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A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of
Measles, Mumps, Flu: Is This Philly’s Sickest Season in Recent Memory?
People have been falling ill left and right this winter. One of the biggest reasons: They’re neglecting — or refusing — the vaccinations that would protect them.
How Meek Mill Became a Movement
One year after being released from prison, a look at how the hip-hop star is impacting criminal justice reform.
Philly’s Fabled Trocadero Is Closing
Several sources, including promoters and Trocadero employees, tell us that the Chinatown staple will soon be no more.
Democrats Who Filed to Run for City Council at Large: 34. Chance of Real Change: 0.
This super-crowded field means we’re not getting much of a shakeup in City Hall.
This Main Line High School Student Just Won $175k for His HIV Research
We’re guessing that Samuel Weissman’s parents won’t need to bribe anybody to get him into a good college.
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?
Movita Johnson-Harrell Becomes First Muslim Woman State Rep
She replaces convicted former state Rep. Vanessa Lowery Brown in the 190th District.
The Roots Picnic Is Moving to “Greener Pastures”
The music festival will be held at the Mann Center this summer.
A Philly-to-Pittsburgh Hyperloop Just Got a Tiny Step Closer to Reality
The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has awarded a $2 million contract for a feasibility study.
Register of Wills Ron Donatucci Hit With Ugly Lawsuit by Fiancée of Late Son
Meghan Klein claims the longtime Philly pol abused his power in an attempt to seize control of his son Michael’s assets. Donatucci’s other son, Ron Jr., is also a defendant in the case.
Temple to Require Students to Vaccinate Against Mumps
The school has reported an outbreak involving at least 15 cases.
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.
SEPTA Finally Has Some Maps From the 21st Century
The transit agency has released two map prototypes as part of a push to revitalize the city’s bus system — and it wants to know what you think.
Will Philly Ever Love Esports the Way We Love the Eagles and the Sixers?
Some local gamers — and the son of the city’s most powerful business titan — are betting the answer is yes.
Philly’s Rapid Redevelopment Is Putting Its Architectural Character at Risk
Whose version of Philly are we building?
