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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 […]
Joel Embiid Has a Trash Talk Problem
From the day Joel Embiid was drafted by the Sixers, the center’s impish social media presence was a delight — a welcome contrast to the […]
Sheer Mag Singer Tina Halladay on Owning Your Masters and Getting Stiffed by Spotify
The Rundown Age: 34 CV, abridged: Lead singer of Sheer Mag (2014-present); singer, Mohawktown (2013-2016); B.A., liberal arts, SUNY Purchase (2004-2008). Latest record: A Distant […]
This Philly Restaurateur’s Fight With Grubhub Is Getting Serious
When we broke the news in January that Munish Narula, founder of Philly Indian restaurant chain Tiffin, had filed a class-action lawsuit against food-delivery giant […]
Life-Sciences VC Osagie Imasogie on Passion, Diversity, and the Need to Fail Fast
THE DETAILS Age: 58 Title: Senior managing partner Workplace: PIPV Capital, which Imasogie co-founded Trained as: An attorney On passion: I have a thirst for […]
How Yardley Went From Quaint, Sleepy Suburb to Happening River Town
Before they opened the Vault brewpub in Yardley in hopes of launching an unlikely nightlife scene, the Cain family saw the sleepy Bucks County borough […]