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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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Opinion

Philly Needs to Reinvent Itself for the New Economy

Like it or not, the world is changing. And Philadelphia needs to act.

News

Philly Today: Local Woman’s Arrest Makes White House Lawn

Plus, which Eagles player has the hots for Ivanka?

News

Finally, MAGA Fans Know Where They Can Shop In Peace

A Trump-friendly website shows them where to go in the Philadelphia area — and beyond. 

News

Philly Today: Educator Sues School District Over Pro-Palestine Signs

Plus, Donald Trump and the Eagles. And are you OK with dying at 75? One Philly doctor is.

News

Philly Today: It Turns Out That Not Everybody Is a Fan of Angelo’s

Plus, a Main Line fracas over a Philly bagel shop.

News

Philly Today: Main Line School Board Un-Bans Banned Books After Emotional Testimony

Plus, bakery gets heat for telling heavily perfumed customers to use the drive-thru.


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?


Q&A

Lashes, Lipstick, and Leukemia: Philly Drag Legend Martha Graham Cracker Tells All

An interview with South Philly’s dazzling Dito van Reigersberg, star of the Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret.

News

Philly Today: New Pew Report Contains Lots of Good News for Philadelphia

Plus, the Wawa/Sheetz war expands in the ‘burbs.

The two Philly people on the TIME magazine Most Influential People of 2025 list
News

Philly’s TIME Magazine Most Influential People of 2025 Winners

Plus, the Inquirer returns with its atrocious Philly Favorites list.

Longform

Our Phones Are Making Us Miserable — So Why Can’t We Let Go?

In an age of digital overload, opting out is radical — and appealing.

Longform

How the Pandemic Rewired My Sense of Place and Time

Years after lockdown, the world looks familiar — and yet completely changed.

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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.


News

Abbott Elementary Takes Over the Please Touch Museum for Season Finale

Quinta Brunson brings Philly nostalgia full circle — with a field trip we all wish we were on.

News

Woman Hits Liberty Place Victoria’s Secret With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Ionnae Alvarado-Jones says her manager frequently commented on her breasts and touched her inappropriately.

News

Philly Today: The Josh Shapiro Arson Attack

Terrorism and attempted murder charges. Beer bottles filled with gasoline. And a suspect who says he would have beaten Shapiro with a hammer.

Longform

From CAPA to Motown Philly: How One Philadelphia High School Made Boyz II Men

On the 40th anniversary of their formation, we look back at how the group went from being just four friends to the best-selling R&B group of all time.

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