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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.


Guides

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

Longform

Josh Shapiro’s Next Big Step

Longform

How Philly Became the Capital of American Squash

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Scrub Daddy inventor Aaron Krause, the biggest Shark Tank success ever, at his office outside of Philadelphia / Photograph by Jeff Fusco | Scrub Daddy sponges on a store shelf (Getty Images)
Q&A

From the Main Line to Shark Tank‘s Biggest Success: The Scrub Daddy Inventor

With the hit show scouting in Philly, we talk to Aaron Krause about $1 billion in sponge sales, just how awful Mr. Wonderful is, and what advice he has for contestants.

SEPTA Silverliner V at 30th Street Station
News

SEPTA’s New Budget: 5 Regional Rail Lines Gone, 56 Bus Routes Slashed, and the Highest Fares in the Country

Absent funding from Harrisburg, the wheels start turning on July 1st.

News

Philly Today: Even the OnlyFans Porn Site Is Stricter Than Villanova University

Villanova leadership might want to check in with OnlyFans about how to handle videos of people being sexually assaulted while unconscious.

News

Philly Today: Organizers Cancel Major Mexican Festival Over ICE Raid Fears

Plus, the disgusting trash problem at the Jersey Shore.

Villanova University, site of a 2022 sexual assault that former Villanova student Elijah Katzenell has pleaded guilty to (photo by Victor Fiorillo)
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Villanova University Sexual Assault Victim Speaks Out For First Time

“Villanova must be held accountable,” she demands. “Not just in this moment, but always.”

News

Juan Eguiguren Won’t Walk at Villanova Graduation. Students Say That’s Not Good Enough

They’re planning a major protest for Saturday. It’s no coincidence that Saturday is accepted students day.


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?


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Philly Today: Petition to Expel Villanova Student Juan Eguiguren Jumps 12,000 Signatures in One Day

He recorded video of a Villanova student’s sexual assault in 2022. And he’s scheduled to graduate in May.

News

Philly Today: SEPTA Buses and Trolleys Shall Now Give You Parking Tickets

Plus, how you — yes, you! — can contribute to a citywide photo exhibit.

Villanova University, site of a 2022 sexual assault that former Villanova student Elijah Katzenell has pleaded guilty to (photo by Victor Fiorillo)
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Villanova Student Demands Man Who Recorded Her Sexual Assault Not Walk at Graduation

The young woman, who was attacked in a dorm room, is graduating the same day as Juan Eguiguren, who recorded the assault on his phone.

News

Philly Today: Behold, A (Sorta) New PATCO Station

Plus, those controversial torpedo baseball bats are made right in KOP.

News

Why On Earth Is This West Philly-Delco Road Still Closed?

It’s been blocked off for more than a month. You can thank a golf course.

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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

Bucks County Man Claims Elon Musk Stiffed Him and Other Donald Trump Canvassers

He’s filed a class-action lawsuit against Musk anonymously out of fears for his personal safety. Good thinking!

News

Philly Today: Video Emerges of Scary Incident In Fishtown Involving a 13-Year-Old Girl

Police are investigating a series of disturbing interactions between a man and girls and women on the street.

Opinion

How to Pay for SEPTA? For Starters, Toll the Schuylkill

Looking for low-hanging fruit for funding SEPTA? Here you go, courtesy New York City.

News

Philly Today: Police Are Looking for a $25,000 Restaurant Bandit

Plus, frustrated Fishtown parents take matters into their own hands.

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