People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
On the 50th anniversary of Rocky, the never-before-told story of the crazed, chaotic, and clandestine filming of the city’s most famous movie.
On Sunday, Philadelphians gathered throughout the course of the day at LOVE Park to voice their anger about the verdict in the George Zimmerman trial. […]
Below is unearthed video footage of Philly’s own Wilt Chamberlain, just a few years out of Overbrook High School, playing in the 1957 NCAA tournament […]
Nonagenarian art dealer/raconteur/environmentalist/author Reese Palley, as Philly Mag described him two years ago, penned an interesting piece, published in Newsworks about what might have been […]
Here’s what Dom Brown looks like all dressed up for the All-Star game media swarm. Sharp, like Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Just behind him, […]
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Today we learned that Zimmerman defense attorney Don West used to be a DJ in Philly. Here’s another–likely unwanted–Philly/Zimmerman connection. The defendant in the Trayvon […]
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.
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.
