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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

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The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

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Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

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Jimmy Rollins: Out of Philadelphia, I’m Now “Free”

In FOX Sports interview, he calls blue-collar Philly “not conducive for a superstar.”

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Here’s Why Starbucks’ #RaceTogether Campaign Flopped

Booker: America’s not ready to talk about race — especially not before their morning joe.

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Stephanie Singer’s Office Gives Hundreds Wrong Date for Election Day

Singer’s spokeswoman says she doesn’t run the office day-to-day.

Top LGBT Health and Wellness Resources in Philly

AccessMatters, GALAEI, and more.

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Comcast Adds Bodies to Improve Customer Service

The size of the “social care team” will triple as company tries to get service woes under control.

News

The Brief: Will Stephanie Singer, Milton Street Survive Ballot Challenge Season?

Plus: Today is Election Day. No, really.


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.


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Green: Kenney Would “Take Us Back to an Era of Cronyism”

The SRC member and former councilman goes after his old enemy Kenney.

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Wolf Holds Firm on State Police Nomination

Troopers, Republicans have asked him to withdraw Marcus Brown.

PSU Prez Announces a Frat Task Force

“It may not be comfortable. It will, however, be thorough.”

Man Crush Monday: Joshua Durando

The community manager for The Welcoming Committee bares it all.

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How a Bagless Bissell Vacuum Changed My Life

Hingston: Nature abhors a vacuum. Me, I’m in love with one.

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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.


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10 Takeaways from DOJ Report on Philly Police

Feds reviewed increase in police-involved shootings. Here’s what they found.

WATCH THIS: Mom Reads Her Son’s Grindr Messages

We think this is the best thing we’ve seen all day.

15 Gay Things to Do This Week

Barney Frank at the Free Library, a Stonewall Philly mixer, Big Gay Ice Cream at Alla Spina and more.

Scientists Are Growing Vaccine-Laced Lettuce at Penn

This is the sort of amazing thing you can expect from Penn’s new campus on the south bank of the Schuylkill River.

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