Chip Kelly is not a racist. But he apparently is oblivious to why some black players may think he’s tinged with a little racism when […]
When, in October of last year, Uber announced that its cheaper-than-a-taxi UberX service was finally available in Philadelphia, most of us were delighted. In addition […]
So, now we know the plan. And despite assurances from Mayor Nutter and officials involved with overseeing the World Meeting of Families in September, any […]
Most weekends I don’t leave South Philly, let alone the East Coast. But I spent the past couple days in Los Angeles, and I have […]
So, you’re planning a trip to Philadelphia to see the pope, or for a convention, or for the Dalai Lama, or to attend the DNC, […]
Tom Wolf has been ranked as the nation’s most liberal governor by InsideGov, a website that tracks and analyzes government data. Wolf, Pennsylvania’s governor, achieved […]
Cole Hamels is finally gone from the Phillies, a victim of several recent years of organizational incompetency. Let’s face it, if you are building a […]
When a sports team, whether in Philadelphia or elsewhere, makes a high-profile acquisition and it fails, it’s usually for one of a few common reasons. […]
By now, you’ve probably seen the maps. Depending on which one you look at, it appears that somewhere between a large chunk and an extremely […]
On Sunday, I read with great interest Claire Sasko‘s feature on Devil’s Pool, the legendary swimming hole along Wissahickon Creek. I’ve been known to jump […]
I don’t like strip clubs. The first time I went to a nudie bar, I felt like I was watching pornography with a room full […]
This week, it seems, Philly reached a tipping point. We’ve known for a while now that Pope Francis will visit in September, that it’ll bring […]
I wish I had never looked at Kaukab Siddique’s Facebook page. But I couldn’t help myself—I got curious when I saw that the Lincoln University […]
