Longform

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.


News

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

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News

Behind the Scenes of Gritty’s New Calendar

Gritty’s 2026 calendar takes the Flyers mascot around iconic Philly locations.

News

Fly Fox Rescued, Robbed, and Released

Plus: Eagles fan wins wrestling championship, Art Museum hires new CEO and calls old one a thief, Delco cake recommends pie, and more.

Q&A

Meet the Man Who Beat SEPTA and Saved the Columbus and Rizzo Statues

On the heels of forcing SEPTA to cancel its drastic cuts, headline-making attorney George Bochetto prepares for new battles.

Longform

Meet the Philly-Born Director Changing the Predator Universe

Inside Dan Trachtenberg’s path from working at a video store in Willow Grove Mall to directing one of Hollywood’s biggest sci-fi franchises

News

Wrestling’s Biggest Troll is an Eagles Fan

Plus: Phillies get sent to the cornfield, Pennsport Pub gets stripped, and a Philly restaurant gets a Michelin nod four days before closing for good.

Guides

Traitors in Our Midst: Cowboys Fans Lurking in Philly

From AI to the mayor of Upper Darby, the villainous origin stories of notable locals who’ve strayed from the virtuous Kelly Green Path.


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.


News

The War on Drugs Announce Drugcember Shows to Benefit Philly Schools

Plus, you’re not through hearing “6-7” anytime soon … and it has Philly roots.

News

Michelin Stars Arrive in Philly Tonight

Tune in as Foobooz drops the announcement news.

News

Larry Magid’s New Book About the Best of Philly Music

Philly’s real soundtrack is bigger, louder, weirder, and impossible to pin to one hit. In a new anthology, music impresario Larry Magid gathers the musicians, mischief-makers, and scene-builders who scored a city that never stops remixing itself.

Longform

How Questlove Became the Defining Drummer of His Generation

John Lingan’s new book traces the Roots drummer’s journey from Philly prodigy to genre-shaping innovator.

News

Is the Last Penny Really Worth $5 Million?

One Philly-area numismatist has serious doubts. Plus, the South Philly pop-up barrel sauna you absolutely need to visit. 

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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.


Q&A

From UArts to Law & Order: SVU, Meet Aimé Donna Kelly

The series regular tells us all about Mariska and Ice-T and her pivotal eleven years spent in Philly.

News

The Philadelphia Mint Will Make the Last-Ever U.S. Penny Today

Plus, it sounds like we may finally get a state budget.

News

Philly Today: Inside Philadelphia’s Massive Porch-Pirate Problem

Plus, how to win tickets to basically every event at Xfinity Mobile Arena.

News

Philly Today: Fetterman Folds

Plus, meet the Philly woman who just scored a $300,000 deal on Shark Tank.

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