Metropolis
How Philly Is Making the Arena Football League the Perfect Sport for Gambling
If you’re not a die-hard fan of the Arena Football League (chances are you’re not), your knowledge of the game likely starts and ends with […]
Forget Rocky: Biographer Mark Kram Jr. on Philly’s Real Boxing Hero, Smokin’ Joe Frazier
The Rundown Age: 62 CV, abridged: Senior writer, Philadelphia Daily News (1987-2013); panelist, Comcast SportsNet’s Daily News Live (1999-2012); winner, PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports […]
Philly’s Pension Board Is Finally Getting Its Act Together
It’s hard to believe, but it may finally be time to say something positive about Philadelphia’s much-maligned Board of Pensions. They’re the geniuses that gave […]
The Roots Picnic Should Be at the Mann Center Every Year
Every few years, there’s a seismic shift in the Philly music landscape. Just six months ago, the gorgeously restored 111-year-old Met (formerly the Metropolitan Opera […]
For Philly City Council, Incumbency Doesn’t Mean What It Used To
Earlier this year, City Councilman Allan Domb proposed a bill to stamp a 12-year cap on his and his colleagues’ time in office. Term limits […]
The Best Career Advice This Philly Accounting Exec Has Ever Received
THE DETAILS Age: 54 Title: Chief people officer Workplace: Accounting firm EisnerAmper Trained as: Certified public accountant On becoming 1,600-person EisnerAmper’s first-ever chief people officer: […]
Why It’s Unlikely Top Chef Will Ever Film in Philly
There are certain rites of passage for every major metropolitan city. Some, like hosting the DNC and the Pope, have gravitas. And some … well, […]
Pennsylvania’s Cannabis Movement, by the Numbers
This month marks one year since Philly’s first medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors — and two bills are in the works in Harrisburg that […]
Investigative Journalist Nicole Weisensee Egan on Chronicling Bill Cosby’s Fall
The Rundown Age: 51 CV, abridged: Washington, D.C., correspondent and crime reporter, Philadelphia Daily News (1992-2005); senior writer, People (2005-2017); adjunct journalism professor, Temple’s Klein […]
Philly’s Marian Anderson Is Getting Some Long-Overdue Love
One of the pitfalls of living in a city so well stocked with Historical Characters of Great Import (HCGIs) is that many compelling figures fade […]