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Q&A

Marc Summers Explains Why Reality TV Sucks

The comedian made famous by Double Dare talks marriage, Marc Vetri, and his new off-Broadway show.


John Fetterman
Longform

Is This the John Fetterman Pennsylvania Elected?

News

Are These Taylor Swift Lyrics About Jason Kelce?

Longform

The Great Name Awakening: Inside the Audacious, Lucrative World of Baby Naming

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The Lululemon store on Walnut Street in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Philadelphia
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Philly Today: Police Pull Strange Move After Rittenhouse Lululemon Theft

Plus, the return of Amy Gutmann.

an abandoned carnival ride
News

Philly Today: Is This the Death of the Carnival?

Violence and rowdy behavior lead to carnival cancelations.

Longform

Inside the Epic Search for Philly’s Next Tuba Master

The ultra-exclusive Curtis Institute of Music accepts only one tuba student at a time.

University of Pennsylvania protesters, who were targeted by a GoFundMe threatening to pay a Mariachi band to play next to the protest 24 hours a day
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Guy Raises $46,000 to Annoy University of Pennsylvania Protesters

The plan involved a mariachi band.

Former WMMR employee "Pancake" with WMMR DJ Pierre Robert
News

Philly Today: Inside the Major Staffing Shakeup at WMMR

Employees at the historic Philadelphia rock-and-roll station are downright nervous.

News

Philly Today: Mayor Parker’s Kensington Crackdown Begins

Plus, Main Line dad wins a Pulitzer.


Best of Philly 2023: City Life

Best of Philly 2023: City Life

An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages

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?


News

Philly Today: Mom Finds Loaded Gun at Queen Village Playground

She had hoped it was a toy gun. It wasn’t.

Mayor Cherelle Parker, an advocate of year round school in Philadelphia (Getty Images)
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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.

Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, who just signed a tinted windows bill into law
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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.

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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.


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)
News

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.

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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