It’s 2039. Here’s How Philadelphia Built a Citywide Sports Dynasty.
At ThinkFest, sportscasters Seth Joyner, Ray Didinger, and Molly Sullivan will discuss an ambitious vision — five titles for each of the city’s big-four franchises in the next 20 years.
Exit Interview: Veteran Inquirer Reporter and Editor Bill Marimow
The two-time Pulitzer winner, who’s leaving the paper at the end of the year, on being fired multiple times and the MOVE story he wishes he’d written.
What Can Philly Do About Climate Change? A Whole Lot, Actually.
Ten ways the city can prepare for airport flooding, climate migrants, and destruction at the Shore.
New Phillies Manager Joe Girardi Is the King of Managerial Meltdowns
If these videos are any indication, Girardi seems to intuitively understand the Philly tradition of losing your shit at sports games.
A Delco Couple Hopes You’ll Say Yes to Funding Their Sexual Consent Card Game
The game exhorts players to “Explore your boundaries. Touch your friends. Change the world.” But its Kickstarter campaign is foundering.
Meet the Candidates Trying to Shake Up the City Council At-Large Race
Among those who will attend Monday’s candidates forum at the Free Library’s Marrero branch: Kendra Brooks and Nicolas O’Rourke, who are hoping to be the first ever third-party at-large councilmembers.
The Northeast State Rep Who Thinks Democrats and Republicans Can Actually Get Along
Jared Solomon has a radical notion.
Richard Florida Releases His Plan to Solve Philly’s Budding “New Urban Crisis”
Four takeaways from the report Florida published as the culmination of his yearlong Philadelphia Fellowship.
Mayor Kenney Proposes Vaping Legislation to Protect Minors
The bill would restrict minors’ access to flavored e-cigarettes, but keep them available — in specialized stores — to everyone else.
This Might Be the Biggest Scabby the Rat Contingent We’ve Ever Seen
We counted seven Scabbys (or is it Scabbies?) along 6th and Chestnut streets as part of a building trades demonstration outside the Public Ledger Building.
Caught in a Sinkhole? This Franklin Institute Exhibit Might Just Help You Survive
It’s a wild, wild world out there. Can’t hurt to be prepared for some worst-case scenarios.
The New Flyers Rage Room Is An Outrageously Bad Idea
It’s a place where you can pay to break stuff during the game. Apparently, the Flyers anticipate providing plenty of reasons to make fans angry this season.
Penn Study Finds People Who Send Longer Tweets Are Less Mean
Penn researcher Yphtach Lelkes wanted to quantify how uncivil social media actually is, and Twitter’s doubling of its 140-character limit two years ago offered a natural experiment.
The New York Times Just Assigned an Advance Obituary of Bernie Sanders, Says Staffer
It’s a standard practice for obituaries of famous people, but the timing is … interesting. Also recently assigned: Nancy Pelosi.
Don’t Get Spooked by This South Philly Halloween Decor
Point Breeze resident Joeanne Broaddus on her very realistic Halloween decoration.