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

City Hall Wants to Delay Parking App

Says school district could lose funds if payments too easy.

News

Philly Lawyer Buys Interest in Muhammad Ali Childhood Home

George Bochetto has big plans.

17 Gay Things to Do This Week

The SEXx Interactive Conference, Trixie Mattel comes to Voyeur and more.

News

Congrats, America: You’ve Wiped Out Rubella!

Hingston: Chew on that, anti-vaxxers.

News

Introducing the Philly Selfie Contest

Submit your best Philly selfie for a chance to win tickets to the Best of Philly party.

Will Philly’s Next Mayor Stand Up to Bad Cops?

The frontrunners’ records raise questions about their ability to discipline police.


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.


Does Closing Schools Boost Test Scores?

A new study says the answer is yes.

News

The Lavish Lifestyle of the Manco & Manco’s Owners

As revealed in court filings.

News

10 Steps for Emancipation From Police Brutality

Coard: Why today’s police departments are modern versions of colonial-era slave patrols.

School District of Philadelphia

Inside Take: 3 Bogus Problems With the Teacher’s Contract

Saltz: Red herring alert.

Top LGBT HIV/AIDS Resources in Philly

ActionAIDS, Bebashi-Transition of Hope, and more.

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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

More Citations for Texting-and-Driving in 2014 Than Ever

Last year, police in Pa. issued 1,410 tickets.

REVIEW: Kinky Boots

Playing now at Forrest Theatre.

News

Nutter Resists Calls to Reduce Enforcement of Low-Level Crimes

Mayor on CNN: “That’s insane. People want safe neighborhoods.”

News

Inquirer* Endorses Williams, Philly Mag Goes Kenney*

Plus, why is the Johnson/Feibush contest so tense?

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