It hosted the likes of Grace Kelly, Mario Lanza and Charlton Heston. But I’m guessing that no premiere at the Boyd Theatre—built in 1928 and […]
Over the summer, my 98-year-old Aunt Elizabeth passed away, after a long, full life. In the wake (heh) of her memorial service, I got a […]
Heidi Hamels will hate the way this story begins. But this is where her story must begin, because without it, the farm girl never becomes […]
On the first day, there were white tablecloths. People dressed for restaurants the way they did for Pan Am Stratocruisers, and entrées arrived beneath silver […]
I had no idea that my daughter was watching me, that she’d followed me into the attic, that she was standing right there. I’d gone […]
I was wrapping up lunch at Pizzeria Vetri when a gentleman approached my table. He was skinny and stooped-over and appeared to be in dire straits. […]
My name is … Preston Elliot. There’s an uncle somewhere in the family tree named Preston. I am … an avid golfer. My handicap is […]
I’m roaming around a giant warehouse by the Delaware River, looking for Maria Papadakis. Maria isn’t hard to spot when she’s onstage with a mic in her […]
On the night of April 18th, Detective Brian Peters of the Philadelphia homicide unit saw something strange—something he’d never witnessed before—when he interviewed Herbert Schaible. […]
