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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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St. Joe’s Prep Dominates PA Football. When Does Everyone Else Get a Shot?

For the past decade, the North Philly Catholic school has run roughshod over high school football in the state.

Souderton Area School District director William Formica, who is under fire for a tweet about Vice President Kamala Harris
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Philly Today: Local School Board Member Apparently Not a Huge Kamala Harris Fan

Calls for his resignation follow a lewd tweet about the VP.

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Philly Today: From Lemonade Stand to Taylor Swift’s London Show This Friday

The journey of one very enterprising South Philly girl.

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This South Philly Guy Has the Best Comedy Special on Netflix Right Now

From asking out Wanda Sykes to getting booed by Mike Tyson to surviving two strokes, Keith Robinson has led quite a life.

Norristown's Jack Posobiec, who recently shared misinformation about the Kamala Harris rally in Philadelphia
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Philly Today: Debunking the Conspiracy Theory About the Kamala Harris Philly Rally

Noted Norristown guy Jack Posobiec posted a photo from the Kamala Harris rally here that showed no American flags. You can guess what happened next.

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The Unwritten Rules of Parking in Philadelphia

When, where, and how long you can park, and where you can’t.


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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Goodbye to Wonderland Pier, Ocean City’s Old-School Amusement Park

Plus: Philadelphians in Paris and Riverdale, a parakeet in Chinatown, and an Italian smoke show over Center City.

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The Inside Story of UArts’s Stunning Collapse

How the 148-year-old Philadelphia institution fell spectacularly apart.

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Philly Today: Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, and … Crabfries

Oh, and JD Vance in a wrestling arena. Just another Tuesday in Philadelphia.

Vice President Kamala Harris and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (L) speak to the press while making a stop at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 13, 2024. (Photo by RYAN COLLERD / AFP)
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Philly Today: So What’s Next for Josh Shapiro?

Plus, a woman with a 3.5 hour commute. That’s one way!

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro, who is said to be a top contender for Vice President Kamala Harris to choose as her running mate
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Philly Today: Josh Shapiro Facing Lots of Criticism As VP Search Narrows

Plus, a wet week ahead?

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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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Anthony Roth Costanzo Is Here to Save Opera in Philly

Can one of the world’s best countertenors and the new head of Opera Philadelphia leverage his A-list global connections to make opera here not just viable but … exciting?

Josh Shapiro and Kamala Harris in Philadelphia at the Reading Terminal Market, before Harris was running for president and considering Shapiro as her running mate for vice president
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Philly Today: What Josh Shapiro Told Us About Running for President One Day

Plus, yet another bar that doesn’t serve alcohol.

Kamala Harris at a Kamala Harris rally in Philadelphia in July before Joe Biden dropped out of the race
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Philly Today: Here Comes Kamala Harris … With Her VP Pick!

The pair will hit Philadelphia for a big rally next week.

Pennsylvania Congresswoman Madeleine Dean, who is one of the people on the Donald Trump assassination attempt investigation committee, with Joe Biden on July 7th.
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Philly Today: Meet the Main Line Woman Investigating the Trump Assassination Attempt

Plus, could one Montco guy tank Shapiro’s veep chances?

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