People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
Literary agents, best-selling authors, and industry conveners — they’re having some of their biggest successes in Philly.
Snacktime Brass Band’s Sam Gellerstein on Creating the “Party You Wish You Were At”
The musical ensemble has been spreading cheer throughout the pandemic. Now, they’re branching out to the event-planning biz.
The Worst of Philly 2021: From Fraudulent Hoagies to Headhouse Square to Ben Simmons
The 20 people, places and, yes, sandwiches that made us utterly cringe.
6 ABC’s Alicia Vitarelli on Living in South Philly and Raising an Eagles Fan When You’re a Native New Yorker
The newscaster tells us the song she always turns up in the car, why she never worked from home during COVID, and her big superstition.
The Highs and Lows for Philly Public Figures During a Really Tough Year
A high: Jim Kenney landing $1.4 billion in federal COVID relief. A low: learning Tom Farley okayed the destruction of MOVE victims’ remains.
Notable Philadelphians on the People and Places That Got Them Through the Past Year
We asked Kiley Reid, Adam Joseph, Martha Graham Cracker and more to shout out their favorites.
Beer, Cheesesteaks, Mascots and More: What Our Readers Nominated as the Best of Philly
We asked, you answered: Here are this year’s reader picks.
Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year
This city has had a love affair with the pitchers, running backs, goalies, and point guards who have called it home. Here, we present our definitive ranking. Let the debates begin.
Here’s How Much Philly Arts Venues Received of $6.8 Billion in COVID-Relief Grants
From $10 million for the Kimmel Center to $1 million for a popular Main Line rock club, here’s how the federal government is doling out “shuttered venue” grants in our area.
Mayor Jim Kenney Doesn’t Care About Black People
More than 10 people, mostly Black, are being shot in Philly every day this month. The Mayor’s refusal to declare our city’s gun violence crisis a state of emergency shows you exactly where he stands on race.
Helen Ubiñas on Covering Gun Violence in Philly, Newsroom Diversity, and Making Herself Heard
We ask the Inquirer columnist about reclaiming the eñe in her name, why she got into journalism, and who’s responsible for solving the city’s homicide epidemic.
The Pandemic Made Me Prepare For the Worst. But Nothing Prepared Me to Lose the Love of My Life
After lockdown started, I thought I had considered every possibility, every apocalyptic scenario. I was wrong.
Sure, Philly gave America democracy. But, from bubble gum to the world’s first computer to life-saving medical breakthroughs, Philadelphia’s greatest export is actually our influence.
We launched a petition to urge the Mayor and City Council to make May 21st a day to honor the brave former slave who escaped from George Washington — because no one tells Philadelphia to keep the truth to ourselves.
ICYMI, Philly Police Made Sure to Defend the Free Speech of White Supremacists
Police allowed hate group Patriot Front to harass Philadelphians without much intervention. Compare that to their treatment of Black Lives Matter protesters, and the double standard is galling.
Philly’s Biggest Wedding Company Slapped With Class-Action Suit Over COVID-Era Refunds
The suit accuses Cescaphe of fraud. Cescaphe’s lawyers say the whole thing is “frivolous.”
The World’s a Twisted Place. Thank God We’ll Always Have Mister Softee
Sixty-five years ago, two sons of immigrants burst from a West Philly garage and revolutionized the ice-cream business. The city has changed. Mister Softee hasn’t — and that’s a good thing.
My Neighbors Can’t Believe I Left San Francisco for Philly. I Can’t Believe I Waited This Long
It wasn’t until I returned to my hometown that I realized just how ingrained our inferiority complex is. It’s time to embrace what the rest of the country has: Philly is great.
