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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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Temple Reaches Four-Year Agreement With Faculty Union

Profs could see salaries rise as much as 12.5 percent during contract’s span.

Former Ambassador Joe Torsella and FringeArts’s Nick Stuccio on Friendship

PM: You guys have both had successful careers. Joe, you launched the Constitution Center and were recently an ambassador to the U.N. Nick, you founded […]

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Eric Frein Captured, Manhunt Over

He spent more than a month in the woods while authorities searched for him.

Madonna’s Bedtime Stories Turns 20

A look back at its career-defining legacy.

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State Sen. Washington Pleads Guilty to Felony Charge

She avoided jail time with the plea.

Riding With Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey

Time: 3 p.m. Day: Monday. Location: PPD Car 1. A conversation with Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey can take unpredictable turns, like the hard right his […]


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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Seventh-Grader Charged With Making Bomb Threats

Threats were made at school this year.

Boxers Opening Today in the Gayborhood

A new gay sports bar.

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Philadelphia City Council Passes Hate Crimes Bill

It passed unanimously.

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It’s Mischief Night (Which Is What We Call It Here)

We only use that term in this area!

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It’s 2014. Time to Stop Hazing.

Missanelli: What we can learn from Central Bucks West.

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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.


Boys of Summer Regular Sean Verdi Found Dead

It’s being ruled an apparent drug overdose.

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Mayor Slams Council Over Rejection of PGW Sale

Inky op-ed, social media campaign press his case.

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Report: SEPTA, Union Making Progress on a Deal

Could a strike be averted?

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President Obama Will Be at Temple on Sunday

He’s stumping for Tom Wolf.

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