Your Guide to Visiting Atlantic City in the Fall
Hit A.C. for big views, beer gardens and stellar surf fishing.
Think Jim Kenney Is a COVID Hypocrite? You’ve Gotta Check Out This Bar-Owning Sea Isle Mayor
“It was terrifying,” says one woman of what she saw when she walked into the mayor’s bar.
Internet Calls Death at South Philly Playground a Lynching, Relatives of Deceased Say Otherwise
“You need to calm your city down,” says a relative of the late Allen Mikell. “Before somebody burns it down over something that didn’t happen.”
Stephen Starr Restaurant Declares Bankruptcy, But He Says No Big Deal
Philly’s most successful dining mogul insists the brand is still strong. And I’m inclined to believe him.
Pennsylvania Gives Fewer COVID Tests Per Capita Than Any Other State in the Country
“We are continuing our work to ramp up our testing capacity,” says a spokesperson for Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine.
Marc Vetri Goes Off On Mayor Kenney After the Mayor Dines Indoors
Of course, the county where Kenney ate inside has drastically fewer cases of COVID-19 than we do. But, hey, Vetri’s known for his great pastas — not for his great logic.
Are Those New Philly COVID Masks Actually Any Good?
“Well, it’s a nice souvenir either way,” Billy Penn editor Danya Henninger told Philly health commissioner Thomas Farley on Thursday.
Philly to Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg With 2020 Liberty Medal
Plus: More peaceful (and not-so-peaceful) protests and demonstrations in Philly. And the Great Philadelphia Trash Debacle of 2020 continues.
Mayor Kenney Is Backed Into One Hell of a Corner Over the Parkway Encampment
What is going to happen when the city goes in to remove the encampment — or, as the judge put it, “terminate” the encampment — while journalists and citizens with their cell phone cameras stand by?
A Lesson in Forgiveness from the Woman Who Was Punched in a Philly Church on Sunday
“I hope that she learns to love the Lord and maybe even come back to Mass someday and is respectful,” Sarah Contrucci told Action News. The puncher isn’t currently facing any charges.
Prominent Pennsylvania Republicans Join Growing List of GOP Biden Supporters
Plus, there’s not much good news in Philly’s crime stats these days, but we did find some.
Tredici Enoteca Accuses Co-Owner Greg Dodge of Fraud and Misappropriation of Funds
The investors behind the 13th Street restaurant include Dodge’s ex-wife, who just obtained a divorce from him in June. Dodge denies any wrongdoing.
Fresh Air Host Terry Gross on Her Hardest Interviews and Her Secret Twitter Account
Catching up with the NPR icon as she celebrates 45 years on Philly public radio.
Mayor Kenney Claims 200 Sanitation Workers Are Out Sick Daily. Union Head Calls B.S.
“We have employees who are working 30 plus days straight, 12 hours a day,” says the head of the sanitation union, who insists that the mayor’s number is inflated. “I’m amazed no one including the mayor speaks about that.”
Face Shields, Sneeze Guards and a Ban on Groups: Indoor Dining Returns to Philly On September 8th
“I beg you to follow the rules,” Mayor Jim Kenney pleaded with restaurants and customers on Thursday.