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In a season full of ups and downs, first-year head coach Rick Tocchet and an unexpected core of rising stars has given the city’s most devoted fan base — and Bryce Harper — hope.
If You Won’t Get Vaccinated, You Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Have Fun
The rise in cases caused by the Delta variant could be halted if we stopped coddling the source of the problem. More institutions should follow the lead of the Philly restaurants refusing service to those who won’t get vaxxed.
Philly Restaurant Martha Sparks Outrage Over Proof-of-Vaccination Policy
And Martha’s sister restaurant Sally is following suit.
Harriett’s Jeannine A. Cook on Her New Collingswood Store and Being a Black Woman in Fishtown
The celebrated bookseller on opening up her new shop, Ida’s, and advocating for her first shop’s namesake, Harriet Tubman, to get a federal holiday.
More than three decades after he sat ringside to watch Mike Tyson KO Michael Spinks in Atlantic City, the mega-developer brings the sport back to the Shore town.
Here’s What Happened When I Turned the Tables on a Street Harasser
An uncomfortable encounter in Center City has reminded me that going outside again means a return to some BS as well. But inaction is no longer an option.
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.
Our world-champion Eagles, a messy traffic stop, an unexpected councilperson, and the Delco pope
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.
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.
Beloved Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo became first-time parents — and gave their species a ray of hope.
Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.
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.
