Metropolis
Inside the Hunt for Artifacts Buried Under Philly’s Oldest Properties
You never know what you’re going to find in the privy. That’s what Melissa and Matt Dunphy discovered in 2016 after they bought the former […]
Temple Coach Fran Dunphy Deserved Better
Last March 10th, after Temple men’s basketball lost to Wichita State in a conference-tournament quarterfinal, a reporter asked Owls coach Fran Dunphy about his future […]
Meet Raj Haldar, the South Philly Rapper Who Co-Wrote a Delightfully Confusing Children’s Book
The Rundown Age: 37 CV, Rap: Releases albums under the names Lushlife and the Skull Eclipses; produced resistance-oriented compilation My Idols Are Dead + My […]
Kendall Jenner Keeps Popping Up in Philly, and We Should Embrace It
By the time you read this, Bendall — the mercurial pairing of precocious Sixers point forward Ben Simmons and Kardashian-clan sensation Kendall Jenner — may […]
Raquel Salas Rivera on Identity, Footnotes, and the Difference Between a Philadelphian and an American
The Rundown Age: 33 CV, abridged: Current Philadelphia poet laureate; co-organizer of We (Too) Are Philly poetry festival; author of five books of poems; longlisted […]
These Philadelphians Want to Build a Shrine to Alexander Hamilton
The First Bank of the United States is located in Philadelphia. That’s not surprising; Philly claims a lot of American firsts. What is surprising is […]
How a Philly Superfan Created The Athletic, the Only Sports Site You Really Need
If you care about sports in this town — like, really care — you know there’s only one place to get the straight dope on […]
Here’s the Problem With the New Bourse Marketplace
It’s a shame, really, that it is what it is. That it became what it became. Because as it stands today, with its grand opening […]
Can Villanova Basketball Survive Its Success?
Jay Wright sees only one potential obstacle keeping Villanova’s basketball team from maintaining the trademark culture that has produced two national titles in the past […]
Jeff Guaracino Takes the Reins at Visit Philly
The Rundown Age: 45 CV, abridged: Communications, Visit Philadelphia (2001-’12); strategy and communications, then executive director, Atlantic City Alliance (2012-’15); CEO, Welcome America (2016-’18); author […]