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Love, Loss, and a Main Line Ponzi Scheme: The Amazing Second Chapter of Kami Verne

After her husband swindled some of Philadelphia’s wealthiest people, decimated her picture-perfect Main Line life, and went to prison, Kami Verne doubled down on the only thing she still trusted: love.


News

Former UArts Building Gets a Second Act

Longform

Fight at the Museum: Inside the Collapse of the Academy of Natural Sciences

A rat like the ones in Philadelphia PETA wants us to stop poisoning
News

PETA’s Answer for Philly’s Massive Rat Problem? Birth Control

Latest Stories

Philanthropy Friday

How Bread & Roses Community Fund helps local LGBT scholars.

News

Labor Leader to Butkovitz: Run for Mayor

Local 159’s president says he’s “concerned” about the field.

Pastor Says Taylor Swift, Foxcatcher Are Turning Kids Gay

Throwing the into an “avalanche of gay programming!”

News

Is Jeffrey Lurie Philly’s Worst Pro Team Owner?

It’s suddenly a heated four-way race.

School District of Philadelphia

Can All Schools Actually Be Great?

A social media duel that cuts to the heart of the schools debate.

News

More About Comcast’s “VIP List”

Company says bigwigs don’t get special treatment.


Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Best of Philly 2026: Best Philadelphians

Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

The 25 Most Philly Athletes of All Time

This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.


News

Light Snow, More Extreme Cold Expected

Saturday to be “bitter.”

Inside Take: The Land Bank Is a Bad Idea

How does more bureaucracy help?

News

City to Examine Safety of Manayunk Canal

Mayor Nutter says measures may be needed after Shane Montgomery’s death.

News

ACLU Challenges Anti-Mumia Law

Says it impermissibly restricts free speech.

Kane’s Future Up for Debate

Lawmakers start to take sides after report of grand jury decision.

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76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

76 Other Ways Philly Changed the World

Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

Our Petition Worked — Ona Judge Day Is Now Official

We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.


News

Bill Cosby: “You Have to Be Careful Drinking Around Me”

Cosby made a rape joke in Canada.

News

Feds: Villanova Curator Laundered Pot Money

Authorities say Nathan Isen, owner of I. Brewster Gallery, sold art to launder drug money.

News

Daily News Cartoonist: “They Came After Us”

Signe Wilkinson on the Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris.

News

Report: Grand Jury Recommends Charges Against Kane

MontCo D.A. must now decide if attorney general will face those charges.

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