You Pay Lots of Philly Taxes. But Do You Know Why?
Philly residents pay more city taxes per capita than all but four other U.S. municipalities. The culprit? State law.
Love These New Sixers-Themed Nikes? Sorry, You Can’t Have Them.
There are only 10 pairs, and they’re reserved for Philly celebs.
Philly Is Incinerating Half of Its Recycling — and It’s Partly Your Fault
Think you’re saving the planet by putting plastic forks and pizza boxes in your blue bin? Really you’re just contaminating the stuff that is recyclable — and costing the city millions.
Undemocratic Democracy: The Trouble With Voter Recalls
State Rep. Jared Solomon has proposed a constitutional amendment that would allow voters to recall elected officials. It’s a great tool — if you trust the public to wield it.
This Is Not a Drill: It Looks Like Wawa’s Going to Sell Beer in Philly
The company won a $186,000 auction for a liquor license, which means, at least at one store, you may be able to rinse down the meat sweats from your Italian Shorti with a cold one.
Are You Even Adulting If You Don’t Own a Fancy Umbrella?
Why I took the plunge and spent good money on a bumbershoot.
Bryce Harper Is the Most Overrated Player in Baseball (According to His Peers)
And nobody wants to play for manager Gabe Kapler, either.
Apple’s New Streaming Service Has Plenty of Philly Star Power
Projects from M. Night Shyamalan and others are in the offing.
Comcast’s New Esports Arena: You Can Stop the “Parents’ Basement” Jokes Now
Think esports aren’t “real” sports? Tell that to the $50 million arena to be built for our local Overwatch League franchise.
Philly Is Gentrifying More Than San Francisco, Per New Report
Whether you see that conclusion as a warning or a blueprint probably depends on whether you’re a developer.
Don’t Thank the City for Finally Removing Those Obnoxious Naked Grouse Bikes
Thank annoyed cycling advocates — and the diminishing returns on a poorly conceived guerrilla marketing campaign.
Gritty’s March Madness Bracket Is Better Than Yours
Thank your lucky stars that Gritty isn’t involved in your office pool, because his is a certified winner.
A Philly Photographer on His Decade of Documenting the Opioid Epidemic
Jeffrey Stockbridge’s work turns again and again to Kensington, a neighborhood in the grips of a crisis that he says is “all too often reduced to a photo of a needle.”
Congrats, SEPTA! You’ve Actually Made a Decent Website
SEPTA Key’s new beta site actually looks … good?
Temple Professor Marc Lamont Hill on Being a Dissenting Voice
The pundit talks about the comments that got him in hot water with CNN.