Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

@phillyvictor
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City Life

Right-Wing Celebs Diamond and Silk Came to West Philly to Stump for Scott Wagner

“Repeat after me: Tom Wolf is a wolf in sheep’s clothing,” was the mantra for the event.

Things to Do

The 23 Best Events in Philly in November

Here are the month’s hot tickets.

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City Life

One of Us: Henri David

The exuberant jewelry maker has been throwing wild eponymous Halloween parties for 50 years. Here, he talks Grindr, gruesome costumes, and why Ed Rendell was the best mayor ever.

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City Life

Goodbye, PPA. My Family Is Officially Done With You.

I’ve found a much better way to park.

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City Life

80,000 Patients Sign Up for Pa.’s Medical Marijuana Program in First Year

Meanwhile, close to half of the registered doctors in the state are in the Philadelphia area.

City Life

One of Us: Ray Didinger

The Eagles TV analyst and WIP host talks roast pork sandwiches, the most overrated Eagle of all time, and more.

Things to Do

This Halloween Season, See Horror Movies the Way They Were Meant to Be Seen

On a big screen … and in the dark.

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City Life

Uber Fired This Philly Man Over a Crime He Committed in the 1980s

Now he’s taking Uber to federal court. Should a decades-old criminal act preclude a person from being employed?

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Foobooz

This Woman Should Have Won the South Philly Meatball Contest

As one of the judges, I thought her Vietnamese meatball was far and away the best. But the other judges weren’t having it, and one had some choice things to say.

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City Life

The Satanic Temple to Perform a Black Mass In Philly Tonight

Naturally, some people are pretty freaked out about this.

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Foobooz

First Vegan Meatballs, Now an Alligator Version of the Roast Pork Sandwich

Is nothing from South Philly sacred anymore?

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City Life

The Kermit Gosnell Movie Opens Today — Not Without Controversy, Of Course

There are claims that Facebook is blocking ads for the pro-life film, and major movie critics are pretty much ignoring it.

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City Life

Rittenhouse Bar Fires Cook Targeted on Yelp, Facebook for Pro-Hitler Posts

We talked to the man who calls himself “so much more” than a Nazi — and the man who led the charge to get him tossed from his job.

City Life

The Clintons Are Coming! The Clintons Are Coming!

VIP tickets to see Bill and Hillary Clinton in Philadelphia are much, much cheaper than those for Michelle Obama.

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Foobooz

Feds Go After Spread Bagelry Over Unpaid Wages

One employee alone was owed $23,000, according to the Department of Labor.