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Kendall Jenner Keeps Popping Up in Philly, and We Should Embrace It
Who needs Amazon? We got a Kardashian.
Sheriff Jewell Williams Locks in Crucial “Camel Prom Mom” Endorsement
The embattled official now has the backing of local celebrity chef Saudia Shuler, known for hosting lavish prom sendoffs — and for pleading guilty to federal fraud charges last week.
Amtrak’s 30th Street Train Board Has Flipped Its Last
For now, the iconic display is headed to a railroad museum — but an Amtrak official hinted at its possible return.
John Fetterman Wants to Talk to You About Weed
He’s touring the state to hear thoughts on legalizing recreational marijuana use.
Scenes From the Campaign Trail: That Time Jewell Williams Held a Ladies Night
The controversial sheriff wasn’t exactly pleased to see a reporter at his event minutes after news broke about a sexual harassment settlement.
Union for News Staff at PMN Alleges Company Stiffed Members on Pensions
In 2015, Philadelphia Media Network claimed it was “out of the pension business.” Now, the NewsGuild says it has proof the publisher of the Inquirer and Philly.com has been funding a pension plan for Teamsters all along.
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?
Why Is It So Damn Hard for Philly to Bring Back Street Sweeping?
We’ve gone from being street-cleaning pioneers during Ben Franklin’s time to the last major U.S. city without a comprehensive sweeping program.
New Superhero Film Trailer Features a Doomed SEPTA Bus
SHAZAM! takes place in Philly — so naturally, it showcases the best of our city transportation.
Feds Say Fired Philly Fraternity Official Embezzled More Than $1 Million
Former Kappa Alpha Psi finance director Curtis Anderson has admitted to gambling a good chunk of those frat funds at Harrah’s Casino, investigators claim.
Phillies Late Roy Halladay Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Roy Halladay may have started his career with the Toronto Blue Jays, but he was still one of ours.
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.
Artist Behind Massive Robot Sculpture in NoLibs Insists It Comes in Peace
Philly doesn’t have a stellar hospitality history when it comes to robot visitors — just ask hitchBOT.
The Last Thing Philly’s LGBTQ Community Needs Is a Rainbow Bridge
We could solve some real problems for what it would cost to slap a coat of empty symbolism on the Walt Whitman.
The Immigrant on My Couch
My future brother-in-law has an MBA and a master’s in electrical engineering from the University of Delaware. So why is he sleeping in my living room?
A Philadelphia Legend on Life Without a Computer, Email, or Facebook
A Q&A with Halloween icon Henri David.
