I am an imposter. I have lied, frequently and with forethought, to people online and in person, in the United States and outside of it. […]
“There is a finite period of time for each of us to make a positive impact on our city as elected officials,” Mayor Jim Kenney […]
Campbell’s Soup was in hot water. The venerable company, born just across the river from Philadelphia in the city of Camden, was due to celebrate […]
One day, my dog Joey will be gone. Not today, not tomorrow, but the day is coming — and coming sooner than I’d like. I […]
It’s a muggy mid-September Sunday, and kayakers and vacationing families are taking in the calm waters of Mauch Chunk Lake, a small reservoir in the […]
From the outside, the Bok Building looks like an old trade school. From the inside — well, it still looks like an old trade school, […]
In the new novel I co-wrote with Christine Pride, We Are Not Like Them, two lifelong friends — one white, one Black — see their […]
Just last August, a 34-year-old West Philadelphia painter named Joy Taney went door-to-door in Philadelphia’s Fairmount neighborhood and made an unusual request. She wanted people […]
Edwin Jones spent many of his days riding the El as it hummed over Philadelphia and his nights sleeping in 30th Street Station. Jones, who […]
What happens when the man who founded La Colombe and forever changed how Philadelphians drink coffee decides he needs a change? He sets out to […]
Not too long ago, we had guests over to the house — a rare event anymore, even as we all slowly reenter the World of […]
My first night back in town, I went to the Starbucks next door — why is there always a Starbucks next door? — and a […]
Stephen Starr is so desperate for workers, he’s considering turning to child labor. That, anyway, is the premise of a series of recent tongue-in-cheek videos […]
If you find yourself in conversation with a North Philadelphian of a certain age, chances are you’ll hear a tale about a night at the […]
It’s a glorious Saturday morning in May, and Terrill Haigler, dressed in a gray knit cap, a black work jumpsuit emblazoned with a stylized cartoon […]
