Wip Host Anthony Gargano! “Yo, Cuz. How ya doin’?” He’s got it down — that South Philly jab of locution, with a lot of last […]
More than you ever wanted to know about the Philly accent, a’ight? The Best Philadelphia Accent Do You Hear What He Hears? Wooder, Wooder, Everywhere […]
Before we left Philadelphia, heading west to Harrisburg to Felicita Resort, with its 810 acres of water lilies and weeping willows, dogwood and daffodils, I […]
The scoop: Swarthmore is a college town in denial. The biggest draw in the small borough is the eponymous liberal arts college, but there’s none […]
Philly & the Big Screen A short story from Fitler Square novelist Ken Kalfus’s well-reviewed 1998 collection Thirst is on its way to the big […]
Once again this year, some downtown parking providers pigged out on Flower Show traffic. As the streets around the Convention Center filled with fresh sheep […]
Wilt Chamberlain, raised in Overbrook and later an NBA star in this city, was the biggest athlete, metaphorically and otherwise, that Philadelphia has misunderstood (which […]
When City Council took up a ban on smoking in public places, we heard plenty from tavern owners as they showed their lobbying clout at […]
As senior Sveta McShane strides the corridors of Radnor High School in typical teen gear — layered necklaces, skirt over jeans — she isn’t worrying […]
When he climbs into the towers of the Girard Point Bridge later this month, Art McMorris will be hoping their most notorious resident is having […]
In March, when the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corp. announced that a gaggle of bell-ringing, bench-hogging storytellers — trained at the Benstitute — would be […]
A revolution is coming to Philadelphia television, and it could mean this month is your last chance to watch local TV news stations set up […]
To some people, preserving the Art Deco treasures of West Philadelphia’s Convention Hall was a near-religious calling. So perhaps it’s fitting that during the building’s […]
South Philly: What: Slots plus theater, retail, restaurants and a hotel, off Columbus Boulevard. Who: Vegas-based gaming barons Caesars Entertainment. Local power lawyer Lenny Klehr […]
When talking about the things that can change a writer’s life, Marisa de los Santos cites the New Yorker and Oprah. Add Sex and the […]
