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2025 will be a year of reckoning for Philadelphia’s office market

Almost five years after the pandemic hit, the average office lease in Center City is dramatically smaller.

Latest Headlines

In Philly, the hybrid-work wars aren’t over yet. Battles wage beyond City Hall.
Fewer Philadelphians are working remotely now. These workers don’t want to give it up.

The Wrong Man | Chapter 6

The Wrong Man | Chapter 6

Marcus Yates’ mom seeks to overturn a wrongful conviction and finds redemption at last

The murder of 5-year-old Marcus shook the city. Now 36 years later, his mother is on a mission to free his convicted killer.

Latest Headlines

Marcus Yates’ mom, trapped for years in despair, met her young son’s killers and heard a bombshell | Chapter 5

Crime & Justice

On the day after, the shootings are the talk among visitors to Philadelphia’s Christmas Village

Michelle Myers and Diane Mastrull

Weekend Reads

Catch up on some recent Inquirer journalism this weekend.

New Jersey News

At the Shore, Jon Simon’s Boxx for Tots enters its 21st year collecting toys

Boxx for Tots got its start 21 years ago when Jon Simon noticed the Toys for Tots bin at Island Gym in Ventnor empty.

Amy S. Rosenberg

A pile of toys at Island Gym in Ventnor, N.J. is the start of Boxx for Tots season, the 21st year boxing coach and trainer Jon Simon has been collecting toys for needy kdis.

A pile of toys at Island Gym in Ventnor, N.J. is the start of Boxx for Tots season, the 21st year boxing coach and trainer Jon Simon has been collecting toys for needy kdis.

New Jersey News

At the Shore, Jon Simon’s Boxx for Tots enters its 21st year collecting toys

Boxx for Tots got its start 21 years ago when Jon Simon noticed the Toys for Tots bin at Island Gym in Ventnor empty.

Amy S. Rosenberg

A.J. Brown isn’t afraid to tell hard truths about Eagles passing game, even if it makes him the ‘bad guy’

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown warms up before a Nov. 3 game against the Jaguars.

Best pop music albums of 2024, according to our pop music critic

Charli XCX on tour in Quebec this year. The British singer's "Brat" tops the best albums of the year list.

Imagine a safer, greener, better Roosevelt Boulevard — with or without a subway

Thomas Fitzgerald

Traffic on the Roosevelt Expressway near Holme Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia. Officials are looking for the public's ideas on what the Boulevard should be in 2040

Philly imports more fresh fruit than any other port and it wants to keep it that way

Lizzie Mulvey and Andrew Seidman

Fruit illustration

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The scene next to the ice rink at Philadelphia City Hall after three teen boys were shot Friday.

14-year-old alleged Christmas Village shooter charged as an adult

The most seriously injured, a 14-year-old boy said to have been shot in the face, was listed in extremely critical condition Saturday afternoon at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

Workers outside Sang Kee, 238 N. Ninth St., working to repair a steam issue that forced the restaurant to close on Saturday.

Chinatown landmark Sang Kee Peking Duck House is shut down by the city over a mysterious steam issue

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown warms up before a Nov. 3 game against the Jaguars.

A.J. Brown isn’t afraid to tell hard truths about Eagles passing game, even if it makes him the ‘bad guy’

Sixers center Joel Embiid's latest injury is a sinus fracture.

Joel Embiid’s availability has always been an issue. How bad will it be for the Sixers this time?

Barrington Mews, a 284-unit affordable-apartment complex on Reamer Drive near Clements Bridge Road, is being sold for conversion into market-rate units. Local officials and agencies are scrambling to find new homes for tenants.

Nearly 300 elderly, disabled, and veteran tenants surprised by sale of their Camden County apartment complex

Lentils are a good way to add protein to your diet with less fat. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Expert Opinion | Are you getting enough protein?

Most adult males are getting more protein than they need. But certain groups need to find ways to add more to their diet. Here's a handy guide.

Mayo Clinic News Network, Tribune News Service

Mark Engler, (far left) co-founded the Getaway Choir alongside his 12-year-old daughter Cylvia. The group only performs Taylor Swift songs, and has met monthly in Engler's Spruce Hill apartment to prepare for an Eras Tour-style concert at Studio 34 on January 11, 2025.

This father-daughter duo formed a Taylor Swift choir to keep the Eras Tour alive. Here’s how it’s going

Beatrice Forman

More employers are trying to get their workers back to the office, in an attempt to revert to pre-pandemic norms.

Commercial Real Estate

In Philly, the hybrid-work wars aren’t over yet. Battles wage beyond City Hall.

Philadelphia office users are increasingly downsizing their physical footprint, but often paying more per square foot.

Commercial Real Estate

2025 will be a year of reckoning for Philadelphia’s office market

Participants walk down Martin Luther King Drive during the 32nd Annual AIDS Walk on Oct. 21, 2018.

Philadelphia News

AIDS Fund Philly to end after three-decade run

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown warms up before a Nov. 3 game against the Jaguars.

A.J. Brown isn’t afraid to tell hard truths about Eagles passing game, even if it makes him the ‘bad guy’

From Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to everything in between, football and Pennsylvania have always fit together perfectly.

Football and Pennsylvania are inseparable. The Eagles-Steelers clash puts them both on full display.

Frank Fitzpatrick, For The Inquirer

Test your knowledge of the Eagles with Birdbox

Bird Box: Can you beat our Eagles grid game by naming past and current players?

Sam Morris and Matt Mullin

A Sept. 12, 1943, newspaper article covers a Steagles game during the one season the Eagles and the Steelers merged to form one team during World War II.

The Steelers and Eagles were once the same team. Here’s the history of the short-lived Steagles.

Gabriela Carroll

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown warms up before a Nov. 3 game against the Jaguars.

A.J. Brown isn’t afraid to tell hard truths about Eagles passing game, even if it makes him the ‘bad guy’

From Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to everything in between, football and Pennsylvania have always fit together perfectly.

Football and Pennsylvania are inseparable. The Eagles-Steelers clash puts them both on full display.

Frank Fitzpatrick, For The Inquirer

Test your knowledge of the Eagles with Birdbox

Bird Box: Can you beat our Eagles grid game by naming past and current players?

Sam Morris and Matt Mullin

A Sept. 12, 1943, newspaper article covers a Steagles game during the one season the Eagles and the Steelers merged to form one team during World War II.

The Steelers and Eagles were once the same team. Here’s the history of the short-lived Steagles.

Gabriela Carroll

Paul George was key to the Sixers winning three of four games without Embiid recently. But the team still needs to figure out how to best use him when all three of its stars are on the court.

The Sixers must do a better job of getting Paul George involved, regardless of who’s on the floor

Joel Embiid's latest injury, a sinus fracture, should lead to George's usage improving. But what about when the 2023 MVP returns?

Sixers guard Jared McCain sustained a knee injury, which will require surgery, in Friday night's game against the Indiana Pacers.

Sixers rookie Jared McCain sustained knee injury in loss to Indiana Pacers, will undergo surgery

Flyers goaltender Samuel Ersson (33) prepares to save the puck while Flyers defenseman Travis Sanheim (6) dives to block against the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 14.

Flyers fall to Minnesota despite late comeback attempt, ends two-game winning streak

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown warms up before the Dallas Cowboys game on Nov. 10.

A.J. Brown might be a diva but he told the truth about the Eagles. So did Brandon Graham and Jalen Hurts.

Marcus Hayes | Columnist

Sixers center Joel Embiid's latest injury is a sinus fracture.

Joel Embiid’s availability has always been an issue. How bad will it be for the Sixers this time?

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The deserted lobby of Centre Square in February. This month, the Dilworth Paxton law firm is moving out to downsize its office.

Inquirer Morning Headlines

Hybrid-work wars rage on | Morning Newsletter

💕 Love at the Linc? | Morning Newsletter

The deserted lobby of Centre Square in February. This month, the Dilworth Paxton law firm is moving out to downsize its office.

Inquirer Morning Headlines

Hybrid-work wars rage on | Morning Newsletter

💕 Love at the Linc? | Morning Newsletter

People walk through the Festival of Lights at Rose Tree Park in Delaware County on Dec. 22, 2021.

💡 Wow-worthy light shows in Philly | Things to Do

Ed Frischkorn, 30, holds the gravestone from the train ride at the now-defunct Gillian's Wonderland Pier. He purchased the piece last month at Obnoxious Antiques in Burlington.

Down the Shore Newsletter

Ocean City is changing, like it or not

Amy S. Rosenberg

People walk through the Festival of Lights at Rose Tree Park in Delaware County on Dec. 22, 2021.

💡 Wow-worthy light shows in Philly | Things to Do

Ed Frischkorn, 30, holds the gravestone from the train ride at the now-defunct Gillian's Wonderland Pier. He purchased the piece last month at Obnoxious Antiques in Burlington.

Down the Shore Newsletter

Ocean City is changing, like it or not

Amy S. Rosenberg

Your indespensable guide to the most vital places to dine in the Philly area

The 76 restaurants that are defining Philly’s dining scene right now.

Beatrice Forman, Craig LaBan, Emily Bloch, Esra Erol, Hira Qureshi, Jasen Lo, Jenn Ladd, Margaret Eby, Matt Buchanan, Michael Klein, and Sam Morris

Latest Headlines

How we picked Philly’s most vital restaurants

Italian Market restaurant Alma del Mar shuts down: ‘We went through a lot’

Four years after the "Queer Eye"-featured restaurant opened, the South Philly community says farewell to Alma del Mar.

Alma Romero and her husband Marcos Tlacopilco when Alma del Mar opened in the Italian Market. They were photographed there on July 11, 2020.

Alma Romero and her husband Marcos Tlacopilco when Alma del Mar opened in the Italian Market. They were photographed there on July 11, 2020.

Italian Market restaurant Alma del Mar shuts down: ‘We went through a lot’

Four years after the "Queer Eye"-featured restaurant opened, the South Philly community says farewell to Alma del Mar.

South Philly beery brunch spot Hawthornes is closing after 15 years

Allie Prosser of East Falls and neighborhood resident Jay Yachetta have a beer at the new marble counter near the kitchen. ( TOM GRALISH / Staff Photographer )

Dear Daphni is a splashy Mediterranean skewer spot from Michael Schulson

The bar at Dear Daphni restaurant at the Laurel, 125 S. 20th St.

A bracingly tart New Zealand sauvignon blanc

Marnie Old, For The Inquirer

Loveblock Sauvignon Blanc

Ship these Philly foods and treats for your holiday gifting

A roast pork sandwich at John’s Roast Pork.

Artwork of President-elect Donald Trump sits for sale alongside portraits of Jesus Christ at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March 2023.

Trump’s religious supporters not only see him as a leader, but as God’s man. That should give us all pause.

Anthea Butler, For The Inquirer2 hours ago

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It’s a red-nosed drone, dear | Editorial Cartoon

John Cole, For The Inquirer

David W. Brown, photographed here in 2022, writes that this month the Civic Coalition to Save Lives is releasing its first impact report, highlighting "the heroes of the gun violence intervention story, the people on the front lines who have been driving intervention efforts in Philadelphia for decades."

Coalition of residents, government, community and civic partners have helped turn the page on gun violence

David W. Brown, For The Inquirer

For 30 years, the Ann Silverman Clinic has served those with low incomes from its offices inside Doylestown Hospital. “Health is last on their list," nurse practitioner Ann Ruesch said of the clinic's patients. “They pay the rent and they get food before they get healthcare.”

In Doylestown, the Silverman Clinic focuses on serving low-income patients and ‘our community family’ | Philly Gives

Jane M. Von Bergen, For The Inquirer

Artwork of President-elect Donald Trump sits for sale alongside portraits of Jesus Christ at the Conservative Political Action Conference in March 2023.

Trump’s religious supporters not only see him as a leader, but as God’s man. That should give us all pause.

Anthea Butler, For The Inquirer2 hours ago

cole_crop_drones

It’s a red-nosed drone, dear | Editorial Cartoon

John Cole, For The Inquirer

David W. Brown, photographed here in 2022, writes that this month the Civic Coalition to Save Lives is releasing its first impact report, highlighting "the heroes of the gun violence intervention story, the people on the front lines who have been driving intervention efforts in Philadelphia for decades."

Coalition of residents, government, community and civic partners have helped turn the page on gun violence

David W. Brown, For The Inquirer

For 30 years, the Ann Silverman Clinic has served those with low incomes from its offices inside Doylestown Hospital. “Health is last on their list," nurse practitioner Ann Ruesch said of the clinic's patients. “They pay the rent and they get food before they get healthcare.”

In Doylestown, the Silverman Clinic focuses on serving low-income patients and ‘our community family’ | Philly Gives

Jane M. Von Bergen, For The Inquirer

Health & Science

Lentils are a good way to add protein to your diet with less fat. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Expert Opinion | Are you getting enough protein?

Mayo Clinic News Network, Tribune News Service

Participants walk down Martin Luther King Drive during the 32nd Annual AIDS Walk on Oct. 21, 2018.

AIDS Fund Philly to end after three-decade run

Jerry and Katherine Qualls of Mount Carmel, Tennessee, have filed complaints with the Tennessee government about the care provided at Ballad Health’s Holston Valley Medical Center. (Brett Kelman/KFF Health News)

Six years into an Appalachia hospital monopoly, patients are fearful and furious

Brett Kelman, KFF Health News

Shigeo Takahashi, 83, uses a pec deck machine as he works out at the Fukagawa Sports Center in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. If you are getting up there in years, weight-resistance training might deliver unexpected benefits.(AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

For healthy aging, tend to your muscles

Ian McMahan, Washington Post

Lentils are a good way to add protein to your diet with less fat. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Expert Opinion | Are you getting enough protein?

Mayo Clinic News Network, Tribune News Service

Participants walk down Martin Luther King Drive during the 32nd Annual AIDS Walk on Oct. 21, 2018.

AIDS Fund Philly to end after three-decade run

Jerry and Katherine Qualls of Mount Carmel, Tennessee, have filed complaints with the Tennessee government about the care provided at Ballad Health’s Holston Valley Medical Center. (Brett Kelman/KFF Health News)

Six years into an Appalachia hospital monopoly, patients are fearful and furious

Brett Kelman, KFF Health News

Shigeo Takahashi, 83, uses a pec deck machine as he works out at the Fukagawa Sports Center in Tokyo, Wednesday, June 12, 2024. If you are getting up there in years, weight-resistance training might deliver unexpected benefits.(AP Photo/Hiro Komae)

For healthy aging, tend to your muscles

Ian McMahan, Washington Post

Photography 📷

Deborah Zuchman, 77, (left), and Libby Rosof, 78, walk from their West Philadelphia homes. The friends walk about 3 miles, three times a week. The two have been friends for about 46 years and enjoy walking with each other to catch up, exercise and enjoy the scenery.

What our photographers saw Friday, December 13

Inquirer Staff Photographers

Sixers center Joel Embiid reacts after getting hit in the face during the second quarter against Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin.

Sixers vs. Pacers photos

Philadelphia City Council member Nicolas O'Rourke votes no on the proposed Center City Sports Arena.

What our photographers saw Thursday, December 12

Inquirer Staff Photographers

Flyers center Scott Laughton celebrates his third period empty net goal with his teammates.

Flyers vs. Red Wings photos

Deborah Zuchman, 77, (left), and Libby Rosof, 78, walk from their West Philadelphia homes. The friends walk about 3 miles, three times a week. The two have been friends for about 46 years and enjoy walking with each other to catch up, exercise and enjoy the scenery.

What our photographers saw Friday, December 13

Inquirer Staff Photographers

Sixers center Joel Embiid reacts after getting hit in the face during the second quarter against Pacers guard Bennedict Mathurin.

Sixers vs. Pacers photos

Philadelphia City Council member Nicolas O'Rourke votes no on the proposed Center City Sports Arena.

What our photographers saw Thursday, December 12

Inquirer Staff Photographers

Flyers center Scott Laughton celebrates his third period empty net goal with his teammates.

Flyers vs. Red Wings photos

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