Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

@phillyvictor
City Life

The Eagles Super Bowl Win Will Now Be Accompanied By a Live Philadelphia Orchestra Concert

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m.

City Life

Main Line Girl Sues Philly Cop for Police Brutality

Philadelphia police officer Natasha Chestnut was seen in a 2017 video hitting the teen repeatedly while she was on the ground.

City Life

Why One Woefully Underpaid Philly Actress Exposed Her Income on Tax Day

She says she earned just $16,000 in 2017. But here’s why she’s OK with that.

City Life

Here’s the Philly Starbucks 911 Call That Led to Two Arrests

For the first time, you can hear the original call, the police dispatchers, and the radio transmissions from the cops on the scene.

City Life

Woman Who Shared Philadelphia Starbucks Arrest Video Tells Her Story

The controversial video has been viewed more than four million times in less than 48 hours.

City Life

Strange Revelations: The Philly Hate Preacher Who Wants to Save Your Soul

How a currency-trading fraudster named Aden Rusfeldt became the leader of a secretive religious sect.

City Life

Philly Man Pretended to Be a Rich Prince to Lure Kids Online, Say Feds

It turns out that “Prince Daniel David De’Rothschild” of Beverly Hills wasn’t either.

City Life

Pitbull Will Headline Philly’s 4th of July Concert on the Parkway

We’re guessing he’ll leave his sexist and NSFW material at home. Right, Pitbull?

Things to Do

This Guy Has Been Pretending He’s Ozzy Osbourne for the Last 25 Years

The strange, part-time job of one South Jersey man.

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City Life

South Philly Diner Takes On the NRA, Pro-Lifers, and Donald Trump

“If we were in Arkansas, we’d probably have no windows by now,” says the restaurant’s owner.

City Life

Fired Philly CIO Says He Was Told City IT Department Was “Too White”

Longtime city employee Charlie Brennan is suing Mayor Kenney and other city officials for discrimination.

City Life

One of Us: Kathy O’Connell

The Kids Corner host talks punk rock and why This Is Us isn’t on her watch list.

terracotta warriors, franklin institute
City Life

Lawsuit: More Than Half of Franklin Institute’s Terracotta Warriors Were Fake

A Pennsylvania woman has filed a $5 million-plus class-action lawsuit.

City Life

Philly Judge Orders Penthouse Club to Pay Dancers $4.6 Million in Wage Suit

A jury returned a verdict against the Castor Avenue strip club late last week.

Foobooz

How Doobie’s Got Its (Stolen) Bowie Back

“See, I told you,” says Doobie’s owner Patti Brett. “David is watching out for me.”