Philly’s bad-ass roller derby team will compete in the international championships

It's the Liberty Belles' first time in the tournament in five years, and training is intense.

Autopay, paperless, echecks: Philly finally updated its confusing and expensive water bill system

Welcome to the future, Water Revenue Bureau.

Always Sunny

When you won’t save a choking friend: ‘Always Sunny’ gets dark as the Gang toys with death

Episode 4 of Season 14 doesn't have a lot of local Philly flavor, but displays plenty of the city's sardonic wit.

Philly’s most infamous Weird Twitter star has a new TV show. Here’s what it’s like.

Airing Wednesdays on Adult Swim, TruthPoint features Dril and a cohost examining modern society in the context of the "dark web."

Is the Citywide Special one drink or two? A Billy Penn investigation

There's an argument that Philly's shot-and-beer combo should be its own unit of measurement.

Full City Challenge

Philly’s new work-to-college pipeline gives first gen students a second chance

HospitalityTogether helps young adults hold down restaurant jobs while also attending school.

Creepy crypt: A dozen dead bodies are in the basement of this North Philly church

There’s even a complicated pulley system for lowering them down.

One tenth of a mile: What Philly looks like from above

Fairmount Park = broccoli.

William Penn, public space and avoiding fires: Why Philadelphia looks the way it does

The city's nearly-perfect street grid dotted by parks became a model for the rest of America.

Election 2019

Kendra Brooks asks 3,000 Democratic leaders to back her City Council campaign — despite party opposition

The surging Working Families candidate already has a pile of endorsements and cash.

‘They won’t even let you in’: Center City stores are banning kids under 18

Five Guys on Chestnut removed its age-restricted sign after a reporter started asking around.

Philly’s soda tax

Philly slaps $115,000 in soda tax compliance fines on businesses

Stores that buy from unregistered distributors are supposed to pay the tax themselves.

Always Sunny

Somehow continuing to escape ‘cancel culture,’ Always Sunny gives a day to Sweet Dee

The season's third episode features a Philly councilmember from fictitious "District 12."

Philly cops are blowing up on TikTok. Is the police department watching?

The fast-growing social media app is home to a worldwide blue subculture.

Secret Philly

Secret Philly: How a movie magnate built the ‘most important’ Rodin museum

Jules Mastbaum amassed one of the world's greatest sculpture collections, then gifted it to the city.

Why is there a boat hanging off a bridge over the Schuylkill?

The new addition to Philly's riverfront is attracting lots of stares.

3 of the world’s hottest sneaker shops are in Philly — and they’re joining forces this weekend

The Bermuda Triangle project raises money for local schools.

Broke in Philly

Philly is asking neighborhoods how it can lift 100k people out of poverty

A new committee will look for three to five solid policies that lead to impactful change — fast.

Things to Eat

10 delicious soups in Philly to seek out this fall

From Korean soondubu to Jewish chicken noodle, culinary comfort awaits.

Why Philly’s robust Native American cultural center abruptly shut down

Before he was killed in a car crash, activist Kyle Shenandoah was working on resurrecting the indigenous peoples hub.