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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 to Deal With Inevitable Election Day Problems in Philadelphia

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Tom Corbett’s Crusade: Conquering Donald Trump’s Big Lie

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

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Lower Merion Schools: OK, We’ll Leave Most of Stoneleigh Alone

The district is eyeing another property for a new middle school.

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PHOTOS: Scenes From the 2018 Odunde Festival

People and moments that caught our eye at the biggest African street festival in the country.

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Kenney, Clarke Denounce Proposal to Replace Philly’s Soda Tax

“Hiking our sales tax is simply not an option for the city,” the officials wrote.

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You Can Now Ask Domino’s to Fill Philly’s Potholes

It’s part of the company’s “Paving for Pizza” initiative.

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Philly School Called FBI on Pakistani Boy Over This School Project, Says Suit

The parents of the boy are suing Northeast Philly’s St. Dominic Catholic School.

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Nicetown Neighbors Continue Fight Against SEPTA Power Plant

A coalition of neighborhood groups is asking the city’s Zoning Board to scuttle the project.


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?


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From Phillies to Bhillies: Philadelphia Reacts to “IHOb”

IHOP officially changed its name — and Philly is not on board.

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Bucks County School District Prepares for Shooting by Stockpiling Trauma Kits

They’ll help prevent students from bleeding out in the event of a mass shooting.

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Wawa’s Secret Menu Gets a Colorful Update

Goodbye, birthday-cake shakes. Hello, rainbow bagels! (Here’s how you can snag one.)

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Coming Soon: “Watershed Ice,” Philadelphia’s Newest Treat

Here’s where (and when) you can get some.

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Anti–Gun Violence Advocates to Rally on Art Museum Steps

The event will start at 1 p.m. on Monday.

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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.


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I Sat Through 12 Hours of Taylor Mac’s Philly Show — and Loved It

An R. Eric Thomas review of this bona fide epic.

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Severe Flooding Forces Closure of Eastbound Lanes on I-76

After clearing the roadway, PennDOT was able to open one lane for travel shortly before 10 a.m. Monday.

The Re-Re-Re-Re-Rebirth of Atlantic City

When the casinos closed, everybody wrote it off. What if everybody was wrong?

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Meet “The Philly Godfather,” One of America’s Hottest Sports Betting Experts

His rise to hotshot gambling guru may be the least interesting part of his story.

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