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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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PPA Conducts Sting Operation Against Lyft Drivers

The just-debuted service is illegal in Philly.

Gay Couple Chosen to Be Married on Mural Arts Love Train Tour

Neal Santos and Andrew Olson.

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Does Comcast Pricing Create Its Customer Service Problems?

If you’re not being an a-hole, you’re probably paying too much for cable.

News

Lyft Is Now in Philly — Is it Any Different From Uber?

Some thoughts on the two services.

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Lynne Abraham Would Be the Oldest Big City Mayor in Recent U.S. History

Should that matter?

SPOTLIGHT: CHOP’s Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic

The hospital’s program for transgender patients.


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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Christie Creates Controversy With Vaccine Comments

With measles breakout underway, says he favors “parent choice” in vaccination.

Johnny Weir and His Outfit Won the Super Bowl

The Patriots who?

News

The Worst Ways to Choose a Computer Password

Hingston: Like most of America, I’d rather worry about online security than change my computer passwords, thanks.

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Police: Suspect in Bus Stop Shooting Confessed

They say he had stolen approximately $40,000 from agency.

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The Brief: Show Me the Money

Today, mayoral candidates have to report how much they raised in 2014.

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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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Revel Sale Is Again On Hold

Casino tenants say their rights are being squashed in the sale.

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Philadelphia and the “Bomb Trains”

Another crude-oil train derailed over the weekend. Here’s how we make Philadelphia safer.

WATCH: Hallmark Uses Lesbian Couple in Ad Campaign

For the first time ever.

Lynne Abraham: Can a Woman Win?

A veteran urban warrior’s final quest.

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