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

Latest Stories

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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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.

Longform

What If You Could Just Take a Year Off?

Every seven years, Jews celebrate a shmita year — 12 months to rest, recharge and replenish. As we embark on 2022, could this ancient tradition be a cure for our very specifically modern malaise?


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

This Lavish New Book Explores Italy’s Legacy in Philly

From the Declaration of Independence to red gravy to our own Bridge of Sighs, all the ways the Old Country has made its mark on these parts.

Longform

After Two Years of Pandemic Living, We All Really Need Hobbies

Couldn’t we all benefit from something to take our minds off of everything — even if just for a few fleeting moments?

News

Philly Fighting COVID CEO Andrei Doroshin Is Back in the Vaccine Game

A whistleblower alleges that Vax21, a company founded by Andrei Doroshin’s father that operates clinics in multiple states, features problems strikingly similar to those that plagued PFC — including the involvement of Andrei himself. After inquiries from Philly Mag, the Georgia health department has “terminated” Vax21 from its vaccine program.

Q&A

At 80, Philly Expat Gloria Allred Is Still Every Predator’s Worst Nightmare

Here, the Girls’ High and Penn grad talks her humble roots, abortion, and taking on R. Kelly and Harvey Weinstein.

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Longform

Inside the Ridiculously Vicious and Increasingly Nasty Local Elections in Bucks County

From satanic rituals to mudslinging school-board campaigns to an anonymous gossip column straight out of Bridgerton, what the heated politics in Philly’s most purple collar county say about the state of, well, everything.

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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.


philadelphia district attorney larry krasner, who is being sued by ex-cop Ryan Pownall
Opinion

Now That Larry Krasner’s Apologized, Will the Pols Who Flogged Him Do Something About Gun Violence?

Where was all the gun violence outrage before the DA put his foot in his mouth? And what will all those who came for his head do now?

Q&A

6 ABC’s Karen Rogers on Philly’s Snow Obsession and the Biggest Weather Event She’s Covered

The station’s newly appointed lead morning meteorologist speaks frankly about feeding the trolls, blown forecasts and the challenge of climate change.

Longform

I Tell People I’m From Philly, But I Live in South Jersey. That Counts, Right?

In which our writer, who was born in the city but now lives just over the bridge, ponders who is, and who is not, a Philadelphian.

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Opinion

Why Do We Even Have a Sheriff’s Office in the First Place?

After promising to eliminate scandals only to find herself embroiled in them, Sheriff Rochelle Bilal should resign — and the entire office should be eliminated.

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