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Plans Revealed to Turn the Avenue of the Arts Into a 10-Block Park

Starting with a demonstration project in the 300 block, the plan will bring greenery, outdoor seating and environmental benefits to South Broad Street.


Guides

The Best Seats in Philadelphia

Q&A

Megan Boni, a.k.a. Girl On Couch, Explains Her TikTok Success

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Hall Against Oates

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Q&A

Meet Chinatown’s Biggest Champion: John Chin

The unofficial mayor of Chinatown is fighting his biggest fight ever.

Donald Trump after the shooting in Pennsylvania
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Philly Today: Delco Fire Chief Resigns After Trump Shooting Comments

Plus, it’s take yourself to work day in Philadelphia.

Longform

Meet the Man Who’s Making Philly’s Waterfront … Cool?

For decades, the Delaware River waterfront was a development nightmare: empty lots, decaying infrastructure, poor usage. Joe Forkin has a different plan.

a rendering from the Avenue of the Arts 2.0 project on South Broad Street
Opinion

Philly Today: Does the Avenue of the Arts Really Need a $100 Million Makeover?

Plus, Mayor Parker declares, “I am at war.”

rendering of sculptural bench
News

Plans Revealed to Turn the Avenue of the Arts Into a 10-Block Park

From concrete canyon to landscaped park.

The new Pennsylvania license plate design released by Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro
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Philly Today: Pennsylvania Finally Gets the New License Plate It Deserves

Plus, more Wawa news than you can possibly handle.


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

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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Guides

The Unwritten Rules for Riding SEPTA

Use your head and common courtesy and you’ll be fine.

Malvern's Great Valley Middle School, where a terrible TikTok scandal unfolded
News

Philly Today: Inside One Main Line Middle School’s TikTok Nightmare

Plus: Major Philly radio station drama. And Johnny Doc to learn his fate.

News

Hall Against Oates

The men behind the famous duo are coming to Philly this summer. But certainly not together.

Longform

Is Philly Going to Decide the 2024 Election?

All eyes were on our region as the world waited to see who would win the 2020 presidential election. Will 2024 be a repeat — and are we prepared?

Howard Eskin, seen here in 2023, finds himself embroiled in yet another scandal.
News

Philly Today: Howard Eskin Is Truly the Worst of Philly

Plus, city workers sue the city over Mayor Parker’s return-to-the-office demand.

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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.


The scene on South Street in Philadelphia after a mass shooting in 2022, back when the Philadelphia homicide rate was soaring
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Philly Today: City’s Homicide Rate Has Gone Down Even Further

Plus, digital beach tags are finally here.

People watching last week's presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, after which calls came for Biden to drop out of the race
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Philly Today: Biden Shouldn’t Leave Race — Trump Should, Says Inky

Plus, a plastic fork ban in the burbs.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, who just appointed a Kensington drug czar
News

Philly Today: Mayor Parker Taps 25 Schools to Be Open Year Round

But don’t worry, kids. She’s not forcing you to attend all year. Yet.

Guides

The Ultimate Guide to Queer Literature in Philadelphia

Some of the places and spaces that make Philadelphia one of the best cities in America to be queer and bookish

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