Metropolis
City Commissioner Al Schmidt, Hero of the 2020 Election, Is Ready to Call It Quits
When Al Schmidt first ran for city commissioner in 2011, seeking one of the three seats in charge of Philly’s elections, he probably never thought […]
Yes, You Can Get the City to Cover Your Car’s Pothole Damage
One of the most persistent quality-of-life problems city residents had to deal with during the first big wave of the pandemic was trash pickup, with […]
Lamar Gore on Helping Nature Through Climate Change, a Pandemic and Racial Inequity
As we’ve all been seeking safe, socially distanced outdoor activities during the pandemic, many Philadelphians have discovered John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, those 1,000 acres […]
U.S. Attorney Bill McSwain Is Proof That, One Way or Another, Trumpism Will Live on Past the Election
On February 12th of this year, at the Union League’s annual Lincoln Day celebration in Philadelphia, Bill McSwain, the U.S. Attorney for Eastern Pennsylvania, gave […]
Novelist Jennifer Weiner on Mask Shaming, Virtual Book Tours, and the Toxic Side of Social Media
Philadelphians first saw Jennifer Weiner’s name when she was a young Inquirer staffer in the 1990s. More than two decades later, the Philly-based writer is […]
MSNBC’s Ali Velshi on Covering Primaries, Pandemics and Protests
From primaries to protests to the pandemic, 2020 has been a busy year if you’re a journalist. For MSNBC host Ali Velshi — who splits […]
Jerry Blavat on Sinatra, the Mob, and the Music That Connects Us
Celebrating his 60th year in radio, and with his 80th birthday on the horizon, Jerry Blavat — a.k.a. the Geator with the Heater, the Big […]
Meet Maia Weintraub, Philly’s Teenage Fencing Phenom
Adi Nott is kind of a big deal in fencing. A four-time All-American at Notre Dame and a member of the 2011 U.S. women’s foil […]
This Riverwards Facebook Group Is Keeping Philly Developers on Their Toes
Neighborhood Facebook groups tend to be bastions of petty squawking. That’s why I was stunned to find one that actually gets stuff done. Founded in […]
The Great Lie of So-Called “Philly” TV Shows
It’s “Dispatches from Elsewhere Week” here at Philly Mag. Check back all week for more fun content about the new Jason Segel show on AMC. […]
Saxbys’ Nick Bayer on Putting Millennials in Charge and Starting Without a Business Plan
THE DETAILS Age: 41 Title: Founder and CEO Workplace: Saxbys Trained as: Sales manager On what inspires him: We’re at a real tipping point in […]
Foglietta Plaza May Be Philly’s Most Criminally Underused Public Space
I got a call from a Queen Village resident asking for help solving a mystery: Why doesn’t anybody use Foglietta Plaza for anything? If the […]
Malcolm Harris on Abatements, Developer Extortion, and Philadelphia’s Role in the Revolution
The Rundown Age: 31 CV, abridged: Editor, The New Inquiry (2011-present); author, Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials (2017); coordinator, Philly […]
Sorry Millennial Travelers! Visit Philly’s New Target for 2020 is Boomers
Millennials? Relax. Gen Z? Sit this one out. While you’re yukking it up on Twitter with your pithy little hashtags, 2020 is shaping up to be, […]
Vision Zero, Philly’s Bold Plan to Eliminate Traffic Deaths, Needs Bolder Action
One word to sum up Philly’s Vision Zero goal of eliminating traffic deaths by 2030? Ambitious. Even bike-loving Sweden — which pioneered the global safe-streets […]