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Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

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Vinyl Chickie owner Lisa Schaffer who has come into the possession of the entire record collection of the late WMMR DJ Pierre Robert
City Life

Pierre Robert’s Entire Record Collection Will Be for Sale for One Day Only

Best of Philly-winning record store Vinyl Chickie has acquired the “pristine” set of 400 albums.

City Life

Help Hard-Paddling South Philly Dragon Boat Teens Get to Taiwan

The team has qualified for the Dragon Boat World Championship in Hualien, Taiwan in August. Now they just have to pay for it.

City Life

Ministry of Awe Founder Talks Murals, Philly Grit, and Being an Artist in 2026 America

Meet Meg Saligman, who likes to paint big. Really big.

Mike Cirigliano, aka Penn's Dr. Mike, who tells us all about deer ticks and Lyme disease
Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: Do I Really Need to Go on a GLP-1?

Our reporter takes offense at the Penn doctor’s suggestion.

City Life

How Should We Memorialize Pierre Robert?

A Rittenhouse bench, a mural, and a street renaming are all in the works. What about a statue?

Quotes from Philadelphia residents with two very different salaries and expenses
City Life

Anonymous Philadelphians Reveal Their Finances to Us

How Philadelphians across the socioeconomic spectrum spend, scrimp, save, and live on the money they’ve got.

City Life

Why These Drexel Docs Want All the Dead Mice You Trap in Your House

Finally, your mouse problem can further the advancement of science. Well, assuming you can catch the devilish things.

Mike Cirigliano, aka Penn's Dr. Mike, who tells us all about deer ticks and Lyme disease
Be Well Philly

Ask Dr. Mike: Is It Safe for Me to Smoke Weed or Not?

Our reporter had a scary experience with modern marijuana, so he asked Dr. Mike to weigh in.

City Life

The Redevelopment of the Old Family Court Building Is Dead

More than a decade after a luxury hotel was promised, still nada. As for that new African American Museum …

Be Well Philly

The Philadelphian’s Ultimate Dentist Survival Guide

Make your trip to the dentist less of a grind.

Life & Style

You Heard It Here First: Bristol Is a Rising Hot Spot. Here’s Where to Shop, Eat, and Play

Discover new shops and restaurants — plus a few longtime favorites — along Mill Street.

Restaurants

Delco Getting Wild North Philly All-Day Breakfast Joint in Wilson’s Secret Sauce Space

Anybody for a Fruity Pebbles French toast sandwich stuffed with beef bacon and fried chicken? Nobody beats the Wiz.

Restaurants

Popular Delco Restaurant Closing One Year After Gordon Ramsay Came to “Help”

A Q&A with the husband-and-wife team behind Wilson’s Secret Sauce

Mike Cirigliano, aka Penn's Dr. Mike, who tells us all about deer ticks and Lyme disease
Be Well Philly

Why Is It So Hard to Get Men to the Doctor?

From fear of the dreaded “digital rectal exam” to plain old fear of the unknown, Dr. Mike weighs in.

City Life

From Fairmount to the Today Show: The Journey of Sheinelle Jones

The former Good Day Philadelphia personality now co-hosts the fourth hour of the Today show with Jenna Bush Hager — and has a new book out next month.