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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.
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.
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.”
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 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.
This Philly Artist Is Leaving Paintings for People In Random Places Just Because
“I just walk away and say a prayer that it gets into the right hands,” says painter Jalapeno Miles.
Philly’s New Budget Makes It Clear City Hall Will Never Defund the Police
If there was ever a moment to get serious about defunding our police department, this would have been it. Instead, we gave the people responsible for last year’s tear-gassing what amounts to a raise.
Philly Entrepreneur Creates Search Engine for Jobs That Don’t Require Marijuana Testing
“We are the LinkedIn for cannabis users,” says Phynally founder Damian Jorden.
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.
It’s Not Just Amy Gutmann. Philly-Area College Presidents Are Leaving in Droves
From Penn State to Temple, Penn to Ursinus and Moore, turnover is churning in the world of higher ed.
Helen Gym and Kenyatta Johnson, Grandstand Less and Legislate More
Gym’s arrest in Harrisburg made headlines but accomplished nothing. Johnson should be doing more than holding anti-violence rallies. Activism may be what put them on the map, but I expect more than political theater from my elected officials.
Philly Is Reopening. What’s Taking SEPTA So Long?
The transit agency says it’s 90 percent of the way back to its pre-pandemic service on buses, trains and trolleys. But with late-night subway and trolley-tunnel service nixed, plenty of gaps remain.
The Peregrine Falcon That Brought Route 422 Construction to a Halt Has a New Nest
She’s relocated to a purloined one nearby — and has two new chicks!
