Dodger From Voorhees Beat Childhood Cancer

Devin Smeltzer credits St. Christopher’s.

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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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Angelo Cataldi: Next Year May Be the “End of the Run” at WIP

Plus: He admits he has “grave misgivings” about Wing Bowl, too.

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Beverage Lobby Spent $10.6 Million to Kill the Soda Tax — and Failed

Here’s who paid the big bucks to defeat the tax (and who shelled out money to pass it).

Harry Potter vs. Voldemort, but with Donald Trump instead of Voldemort
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Penn Study: Harry Potter Readers Less Likely to Vote for Trump

He-Who-Must-Not-Be-President, more like.

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Poll: Clinton’s Favorability Up in Pa. After DNC

But many Bernie supporters remain rigid in their opposition.

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