People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
Brainiac scientists. The city’s most fanatical fans. A Mister Softee aficionado who stole our hearts — and more of our favorite neighbors this year.
Snoop Dogg Says He’s Investing in Atlantic City
If you think our city by the sea is dead, think again. There’s plenty of cool stuff happening there.
Why the Return of Sports Feels So Uncomfortable
The return of sports also means the return of distraction. Is that really what we need right now?
Ugly New Video Emerges of Interboro School Board Official Christine Alonso at BLM Protest
Her claim that she’s never used racist language doesn’t exactly hold up.
It’s August, and Many Philly Cops Still Aren’t Wearing Masks
“There’s a pandemic, dude,” said a masked protester to an unmasked cop on Sunday. “If there’s a pandemic, then you should be at home,” he replied.
Best Thing This Week: A Winner in Wawa vs. Sheetz!
The battle for your belly is officially over and done thanks to this Shorti birth announcement.
Mayor Kenney’s Thursday Zoom Press Conference Didn’t Go So Well
The mayor grew visibly agitated as reporters had the nerve to ask him about gun violence, COVID-related SEPTA problems and, yes, Philadelphia trash pickup.
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.
Meet the 2.5 Percent: Philly’s Black Business Owners in Beauty, Health and Wellness
In Philly, where only 2.5 percent of businesses are Black-owned, these entrepreneurs have overcome more obstacles than most. Then came the pandemic, which drew a stark line between essential and non-essential businesses.
Mayor Kenney to Philadelphia: Knock It Off With Your DIY Home Reno Projects
Plus: Interboro schools official refuses to resign in wake of petition bearing more than 8,000 signatures against her. And Wawa debuts very Happy Meals-like kids meals.
Uncle Bobbie’s Owner Marc Lamont Hill on Anti-Racist Reading Lists and Reopening for Business
The Germantown bookstore, a Best of Philly winner this year, reopened this week for the first time since March.
What Happened to Marie Noe, the Philadelphia Mother Who Murdered Eight of Her Babies?
The West Kensington woman’s case stunned the world in 1998 — but had faded from memory over the years. Here’s how her story ends.
A Eulogy for the Broad and Walnut Street Wawa
The store represented Wawa’s grand return to Center City in 2015. Does its closing portend doom for our downtown?
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.
I’m Tired of Black Leaders Being Brought in to Clean Up White People’s Messes
Mayor Kenney’s recent decision to promote Tumar Alexander to acting managing director continues an annoying pattern in which Black people are summoned in times of political desperation.
School District Board Says It Can’t Remove Embattled Official Christine Alonso
But one board member is publicly calling for Alonso’s resignation after her appearance at a counter demonstration to a Black Lives Matter protest in Delco.
A Philly Trashman on Picking Up Your Garbage in the Middle of a Pandemic
Terrill Haigler, best known as @_yafavtrashman on Instagram, talks about aggressive rodents, becoming the public face of sanitation workers, and three simple things you can do to help his colleagues speed up trash collection.
