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Philly Today: Mom Finds Loaded Gun at Queen Village Playground
She had hoped it was a toy gun. It wasn’t.
Philly Today: Sounds Like Year-Round School Really Is Coming to Philadelphia
Plus, Michael Smerconish gets canceled, both figuratively and literally.
Horseshoe Crabs Are About to Have an Orgy on Delaware Bay Beaches. Here’s What’s Threatening It
It’s a breathtaking wildlife bacchanal that only happens here, and some pretty major forces (climate change, Big Pharma) are conspiring against it. Can science save this symbiotic spectacle?
10 New Books by Philly Authors to Read This Summer
Add these new novels by local authors to your reading list.
Philly Today: Philadelphia’s Latest Crackdown Is On Tinted Car Windows
Plus, Krasner disses Columbia and Bradley Cooper slings more cheesesteaks.
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 Today: Ridiculous Delco Battle Erupts Over a Kid On a Bike
But this isn’t just any kid on a bike. Meet 11-year-old Oneway Lilman.
It’s 2024, and Michael Smerconish Still, Somehow, Refuses to Take Sides
Loved Rizzo and Reagan. Voted for Obama. Ten years into his CNN show, political commentator Michael Smerconish remains an independent voice in what is set to be the most contentious election in American history.
Crime in Philly Is Falling (Spread the Word)
If we want our city to rebound, people need to understand that public safety is improving quickly.
Philly Today: New Yelp “Best Brunches” List Offers More Proof of How Worthless Yelp Is
Plus, an ice cream shop brouhaha brews in Fishtown.
Philly Today: All Eyes Are On Penn Encampment
There have been hundreds of arrests at U.S. colleges recently.
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.
The Sixers Are Back
The big guy set a personal-best playoff record with 50 points in a huge Sixers win over the Knicks last night.
Reality TV Sucks. Former Philly Guy Marc Summers Explains Why.
The longtime Double Dare host has some thoughts.
The Big Winners and Losers in Philadelphia’s 2024 Primary Election
It was another surprising race: True-blue Democrats and Black queer candidates won, while progressives and a seeming shoe-in lost.
Philly Today: This Philadelphia Neighborhood Had the Highest Voter Turnout
Plus, the neighborhoods where Nikki Haley beat Donald Trump — even though she’s no longer running.
