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The Top Ten Philly Sports Announcers of All Time
The voices carried me home. Dating back to high school, on most weekends in the summer I’d drive to the Jersey Shore and relax with […]
One of Us: Cecily Tynan
My name is … Cecily Tynan. I had a Great-Uncle Cecil in England, and they just added the “y.” My parents actually thought they invented […]
Growing Up in Philadelphia: The Lost City
Eddie Gindi seems genuinely excited as he stands at the dais in the Union League. The executive vice president and co-owner of Century 21 department […]
One of Us: Patti LaBelle
My name is … Patti LaBelle. I was born Patricia Louise Holte. Patti LaBelle came from Harold B. Robinson, a car dealer in Philadelphia, who […]
Philly Fighting Words: Why Everything You Think Is Great Actually Sucks
There are some truths that Philadelphians hold to be self-evident: Wawa is awesome. Our cabs are crap. Water ice is the sweet summer nectar of […]
Jersey Shore Haters Unite!
Two weeks before we left, I started to get so excited that I staged our supplies on the front porch. They fit into one pile: […]
Michael Nutter’s Incorruptible Administration
This is the Golden Age of ethics for the City of Philadelphia. But I’ll grant that it might not seem that way. Philadelphia’s Traffic Court […]
Don Tollefson’s Last Stand
She kept Don inside. His mother wanted him to study. She wouldn’t let him be like them, those other kids who got into trouble. Don […]
How Did Michael Strange Really Die in Afghanistan?
Charlie Strange in a rest-stop parking lot at dawn, trying not to cry. Charlie somewhere in Maryland, a few hundred feet from I-95, lighting a […]
Pool Boys: The Summer Gay Scene at the Raven Pool in New Hope
“Are you drawing my PIC-TCHA?” From my lounge chair, I look up to see an older, slightly stocky gentleman hovering over me. He’s wearing blue […]