Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

@phillyvictor
City Life

Ministry of Awe Founder Talks Murals, Philly Grit, and Being an Artist in 2026 America

Meet Meg Saligman, who likes to paint big. Really big.

Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: Do I Really Need to Go on a GLP-1?

Our reporter takes offense at the Penn doctor’s suggestion.

Robert Plant at the Met and First Friday activities are among the best things you can do in Philadelphia this week and weekend
Things to Do

The Best Things You Can Possibly Do in Philly This Week

The Sound of Music, an Easter bunny walk down South Street, the return of Open Streets, and more this week in Philly.

City Life

How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

A Rittenhouse bench, a mural, and a street renaming are all in the works. What about a statue?

Quotes from Philadelphia residents with two very different salaries and expenses
City Life

Anonymous Philadelphians Reveal Their Finances to Us

How Philadelphians across the socioeconomic spectrum spend, scrimp, save, and live on the money they’ve got.

City Life

Why These Drexel Docs Want All the Dead Mice You Trap in Your House

Finally, your mouse problem can further the advancement of science. Well, assuming you can catch the devilish things.

Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: Is It Safe for Me to Smoke Weed or Not?

Our reporter had a scary experience with modern marijuana, so he asked Dr. Mike to weigh in.

City Life

The Redevelopment of the Old Family Court Building Is Dead

More than a decade after a luxury hotel was promised, still nada. As for that new African American Museum …

Be Well Philly

The Philadelphian’s Ultimate Dentist Survival Guide

Make your trip to the dentist less of a grind.

Life & Style

You Heard It Here First: Bristol Is a Rising Hot Spot. Here’s Where to Shop, Eat, and Play

Discover new shops and restaurants — plus a few longtime favorites — along Mill Street.

Foobooz

Delco Getting Wild North Philly All-Day Breakfast Joint in Wilson’s Secret Sauce Space

Anybody for a Fruity Pebbles French toast sandwich stuffed with beef bacon and fried chicken? Nobody beats the Wiz.

Foobooz

Popular Delco Restaurant Closing One Year After Gordon Ramsay Came to “Help”

A Q&A with the husband-and-wife team behind Wilson’s Secret Sauce

Be Well Philly

Why Is It So Hard to Get Men to the Doctor?

From fear of the dreaded “digital rectal exam” to plain old fear of the unknown, Dr. Mike weighs in.

City Life

From Fairmount to the Today Show: The Journey of Sheinelle Jones

The former Good Day Philadelphia personality now co-hosts the fourth hour of the Today show with Jenna Bush Hager — and has a new book out next month.

City Life

The Philadelphia Flower Show, By the Numbers

We break down the data from this year’s show and shows of the past.