When President Obama addresses the nation Wednesday night, on the event of the 13th anniversary of the attacks of 9/11, the country faces its greatest […]
In case you missed it, Janay Rice has already apologized. At a May news conference, she sat next to her husband and said she regretted […]
Mayor Nutter did a good thing this week. Really. His decision to come to an accommodation with Councilman Jim Kenney on pot decriminalization will have widespread […]
The Chuck Todd era on Meet The Press has officially begun. How did he do in the debut show? It really depends on who you […]
UPDATE 9/9/2014: OK, OK. So not everybody hates Dilworth Park. ORIGINAL: Well, the redesign of City Hall’s Dilworth Plaza debuted last week as the $55 […]
In cheery news from the western part of our great state, a 36-year-old mom has been sentenced to a year to 18 months in prison […]
The Phillymag.com Pop Quiz: Seven simple questions about the week that was. Are you a newser … or a loser?
The war that gave birth to America began with a Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. Since that time, there have been wars to both amend […]
Last year, while reporting on a story about football cuisine before the Eagles’ home opener, I crashed multiple tailgates all over the Linc lots, looking […]
Turns out there are a few Republicans in Philly after all. After my Tuesday column lamenting the lack of an effective opposition party in this […]
I wasn’t there when a woman at the Dilworth Park ribbon-cutting went down like a sack of potatoes this morning — I’d already left the […]
How is Philly treating you more than half a year in? Considerably better than you might believe. Obviously, there are the comments you read online […]
Lynching rose to prominence in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, most notably in the Deep South during the dawn of […]
A neighbor of mine is sending her son to a well-respected New England liberal arts college. A friend of one of my kids is starting […]
Last weekend I was at the Shore with my relations, as I am every August at this time of year. We’d just finished supper, and […]
