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Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

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City Life

MOVE 9 Member Debbie Africa Released From Prison After 39 Years

Convicted in the 1978 killing of a Philadelphia police officer, the 62-year-old grandmother of nine was paroled on Saturday, following letters of support from District Attorney Larry Krasner’s office, among others.

City Life

Cecily Tynan Accused of Assaulting South Philly Woman at U2 Concert

Brittany Lewandowski has filed a private criminal complaint against Tynan, who was not arrested.

Restaurants

Hop Sing Laundromat Owner: No Fan of Bad Tippers, Cheesesteaks or (Ugh) “Mixologists”

The man known simply as Lê has a lot of f-ing things to say in this f-ing interview.

City Life

Philly School Called FBI on Pakistani Boy Over This School Project, Says Suit

The parents of the boy are suing Northeast Philly’s St. Dominic Catholic School.

City Life

The Re-Re-Re-Re-Rebirth of Atlantic City

When the casinos closed, everybody wrote it off. What if everybody was wrong?

City Life

Drag Queens at Please Touch Museum Have Some Parents Outraged

“We loved the Please Touch Museum,” says one suburban mom. “But we’ll never go there again.”

City Life

Cop Who Hit Woman at Puerto Rican Parade Sues Over Denied Promotion

Lt. Jonathan Josey says that Philly brass is afraid his reputation will damage the department.

City Life

Family Terrorized in South Philly Home Invasion on Monday, Say Police

Investigators are searching for the suspects. The alarming surveillance video appears here.

City Life

Insta-Famous Philly Tattoo Artist Says She’s Victim of Facebook “Fake Ad” Scams

Fishtown’s Kristel Oreto is suing after her dramatic weight-loss selfies turned up in sketchy online ads.

City Life

We Think We Just Found Donald Trump’s Dream Bar in Philadelphia

A new sign at a longstanding Philly watering hole has some of the neighborhood’s newcomers outraged.

City Life

Man Accused of Punching Horse Outside Eagles Game Sues Eagles, Cops

Andrew Tornetta insists he’s no horse-puncher and says that he’s the real victim here.

City Life

One of Us: Alex Holley

The Fox 29 morning show co-host talks Mike Jerrick, Wawa and more.

Things to Do

The 20 Biggest, Baddest and Best Concerts to See This Summer

Your guide to a truly epic season of live music.

City Life

Philly Boxing Promoter Damon Feldman Beat His Ex-Girlfriend

Feldman originally told Philly Mag “it’s a lie” before admitting that he did hit her, but then he said he doesn’t remember doing it.

City Life

Palestinian Protest Leader Explains Why Philly Orchestra Should Skip Israel

Saturday was a dramatic night at the Kimmel Center. We called organizer Susan Abulhawa to find out why.