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

A Note About Our October Cover

By editor Tom McGrath.

The Best Philly Schools for Your Child

A clear-eyed, judgment-free look at getting the best education.

News

PHOTOS: 85 Signs Seen During the Philadelphia Papal Visit

Here’s how we communicated this weekend.

LGBT Folks Should Stand With Planned Parenthood

It’s a fight for sexual healthcare for all genders, sexualities, and sexual identities.

News

WATCH: Sixers 2015-16 Hype Video

Here’s a way to get excited about the 76ers.

Terror Behind the Walls Hosting LGBT Night

Boo, girl, boo.


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.


How Many People Showed Up for the Pope?

It’s a mystery.

News

Pa. Chief Justice Won’t Try to Remove Kane

Chief Justice Thomas Saylor: “That’s not what we do.”

News

Big Rains Expected Throughout Week

Tropical Storm Joaquin could hit area this weekend.

Smithers is Coming Out

Surprise, surprise.

Nutter: Press “Scared the Sh*t Out of People” Over Pope Visit

He wishes the media handled pre-Pope coverage differently.

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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

It’s Always Sunny in Popeadelphia

McQuade: For as different as Center City was over pope weekend, it still felt very much like Philly.

News

Pope Francis’s Visit: Winners and Losers

Fiorillo: From the pilgrims and Chaput to Aretha and City Hall, who came out ahead — and who trailed behind.

News

Philadelphia Papal Visit T-Shirt Roundup

McQuade: From the sacred to the profane, here’s a selection of the best Philly pope shirts.

Philly’s Bike Share Killed It This Weekend

There were 13,000 Indego rides during the papal visit. A normal weekend gets 6,000.

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