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Meet 7 of Philly’s Olympic Hopefuls, Class of 2021
During a year of nonstop adjustment and uncertainty, athletes all over the world had one thing they could depend on: their training. After pandemic-related concerns […]
Chef Anthony Andiario Isn’t Trying to “Get Back to Normal”
1. There are chefs everyone knows. There are chefs almost no one knows. There are chefs who came so close to stardom that they’re haunted […]
Zola Star Colman Domingo Talks Cooking, Coming Out, and Going to High School With Will Smith
My full name is … Colman Jason Domingo. There’s no “e” in Colman. I have to tell you that because it always winds up in […]
COVID Stole So Much, But It Couldn’t Take Away Music
When I was a kid growing up in the suburbs in the 1970s, my first encounters with a piano were fairly typical. Starting when I […]
The Pandemic Forced Us Apart. Will Philadelphia Ever Fully Regain Its Intimacy?
On March 10th of last year, I hustled out of the crowded jury assembly room in the Justice Center. Standing in front of the old […]
When Everything Shut Down, Philly’s Black Community Found New, Revolutionary Ways to Convene
When I was a kid, each summer we drove from Trenton into The City. For us, “The City” equaled Philadelphia, which we sometimes called “Philly” […]
In 2020, West Philadelphia Was the Best Place in This Terrible World
On Saturday, November 7th, in the annus horribilis of 2020, I stood in Clark Park and declared West Philadelphia the best place in this terrible […]
Six of Philly’s Best Writers on How the Pandemic Changed the City — and Us All
After a long, strange, difficult, challenging, revolutionary year, Philadelphia is still standing. Six notable writers reflect on how the pandemic changed some of their favorite […]
What Is Old City Without Tourists?
Last summer, for the first time in anyone’s memory, the tourists didn’t come. For two decades, we’ve lived in Old City. “A block from the […]
It’s the Peregrine Falcon’s World
In the spring of 2020, frustrated commuters (including me) thought they could finally glimpse the end of the construction morass that was the Betzwood Bridge […]