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In Kensington, Hope Is Hard-Won — But It’s Growing

For years, the Philadelphia neighborhood has been inundated with addiction, homelessness, and fear, while city officials stand idly by and neighbors suffer. But something new is on the horizon.


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Philly’s Great and Not-So-Great Fourth of July Concerts

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Josh Shapiro’s Next Big Step

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How Philly Became the Capital of American Squash

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Philly Today: Larry Krasner Coasts to Victory Over Pat Dugan

Plus, the Inquirer‘s big AI problem.

Longform

What Happens to Friendships When Money Gets in the Way?

Money doesn’t just change what you can afford — it can change who you feel close to.

News

Philly Today: Delco Pooper Has Bad Day in Court

Plus, local woman tries to convince world she’s not dead.

Q&A

WHYY’s Cherri Gregg Talks Her Badass Husband, Wawa, and Regrets of R. Kelly

An interview with the co-host of the Best of Philly-winning Studio 2.

News

Philly Today: Why This Main Line Woman Is Suing NYU for Libel

And what it all has to do with Larry Krasner. Plus, a Phanatic-Jason Kelce yarnbomb. And vegans score a big win in South Philly.

News

Just Ask Victor: How Not to Fall Victim to Philly Event Ticket Scams

We’re light years beyond some shady guy outside the Spectrum selling counterfeits.


Best of Philly 2024: City Life

Best of Philly 2024: City Life

A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Post-COVID, Does Center City Have a Future?

Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?


News

Philly Today: Jake Tapper’s New Biden Book Has Everybody Talking

And not everybody is happy that everybody is talking about the Philly native’s damning book.

News

Philly Today: Inside the Republican Scheme to Defeat Larry Krasner

Plus, readers react to Pete Rose news.

News

This Delco NPR Host Is Positively Obsessed With Eurovision

She’s hosting a big watch party of the weird event this Saturday in Philly.

News

Philly Today: Child-Sex Enthusiast Pete Rose Reinstated By Major League Baseball

Hall of Fame, here Pete comes!

A scene from a Fourth of July parade, like the one that has been canceled in Whitemarsh Township
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Philly Today: Terrorism Fears Cancel Suburban Fourth of July Parade

Plus, Taylor Swift and some football guys and their mom brunched in Philly.

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How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

How the Pandemic Turned a South Philly Golf Course Into the City’s Best New Park

The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.

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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How to Grow Up in Philadelphia

Author Tom McAllister’s new book navigates the ups and downs of being raised in Philly, and the adult who came out the other side.

Longform

How Conshohocken Got Cool

The sleepy borough on the Schuylkill has surprisingly become one of Philly’s hottest places to live.

Preston & Steve cast members Preston Eliot, Kathy Romano, and Steve Morrison react to the news that Romano no longer works for WMMR (images via livestream embedded below)
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Yesterday Was a Devastating Day at WMMR’s Preston & Steve Show

“We feel absolutely gutted.”

Opinion

Just Ask Victor: Who Is Supposed to Pay for Prom These Days?

A Main Line parent is fed up over the financing of the big upcoming event. But his concerns raise much bigger questions.

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