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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.


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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

Latest Stories

Rainbow Popesicles Pop-Up Shop Comes to Philly

It features Mr. Popesicle, a giant popsicle with hands and feet.

News

Church: TV Papal Mass Doesn’t Count as Sunday Obligation

You have to go to the Parkway for it to count.

News

Pope Week: Wednesday

The pope isn’t a liberal; papal etiquette; how to make 100,000 communion wafers.

Philly Tops All Cities in Sending Juveniles to Prison For Life

The city is home to just .5 percent of Americans, but responsible for 9 percent of all the country’s juvenile lifers.

This man sold fake Eagles tickets at Parx
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Bensalem PD: Man Sold Fake Eagles Tickets at Parx

The seller was caught on camera.

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Syracuse U. Drops “Kiss Cam” for Promoting Sexual Assault

Hingston: Drunken beer-throwing still okay, though


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

Pete Mackanin Will Manage the Phillies in 2016

The interim tag has been dropped.

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Twitter’s #PopeInPhilly Emoji Is a Complete Travesty

The crack is in the wrong spot!

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Philadelphia Beefing Up 911 Service for Pope’s Visit

Emergency officials will have an extra call center in service.

Philadelphia Support Group Forming for Potential LGBTQ Parents

The 8-week workshop is called “Maybe Baby” for LGBQ women and trans communities.

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Expect an Uber Nightmare in Philadelphia for the Pope

And you thought the surge rates were high before.

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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.


Sign on Caitlyn Jenner Turns Into Teachable Moment

“They admitted that they messed up and they wanted to learn more…They asked what they can do to help, which is huge.”

News

Flyers Win, Lose and Tie — All on One Night

NHL preseason has begun.

3 Problems With Philly Mag’s Take on Charters

Op-Ed: One eyebrow raising transaction shouldn’t taint perceptions of all charters.

Here’s Why a Philly Restaurant Shouldn’t Joke About Caitlyn Jenner

“If Bruce Jenner goes missing will his picture be on a carton of Half and Half ?!”

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