Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

@phillyvictor
Things to Do

Four Local Bands You Need to See This Month

The amount of musical talent coming out of Philly lately is unprecedented.

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People Are Literally Selling Their Bon Jovi Tickets for $6

You can see Bon Jovi in Philly for less than the cost of a cheesesteak.

City Life

Accused Child Rapist Mike Tyler Launches #WhatAboutUs Movement

The Philly guitarist — whose credits include Pearl Jam and L.L. Cool J — is finally out of jail and pledging to help the “wrongfully accused.”

City Life

This Top CHOP Doc Says She Was Forced to Resign Due to Pregnancy Discrimination

Dr. Kaede Ota says her work environment became “vicious, discriminatory, retaliatory and hostile” as a result of her having a baby.

Restaurants

One of Us: Frank Olivieri, Cheesesteak Royalty

The owner of Pat’s King of Steaks talks South Philly, Freemasonry and the one thing you should never, <em>ever</em> do with his ketchup.

City Life

Fortune Says These Philadelphians Are Among the World’s Greatest Leaders

They join the ranks of the President of South Korea, the CEO of Apple, and the students leading the uprising after the Parkland school shooting.

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.