Metropolis
This Mayfair Native’s Job Is Making Sure Philly Visitors Have a Good Time
Mayfair native Kathryn Ott Lovell is one of those behind-the-scenes characters whose names you might not know. But after decades of leadership roles within the […]
How Philly Took Over Your TV
Before a single scene of the Kensington-set Long Bright River was shot, Liz Moore gathered her writing team and issued a kind of warning: Authenticity […]
Make America Kind Again
Listen to the audio edition here: The news report out of Jersey’s Gloucester Township in March was decidedly shocking: A kids’ weekend flag football tournament […]
How Philly Became the Capital of American Squash
Even though she was only in seventh grade, Tempest Bowden clearly remembers the first time she was introduced to squash. A delegation from Philadelphia’s SquashSmarts […]
Joey Merlino Would Like to Get Some Things Off His Chest
In and out of prison and courtrooms for much of his life, accused — and acquitted — of multiple murders, and survivor of numerous assassination […]
What Happens to Friendships When Money Gets in the Way?
Some years back, a good friend of mine, whom I’ll call Margot, made the decision with her husband to send their two children to a […]
How Conshohocken Got Cool
It’s a gray day in mid-February, and I’m standing inside a bright shop in Conshohocken perusing the goods. There are crystals — glimmering Brazilian citrine […]
Lashes, Lipstick, and Leukemia: Philly Drag Legend Martha Graham Cracker Tells All
Raised in Virginia, trained in New York, and now a full-fledged local legend, South Philly resident Dito van Reigersberg talks platform boots, bone marrow, and […]
Our Phones Are Making Us Miserable — So Why Can’t We Let Go?
There are a few things I do in my daily life that aren’t particularly good for me but that I take great pleasure in. I […]
How the Pandemic Rewired My Sense of Place and Time
In general, I’ve lived a long and happy life. Sure, there have been intervals of hardship — I lost my mother and a sister too […]