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Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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In College Sports’ Billion-Dollar Arms Race, Philly Schools Are Being Left Behind

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Inside the Mind of Nick Sirianni

Eleven months ago, we wanted him fired. Now a Super Bowl champion, he’s proven everyone wrong.

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Philly Today: Mike Jerrick Gets Late-Night Talk Show of His Own

Plus, did somebody say reindeer cheesesteaks?!

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For Gen Z, the Library Is Political

People say libraries are dying. Young librarians think they’re just evolving — and expanding their social conscience as they do.

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Philly Today: Drexel Plummets Miserably in New “Best Colleges In America” List

And the University of Pennsylvania falls out of the top ten.

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Philly Today: City Threatens to Shut Down Center City Nightclub Vinyl

Meanwhile, the IRS has filed a $352,000 lien against Rouge.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Engaged

The Wyomissing native and the Kansas City Chiefs star shared the news on Instagram.


Best of Philly 2025: City Life

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Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom: The Most Epic School Dance in America

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.


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Philly Today: Netflix House King of Prussia Gets an Opening Date

Plus, another fake emergency report at Villanova.

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The Head of Philly Schools Talks Safety, Staffing Shortages and Cell Phone Bans

Three years after moving from North Carolina to Philadelphia to helm the city’s schools, Tony Watlington faces immense challenges — but with optimism.

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Philly Today: SEPTA Chaos Finally Arrives This Weekend

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Inside Pennsbury High’s Legendary Prom

A six-figure budget. Hundreds of helpers. Giant art installations. A tentacled kraken. This prom is like no other.

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Philly Today: South Street Pawnshop Owner Pleads Guilty in Massive Stolen Goods Scheme

We’re talking more than $20 million massive.

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How Two Philadelphia Tortoises Stole Our Hearts

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Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.

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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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Philly Today: Transgender Runner Slaps Swarthmore College With Federal Lawsuit

She’s also suing the NCAA. Plus, Haverford woman scammed out of $800,000.

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Philly Today: Philadelphia Honors JD Vance With His Own Mural

Plus, a rapper seems to think shooting a Philly cop with a toy pellet gun is a good idea.

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Krasner Goes Full FAFO on Trump: “He Better Not Try It in Philly.”

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Philly Today: The Return of the Rizzo Statue

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