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

News

Shameless TV Lawyer Shills Self to Amtrak Crash Victims

He’s issued a press release.

Did the Derailed Amtrak Train Nearly Collide With an Oil Tanker?

Conrail won’t say.

News

Jim Kenney Has Huge Lead in Mayor’s Race

First independent poll of the campaign shows Kenney with whopping 27-point lead over Lynne Abraham and Anthony Williams.

News

WATCH: NTSB Releases New Video of Amtrak Crash Investigation

This is the scene at the site of the disaster.

News

Exterminator Convicted in Doctor’s Death

Jason Smith was the last person known to have visited Melissa Ketunuti’s home.

News

President Obama Issues Statement on Amtrak Crash

Vice President Joe Biden did as well.


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 Weirdest Campaign Donation Ever

Is George Norcross behind a big contribution in the Philadelphia mayor’s race?

News

Nutter Won’t Confirm Speed at Fault in Amtrak Derailment

“The search is very, very active” for missing passengers, he says.

News

In 1943, Train Crashed Near Same Spot as Amtrak Derailment

Seventy-nine people were killed and 117 injured in a train crash 72 years ago.

Piper Kerman to Speak at AIDS Education Month Event

Plus what else is in store for the 2015 conference.

News

SEPTA, Acela Trains Struck Before Amtrak Crash

Questions mount as the investigation continues.

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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

Thirty Years Later, MOVE Still Hurts

Booker: I left the city because of MOVE. I came back out of a sense of duty.

News

Death Toll Rises in Amtrak Derailment

WSJ reports “excessive speed” suspected as cause of crash.

Cate Blanchett Reveals Lesbian Past

In juicy Variety interview.

News

New Level of Crazy in Ori Feibush vs. Kenyatta Johnson

Feibush staged a fake debate, then cried foul when Johnson didn’t show.

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