Metropolis
Whose 250th Is This, Anyway?
The nation was birthed in Philly, and we do have some great parties — and soccer! — planned. But, as democracy teeters, are we really […]
To Stave Off Gentrification, Kensington Becomes Its Own Landlord
It’s closing time at Sherry’s Restaurant. The last few diners are still finishing up their home fries and eggs as Yolanda Del Valle sinks into […]
Philadelphia Forgot A. Leon Higginbotham. America Can’t Afford To
The name Aloysius, of Latin origin, means “famous warrior.” And so it was suitable, on December 28, 1998, that a funeral befitting a champion took […]
The Great Philly Mag Semiquincentennial Quiz: Part 1
While the whole country will be celebrating America’s 250th this year, we here in Philly have a special stake in the game. After all, this […]
The Best Part of Aging: Giving Up
The strangest things can get the young folk on the internet going. I was reading up recently on the “heated debate” that has apparently broken […]
A Millennial Mayor Rises in Delco
When Media mayor Bob McMahon announced last year that he’d be stepping down from the seat after 33 years, one big question immediately followed: Who […]
The Cure For Loneliness? Dining Out Alone
Listen to the audio version here: Few daily rituals are as meaningful to me — and yet as mundane — as breaking bread. In the […]
Philly’s Top Cop Talks Plummeting Homicides, Horrible Drivers, and ICE Raids
He started as a beat cop in 1986 after dropping out of Temple. Nearly 40 years later, he’s at the helm of the force at […]
Meet the Man Who Beat SEPTA and Saved the Columbus and Rizzo Statues
He came from quite literally nothing to become one of Philadelphia’s wealthiest lawyers and most prominent local Donald Trump supporters. And before jetting off to […]
Meet the Philly-Born Director Changing the Predator Universe
Dan Trachtenberg believed he’d made his very own Star Wars. It was 1984, and the three-year-old auteur had recruited his mother to hold the family […]