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Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

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gretchen harrington, who was kidnapped and murdered in 1975, and David Zandstra, the Delco pastor now accused of murdering her
City Life

Philly Today: Just How Many Victims Did Delco Pastor David Zandstra Have?

He’s accused of and has confessed to the 1975 murder of eight-year-old Gretchen Harrington. But court documents show disturbing new details.

Foobooz

Marc Vetri and Jeff Benjamin Talk 25 Years of the Finest Dining

The pair behind Vetri Cucina reflect on the early days of their empire, tussling with the city, and Marc’s habit of speaking his mind.

Calder Gardens, a new Philadelphia art museum, is set to open in 2024. (Rendering courtesy Calder Gardens Foundation)
City Life

Philly Today: We’re Finally Getting a New Art Museum

It’s been in the works for way too long. Plus: More late-night vehicular chaos.

Sheryl Lee Ralph, who came to Love Park for the actors strike, and Joe Biden, who came to South Philadelphia
City Life

Philly Today: Actors Strike in LOVE Park, Joe Biden Visits South Philly

Plus, the end of an era for a South Jersey landmark.

City Life

Philly Today: Former Eastern University Prof Says School Leaders Espoused White Supremacist Views

Plus, WaPo sends its restaurant critic to review Stephen Starr’s Amtrak food.

wilt chamberlain, the subject of a new documentary on showtime
City Life

Philly Today: A.I. Wilt Chamberlain Narrates New Wilt Chamberlain Documentary

Plus, Al Schmidt pops up in Donald Trump investigation, says CNN.

quinta brunson, who just received two emmy nominations for two different shows, standing between two fellow Abbott Elementary cast members
City Life

Philly Today: Quinta Brunson Scores Emmy Noms for Two Shows

Plus, I think everybody was at Beyoncé but me.

A rendering of the new Rivers Casino hotel in Fishtown
City Life

Philly Today: Rivers Casino Says It’s Opening a Luxury Fishtown Hotel

Plus, Philly’s public toilets don’t get off to a good start.

Merion Cricket Club, where a Main Line woman claims in a new lawsuit that she was sexually harassed by management
City Life

Philly Today: Main Line Woman Says She Was Sexually Harassed at Merion Cricket Club

She claims a manager told her “it isn’t harassment if he likes you.”

City Life

Q&A: Bucks County Native Richard Kind Talks Tomato Pie and BFF George Clooney

See Richard Kind on Netflix in The Out-Laws, an Adam Sandler production.

A Wawa display at Philadelphia's Fourth of July celebration on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
City Life

Philly Today: Is It Time for Us to Break Up with Wawa?

Plus, a New Jersey official blames Camden’s crime on “the thugs and criminals and gun-bearing freaks in Philadelphia.”

Ludacris performing in Philadelphia for our Fourth of July festivities
City Life

Philly Today: The Ludacris July 4th Concert Was Basically Ludacris Karaoke

But it wasn’t our worst July 4th show ever. Plus, Bradley Cooper runs wild.

country musician kane brown, who is seeking a restraining order against bootleggers who would sell merch outside of his show at the Mann Center this weekend
City Life

Philly Today: Kane Brown Seeks Restraining Order for Mann Concert

Plus, when will Bart Blatstein’s big AC waterpark open?

a guy at the jersey shore using spray sunscreen and thusly breaking the most basic Jersey Shore rules
City Life

The 10 Worst People You Will Meet at the Jersey Shore, Ranked

From the guy blaring Springsteen all day to the worst offender of all.

Things to Do

5 Guilty Pleasure Concerts You Might Not Want to Tell Friends You’re Attending

From a smooth-jazz mogul to the guy who pissed off Queen and David Bowie fans the world over.