Longform

Trump’s Cuts Are Hitting Philly Hard. Can the City Hold On?

Why we are uniquely vulnerable to the president’s economic rampage … and how Philadelphia can (maybe) fortify itself for the future.


Guides

The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

Q&A

Philly’s Top Cop Talks Plummeting Homicides, Horrible Drivers, and ICE Raids

News

Josh Shapiro Puts Kamala Harris on Blast Over “Blatant Lies”

Latest Stories

News

Philly Today: Mike Jerrick Gets Late-Night Talk Show of His Own

Plus, did somebody say reindeer cheesesteaks?!

News

For Gen Z, the Library Is Political

People say libraries are dying. Young librarians think they’re just evolving — and expanding their social conscience as they do.

News

Philly Today: Drexel Plummets Miserably in New “Best Colleges In America” List

And the University of Pennsylvania falls out of the top ten.

News

Philly Today: City Threatens to Shut Down Center City Nightclub Vinyl

Meanwhile, the IRS has filed a $352,000 lien against Rouge.

News

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged

The Wyomissing native and the Kansas City Chiefs star shared the news on Instagram.

News

Philly Today: Netflix House King of Prussia Gets an Opening Date

Plus, another fake emergency report at Villanova.


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.


Q&A

The Head of Philly Schools Talks Safety, Staffing Shortages and Cell Phone Bans

Three years after moving from North Carolina to Philadelphia to helm the city’s schools, Tony Watlington faces immense challenges — but with optimism.

News

Philly Today: SEPTA Chaos Finally Arrives This Weekend

Here’s what you need to know.

Longform

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.

News

Philly Today: South Street Pawnshop Owner Pleads Guilty in Massive Stolen Goods Scheme

We’re talking more than $20 million massive.

News

Philly Today: Transgender Runner Slaps Swarthmore College With Federal Lawsuit

She’s also suing the NCAA. Plus, Haverford woman scammed out of $800,000.

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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.


News

Philly Today: Philadelphia Honors JD Vance With His Own Mural

Plus, a rapper seems to think shooting a Philly cop with a toy pellet gun is a good idea.

News

Krasner Goes Full FAFO on Trump: “He Better Not Try It in Philly.”

Also: A biblical pitching duel, Taylor does a podcast, Seth Meyers makes fun of us, and more.

News

Philly Today: The Return of the Rizzo Statue

Maybe they’ll finally open a Frank Rizzo museum.

News

Philly Today: A Biden Divorce in Philadelphia

Joe Biden’s daughter versus a prominent Society Hill plastic surgeon. Plus, the race for district attorney just got more interesting.

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