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How One Philadelphia Prison Could Change Incarceration in America

A ground-breaking partnership between Drexel and the Pennsylvania­ Department of Corrections is revolutionizing the U.S. prison system, one block at a time.


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How a Vicious Legal Battle Over a Wildflower Farm Tore This Bucolic Philly Suburb Apart

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Guns, God, and Greeley: Three Days in a Poconos MAGA Cult

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30 Fascinating, Must-Visit Pennsylvania State Historical Markers

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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.

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Philly Today: Sounds Like Year-Round School Really Is Coming to Philadelphia

Plus, Michael Smerconish gets canceled, both figuratively and literally.

Longform

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?

Guides

10 New Books by Philly Authors to Read This Summer

Add these new novels by local authors to your reading list.

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Philly Today: Philadelphia’s Latest Crackdown Is On Tinted Car Windows

Plus, Krasner disses Columbia and Bradley Cooper slings more cheesesteaks.

The parents of the 11-year-old Havertown biker known as Oneway Lilman recently put up this "My Neighbor Is a Karen" sign on their Delco lawn. (photo via Facebook)
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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.


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

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.

Opinion

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.

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Philly Today: New Yelp “Best Brunches” List Offers More Proof of How Worthless Yelp Is

Plus, an ice cream shop brouhaha brews in Fishtown.

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Philly Today: All Eyes Are On Penn Encampment

There have been hundreds of arrests at U.S. colleges recently.

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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.

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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.


Q&A

Reality TV Sucks. Former Philly Guy Marc Summers Explains Why.

The longtime Double Dare host has some thoughts.

Opinion

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.

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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.

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Philly Today: Is This Delco Town Really One of the Best Places to Live in the U.S.?

So says one national magazine. But it also says that about Buffalo.