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The city has made the national news far too often recently for incidents involving crime and public safety. A new administration has big plans to change — and correct — the narrative.
Philly Today: Meatball’s “Free Meatball” Mugshot Shirts Vanish
Has she maybe realized that making a blatant mockery of the system wasn’t such a hot idea?
Philly Books We Love: Jenny Laden’s This Terrible True Thing
A new visual novel set in the Philly area turns the author’s own tragedy into a tale of redemption.
Philly Today: Wild Biker’s Lawyer Says There’s More to the Story
But agrees with the rest of the world that the crazy video is “disturbing.”
Philly Today: Man Arrested in Viral Motorcycle Incident
Plus, the owner of Pat’s Steaks knows you hate his cheesesteaks. He just doesn’t care.
Philly Hip-Hop Legend Schoolly D Has a Message for Wannabe Rappers
Plus, he weighs in on cheesesteak battles and the desserts at Fork.
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Looting
America fails to hear what the people are saying when riots and looting occur.
An irresistible gossipmonger, numerous near-champions, and a roadway rebuild for the ages
Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?
Philly Today: Larry Krasner May Walk Back Some Looting Charges
Plus, the local mom who just won the Philly Badass of the Year Award.
Philly Today: Meatball’s Lawyer Blasts Media Over Looting Coverage
Meanwhile, $35 Meatball mugshot shirts. Plus, a cheesesteak martini?!
Will Wind Power Save the Shore, or Ruin It Forever?
The biggest battle at the Shore these days isn’t over unruly teens, but over a wind-power project that’s pitting green-energy supporters against folks who think the only thing turbines will do is spoil a perfectly good beach.
Philly Today: Okay, Okay, John Fetterman Will Wear a Suit
Plus: Another blow for supervised injection sites, an airport murder and a truly ridiculous pumpkin plan.
Allan Domb: 5 Big Ideas for Improving Public Safety in Philadelphia
With police commissioner Danielle Outlaw departing and a new mayor coming into office, we have an opportunity to change course. Here’s what should happen.
The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.
Philly Today: Influencer Charged in Looting Loves Her Mugshot
And so do her fans. Plus, the complete list of liquor stores closed until further notice.
Philly Today: The Official Word on the “Disgusting” Looting
“These were not protesters,” insisted the interim police commissioner. “These were criminals.”
When Did Halloween Become an Endurance Test?
One by one, holidays have morphed from single-day celebrations into weeks-long marathons.
Philly Today: Nauseating John Waters Compares His Movie to the MOVE Bombing
Because his trashy “art” and the most tragic day in Philadelphia’s history have just so, so much in common.
