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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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Charles Barkley’s Philadelphia Black History Month All-Stars: Part 3

A closer look at Black Philadelphians whose ideas, work, and courage left a lasting mark on our city

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Philadelphia Bar Bans Conservative Columnist Over Offensive Comments

People who post “all lives splatter” are apparently not welcome at Fergie’s Pub.

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Remembering Sandra Schultz Newman

The trailblazing, larger-than-life divorce lawyer and Philly character died this week.

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Hey City Hall — When Are You Going to Clear the Bike Lanes?

And local car owners thought they had it bad.

Opinion

What Building REC Philly Taught Me About This City

REC Philly may have closed its doors, but its co-founder Dave Silver still believes the best is yet to come for our city’s immensely talented creatives.

Opinion

Whose 250th Is This, Anyway?

As democracy teeters, are we really owning the Semiquincentennial?


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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Charles Barkley’s Philadelphia Black History Month All-Stars: Part 2

A closer look at Black Philadelphians whose ideas, work, and courage left a lasting mark on our city

Longform

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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Is This Frigid Winter Harming Our Birds?

They’re tougher than they look — c’mon, this is Philly! But that doesn’t mean they’ll all survive.

Q&A

The Man at the Forefront of the Battle Over Philly’s Slavery Memorial Tells All

Attorney and civil rights activist Michael Coard explains the history of the memorial, the latest in the lawsuit over it, and what you can do to help.

Longform

“We Owe You One”: The Sixers, the 1977 NBA Finals, and the Fight for the Future of Basketball

In an excerpt from his forthcoming Moses and The Doctor, Luke Epplin explores everything that went wrong for the Sixers — and how the stakes were much higher than what happened on the court.

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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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Charles Barkley’s Philadelphia Black History Month All-Stars: Part 1

A closer look at Black Philadelphians whose ideas, work, and courage left a lasting mark

Longform

Philadelphia Forgot A. Leon Higginbotham. America Can’t Afford To

Remembering a judge, mentor, and civil rights icon at a moment the country cries out for him.

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Dan McQuade Got Philly Like No One Else

The writer, who died Wednesday, was one of the most gifted chroniclers of the Philadelphia experience.

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What Philadelphia Can Learn From Minneapolis’s ICE Resistance

The main thing here is that we are just relentless in supporting our neighbors.”