Longform

Inside the Philadelphia Art Museum’s Epic Meltdown

The exclusive story behind the brutal ouster of Sasha Suda and the new civil war at Philadelphia’s premier cultural institution


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Guides

The Editors’ Cut: What We’re Reading, Watching, Doing, and Liking This Week

News

Will More Philly Restaurants Speak Out Against Donald Trump?

News

Woman Says She Was Unwelcome at Main Line College Because She’s Muslim

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Opinion

Meek Mill, Kevin Hart and Michael Rubin’s Millions Won’t Help the Abbott Elementaries of Our City

The $15 million the celebs pledged to send kids to private schools further chips away at a public-school system we owe it to ourselves, and to “our kids,” to fix.

Longform

Yowie’s Shannon Maldonado Is About to Make South Street Hip Again

Philly’s coolest, most enigmatic shop is expanding into a massive new space on one of the city’s most storied stretches.

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Q&A

Q&A: Tori Yorgey, the Badass Philly Expat Hit by a Car During Live TV Broadcast

Only somebody born and bred in this area would possibly react this way.

Opinion

This Is the Real Reason I’m So Excited About Next Year’s Mayor’s Race

With so many current city officeholders rumored to be candidates, the fight to become the city’s 100th mayor could result in a lot of (much-needed) political turnover.

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News

So Does Elmo Have a Philadelphia Accent? We Asked an Expert

The giveaway? A linguistic term known as “L-vocalization.”

Longform

Take a Peek Inside Philadelphia’s Psychedelics Revolution

Tripping’s not just for deadheads anymore: Philly parents — and lots of other people — are learning that the secret to health, happiness and healing might just come from some formerly far-out drugs.


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

Pa. Could Legalize Medical Psychedelics More Quickly Than it Did Marijuana

Two lawmakers from the Philly ’burbs and a lawyer from Lower Merion are leading the push to legalize medical psychedelics in the state.

News

An Anonymous Philly Mom Opens Up About Microdosing THC

It’s not just for psychedelics. Some moms are turning toward small doses of the compounds found in marijuana to get through the day.

Springside Chestnut Hill Academy math teacher Andrew Wolf, who has been arrested by the FBI and charged with child pornography (photo via SCH Facebook page)
News

Fired Springside Chestnut Hill Teacher’s Victims Included His Own Students, Feds Now Say

More disturbing details emerge in the case of Andrew Wolf, who remains in custody awaiting trial on child pornography charges.

the arden theatre
News

After Nearly Two Years, the Arden (Finally) Reopens

While other theaters have already mounted ambitious productions, the Old City mainstay had to wait till 2022 for its post-COVID comeback.

News

The Main Line’s Latest NIMBY Scourge: Old People

Gladwyne residents are hyperventilating over a brand-new luxury senior living facility that sleeps just eight.

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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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News

This ABC Comedy About the Sad State of Philly Schools Is Taking the TV World by Storm

Philly’s own Quinta Brunson has a big hit on her hands with Abbott Elementary, which is drawing comparisons to The Office.

Opinion

These 4 Big Political Questions Will Loom Over Philly in 2022

From indictments to contested races, last year provided more questions than answers about the future of several notable Philly politicians and coalitions.

News

City Devastated by Deadly Residential Fire That Killed 12

Here’s what we know and what you can do.

Longform

What the Hell Is Bitcoin? A Useful Explainer for Beginners

LOL just kidding I don’t understand it, probably because it’s imaginary money.

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