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.
People With Anxiety Disorders Can Soon Get Pa. Medical Marijuana Cards
Anxiety disorders were just added to the state’s list of qualifying program conditions.
It Seems NOAA Wasn’t Kidding About Those Philly Flood Predictions
The government weather-watcher has warned of frequent flooding in Philly by 2050. Thursday’s storm gave us a taste of what’s to come.
Q&A: Amber Hikes on Leading the Office of LGBT Affairs
Hikes announced that she would resign as the organization’s executive director this week.
On Friday, Stu Bykofsky Will Be Out of a Job — and He Has Plenty to Say About It
While not violating his non-disparagement agreement with his soon-to-be-ex-bosses at the Daily News and Inquirer, of course.
Philly’s 2-Way Protected Bike Lanes Are Getting Closer to Center City
Here’s why the latest project — along 11th Street in South Philly — looks especially promising.
Atlantic City, Cape May Could Flood More Than 100 Days a Year by 2050, Says NOAA
Even Philly is looking at a minimum of 30 days a year of “high-tide flooding,” the government’s weather experts predict.
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.
Penn Paid Joe Biden $775,000 to Expand Its “Global Outreach” … and Give Some Speeches
The former VP’s financial disclosures reveal that his annual salary was nearly double that of the average Penn prof — and he didn’t even have to teach.
Spruce and Pine Street Bike Lane Revamp: What to Know
What’s going to change? Will construction affect your commute? Answers to those questions, and more.
Bernie Sanders Doesn’t Want Hahnemann Hospital to Close
Members of his 2020 presidential campaign team will protest outside the facility on Thursday.
The Beautiful Weirdness of Philly, One House Picture at a Time
The Twitter bot Every Lot Philly is relentlessly documenting every piece of property in the city. The results are occasionally sublime.
You Can Help Give Away $1 Million of the Philadelphia Foundation’s Money
It’s philanthropy with a twist: The organization has selected 15 grant finalists, but you get to choose the winners.
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.
New Snow Day Law Makes It Official: Pennsylvania Hates Happiness
Gov. Wolf has signed a bill that will allow schools to force students to work from home when the weather outside is frightful.
What Philadelphia Is Losing When It Loses Hahnemann Hospital
A devastated Hahnemann doctor calls the planned closure of the 171-year-old safety-net hospital the “consequence of valuing money over the health and safety of tens of thousands of the city’s people.”
Can South Philly Hold On to What’s Always Made It Unique?
It’s our most famous neighborhood, defined by its immigrants and its characters, by intermingling (sometimes clashing) cultures — and by near-constant change.
