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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.


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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

Great Wall of Love Thwarts Westboro Baptist Church

The peaceful demonstration wiped out the small anti-LGBTQ group within 30 minutes.

News

PHOTOS: The Big “Bernie or Bust” Rally

Photographer Jeff Fusco captured the passion of today’s demonstration in support of the Vermont senator.

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DNC Celeb Spotting With HughE Dillon

Elizabeth Banks, David Schwimmer, Dean Norris, Nancy Pelosi and more.

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After Storms Wash Out Speeches, Greens Rally Under I-95

Jill Stein, Cornel West speak to supporters at underpass.

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DNC CELEBS: Was John Kasich in Philly Last Night?

Plus: Wasserman Schultz can’t even go to Del Frisco’s without getting booed.

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Conventioneers, It’s Clear: Take the Subway

BSL riders fare better than shuttle bus patrons at the DNC.


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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Pretty Much No Bar You Want to Be At Is Open Late for the DNC

A hookah bar? A Chinese restaurant in West Philly?

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Michelle Obama Saved the DNC Last Night

Don’t get any ideas, Melania.

HRC Staffer First Openly Transgender Convention Speaker

Plus: Activists are planning a peaceful blockade against Westboro.

Stephen Colbert at the 2016 DNC
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WATCH: Stephen Colbert Invades the Stage at the DNC

He tried to get to the podium.

Matt Bai tweet: It really does not seem like Philadelphia was prepared to hold a political convention. Columbus would have aced it.
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Out-of-Town Reporters Bash Philly as DNC Host

They have a point, too. But we can still mock them for whining.

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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.


Stage and podium at the Democratic National Convention, with Philadelphia skyline and Liberty Bell
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2016 DNC, Day 2: A Recap and a Look Ahead

Here’s what you might have missed, plus what to look out for today.

The DNC — From The Other End of Broad

Concerns about violence and decent-paying jobs were the main topic of conversation Monday night.

Former Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia , Monday, July 25, 2016.
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Bernie: “Hillary Clinton Must Become the Next President”

Sanders supporters rallied all over the city Monday. Sanders encouraged them to vote for Clinton.

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Womp Womp: Nobody’s Cheering for Philly at the DNC

Guys, do they not like us?

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