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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.
Philly Today: Severe Assault Inside South Philadelphia Planet Fitness Locker Room
Plus, our MAGA friends will just love this climate change-focused drag show on ice.
Philly Today: Is This Local Spot One of the 100 Greatest Places in the World?
So says TIME magazine. Plus, the reviews are in for Long Bright River.
PennDOT’s Plan to Widen I-95 Through South Philly
The construction of the interstate 60 years ago was a catastrophe of urban planning. So why make the road even bigger?
Open Streets Is Coming Back! But Why Does It Have to Go?
Walkers get Rittenhouse Row to themselves on four Sundays next month, but it shouldn’t stop there.
Rebuilding the Democratic Party Begins and Ends With Reform
Democrats need to reconstruct their party with the purpose of delivering the government reforms that allow them to deliver for all Americans, writes Northeast Philly Rep. Jared Solomon.
Philly Today: Meet the Main Line Woman Determined to Take Down Tesla
Plus, behold the Box Demon. And a new Philly TV show.
A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of
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?
Philly Man Accused of Scary Teen Sextortion Scheme
The charges involve a 14-year-old girl and a cell phone filled with more than a thousand disturbing images.
Philly Today: Do We Really Need a New $20 Million Monument?
Plus, the Eagles are going to the White House. And the Trump admin targets local colleges but, oddly, not Penn.
Talking TV and Philly With Long Bright River Actor John Doman
The Philly-born and -raised performer, who didn’t start acting until his 40s, has a pivotal role in the brand-new Peacock series.
Philly Today: I’m Never Flying Southwest Out of Philadelphia Again
Plus, a thwarted meat heist. (Yes, meat heist.) And Will Smith gets a Philly street.
Philly Today: ICE (Surprise!) Finds No Murderers or Rapists at Local Market
Agents did, however, make four arrests.
The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
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.
How This Philly Woman Quickly Scored a Visa to Live in Mexico
It’s a cheap and easy process — but there are some hurdles.
Lawmakers Hear the Case for Public Transportation Funding
Witnesses at a hearing told state House and City Council members that funding mass transit is essential.
How Dawn Staley Went From 25th and Diamond to the Top of the Basketball World
There’s no athlete in the history of Philadelphia with a more impressive résumé than Staley, and now she’s on the brink of leading her South Carolina Gamecocks to yet another NCAA title.
Philly Today: Philly Police Sergeant Accuses Boss of Pervasive Sexual Harassment
Plus, memorable Philly car dealer Dave Kelleher on the Trump tariffs.
