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Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

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Wawa vs. Sheetz
City Life

Philly Today: The Battle Between Wawa and Sheetz Heats Up

Plus, Philly swinger’s clubs apparently still exist.

Larry Krasner, Terry Gross, Jalen Hurts, Cherelle Parker, and Brittany Lynn are all part of our Philadelphia salary report
City Life

What Philly Makes: The Great Philadelphia Salary Report of 2024

From drag queens to politicians to sports stars to your Wawa cashier, here’s what locals are earning.

Jelly Roll, seen here at the Grammys with Taylor Swift earlier this year, is the subject of a new lawsuit filed by the Delco wedding band Jellyroll
City Life

Philly Today: Delco Band Claims Country Star Jelly Roll Stole Its Name

Plus, the crackdown on Broad Street madness.

Alex Holley shows off one of her favorite Wawa menu items in December 2018
Foobooz

Here’s What Our Favorite Philadelphians Order at Wawa

In honor of Wawa’s 60th anniversary.

City Life

Philly Today: City’s Unemployment Rate Drops to Lowest in 30 Years

Pew’s latest report on Philadelphia contains plenty of good news.

Things to Do

How Philly’s Get the Led Out Became the World’s Best Led Zeppelin Tribute Band

Get the Led Out does what the real Led Zeppelin could never pull off.

Mickey Mouse at Disney World, which is just down the road from Comcast's Universal Studios
City Life

Philly Today: Disney World Has a Major Comcast Problem

Plus, police make quick arrest in Center City stabbings.

You can now get dirt cheap flights from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh on Frontier Airlines. (Photo illustration by Jamie Leary)
City Life

Philly Today: It’s Now Cheaper to Fly to Pittsburgh From Philadelphia Than Drive

New flights start May 16th. Plus, a breathtaking new local album.

Phone scam image via Getty Images
City Life

Philly Today: When That Phone Call From Your Kid Actually Isn’t

A local couple was just scammed out of $34,000.

Foobooz

Kalaya Owner “Nok” Defends Her $95 Tom Yum Soup

Five years after she opened her juggernaut restaurant Kalaya, the James Beard-winning chef talks being the best, meeting her husband on a plane, and why she scoffs at “New American.”

A sign for Media Food Bank at First United Methodist Church, where a lawsuit has erupted over another food bank.
City Life

Philly Today: A Food Bank Fight Fumes in Delco

It’s “complicated,” says an attorney representing one of the feuding food banks. You can say that again!

City Life

Philly Today: Shootings Have Plummeted to Pre-Pandemic Levels

And homicides are headed that way as well. Plus, Cecily Tynan tried her best to clear up eclipse misinformation.

The Lansdowne storefront of Delco's Crisp Chik'n, the Philadelphia region's best alternative to Chick-fil-A
Foobooz

The Region’s Best Chick-fil-A Alternative Is Expanding

If you love Chick-fil-A’s food but not its reputation, Crisp Chik’n has what you’re looking for.

City Life

Yes, Philadelphia Is Safer Than They Say on TV

The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.

City Life

An Optimist’s Guide to Philadelphia

From crime to trash to the economy, there are thousands of reasons to feel bullish about the future of our amazing city.