Victor Fiorillo

Senior Reporter at Philadelphia Magazine

@phillyvictor
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City Life

This Philly-Area Nurse Is On a Frantic Search to Find Her Missing Wedding Dress

Almost three decades after her wedding, Christine Besso pulled out the box her dress had been preserved in to give to her daughter for her own wedding. There was only one small problem.

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City Life

It’s Official: Speed Cameras Will Be Installed in Philly this Year

First red-light cameras. Now speed cameras. It’s getting really hard to be a dangerous driver in this town.

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City Life

Looks Like We’ll Be Seeing a Lot of Joe Biden in Philly

The campaign has chosen our city for its national headquarters.

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City Life

What Happened to Chris Stigall After He Left 1210AM? A Podcast, of Course.

We caught up with the longtime conservative talker to chat about his departure from the radio waves, his new online show, and, naturally, Brian Sims.

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City Life

Nina Simone’s Complicated Relationship With Philadelphia

Her career might have turned out a bit differently had it not been for Philly.

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City Life

Anti-Abortion Activists Plan to Converge on Philly Planned Parenthood on Friday

Brian Sims stirred the pot with two viral videos, and now the pot might just boil over.

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Foobooz

A Self-Serve Beer Bar Is Set to Open in Atlantic City This Summer

Assuming the government doesn’t shoot down the idea, Bally’s Beer Yourself is scheduled to debut in June.

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Foobooz

London Grill Owner Terry Berch McNally Is Not Closing Her Restaurant Quietly

The outspoken Fairmount restaurant veteran on feeding David Lynch, rolling her eyes at some of #MeToo, beating animal rights “terrorists,” and why City Hall is her mortal enemy.

City Life

Philly Uber Drivers Are (Supposedly) Striking This Week

But not one of the Uber drivers I’ve had over the last several days seems to be in solidarity with their comrades.

City Life

Brian Sims Berates “Old White Lady” Protesting at Philly Planned Parenthood

In a now-viral video, the state rep exercises his First Amendment right to go off on a protester exercising hers.

City Life

Pennsylvania’s Cannabis Movement, by the Numbers

This month marks one year since Philly’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors.

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City Life

Prominent Sex Abuse Lawyer Mitchell Garabedian Targeted in Philly-Based Lawsuit

An employee of a suburban boarding school claims that the famed attorney at the center of the Boston clergy abuse scandal ruined his reputation and demanded $1 million from the school over allegedly bogus claims.

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City Life

This New Antenna Is Bringing Cheap High-Speed Internet Into South Philly

“I was skeptical,” says Indy Hall co-founder Alex Hillman, who switched his company from “incompetent” Comcast to PhillyWisper. “Internet through the air? But they made me a believer.”

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City Life

Philly Rapper Chill Moody on Writing Songs in the Shower

The West Philly native takes to the Kimmel Center stage on May 29th.

City Life

Police Say This Guy Stole Art from Penn’s Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine

The twist? Investigators suspected the South Philly artist himself, says the artist’s lawyer.