Q&A
Local Boxer Maleek Jackson Shares What it Was Like Training the Rocky, the Musical Cast
Rocky, the Musical officially opens tonight at Walnut Street Theatre. Like the OG movie, Rocky tells the story of a Philly underdog boxer training to […]
Kyle Cuffie-Scott on the Perfect Quiche and Getting Philly to Talk About AIDS
Behind the Line is Foobooz’s interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. For the complete archives, go here. Kyle Cuffie-Scott […]
Philly Restaurant Legend Ellen Yin Talks Pineapple Pizza and 25 Years of Fork
My full name is … just Ellen Yin, but my Chinese name, if you spell it out in Roman characters, is Teh-Tsi. I was born […]
Bri Steves Shares Her Fearless, Fashionable World
Bri Steves has come a long way from recording tunes in her Temple dorm room: This year, the musical powerhouse repped Philly on the NBC […]
Jesse Ito on Addiction, Takeout, and the Thing He Can’t Stand at His Omakase
Behind the Line is Foobooz’s interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. For the complete archives, go here. Jesse Ito […]
This New Book by a Local Psychotherapist Wants You to Explore Your Dark Side (For Good!)
In one of her lesser-known (but totally underrated) songs, “Dark Side,” Kelly Clarkson sings about a “place that I know / It’s not pretty there […]
Buzz Bissinger on Why He Refuses to Teach His Book Friday Night Lights at Penn
There are few men we could interview in this space who could talk about their Gucci leather addiction, winning a Pulitzer at the Inquirer, their […]
Entrepreneur Marguerite Adzick Reflects on Four Years of Her Athleisure Brand Addison Bay
A champagne-filled brunch at Parc was the scene of a light-bulb moment for athleisure entrepreneur Marguerite Adzick. “It was New Year’s Day of 2018,” the […]
Càphê Roasters’ Thu Pham on Collaboration, Coffee and Fried Chicken Bánh Mì
Behind the Line is Foobooz’s interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. For the complete archives, go here. When I […]
Ya Fav Trashman Wants to Become Ya Fav City Councilman
Lawyers, businesspeople, doctors — these are the professions that tend to produce politicians. Trashmen? Not so much. But it does have its advantages: The slogans […]
Helen Gym Is Ready for Battle Over Roe, the Sixers and More
She started out as a journalist and then a teacher before becoming a community organizer and an activist. Now, City Councilmember Helen Gym is, perhaps, […]
How Do We Teach History in America Today?
On a Tuesday in late June, we gathered six distinguished local educators (meet the panel) in our offices in the Curtis building, just off Independence […]
Cybille St. Aude-Tate on Honeysuckle Provisions and Supporting Black Farmers
Behind the Line is Foobooz’s interview series with the people who make up Philly’s dynamic bar and restaurant scene. For the complete archives, go here. If you […]
From the Main Line to A League of Their Own: An Interview With Abbi Jacobson
I’m originally from … Wayne, but when I’m talking to people outside the area, I just say I’m from Philly. I definitely identify as being […]
Visit Philly’s Angela Val on Her Trusty Leather Jacket, Her Mi-ki, and What Keeps Her Going
As the newly minted president and CEO of Visit Philly, Angela Val brings three decades of tourism expertise — from her early days in hotels […]