People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
Sandra Shachar Scotch-taped a sign to the area surrounding the President’s House, where the Trump administration controversially replaced a slavery exhibit. She’s been threatened with arrest if she does it again.
Democrats have ruled Philadelphia pretty much unopposed for 60 years, but the Republicans have finally elected a promising young leader who might just be a […]
Many years later, as I faced the $650 bill for a dinner date at Vetri, I would remember the distant potato patch in Tuscany where […]
The New York Times reports that first class is only going to get classier: Airlines, “engaged in a global battle for top executives and the […]
If you’ve ever been to college—or even seen a movie where coeds are throwing toga parties and streaking through the quad and into the gymnasium—you’re […]
When you start voting at 18, you get your first exposure to the cycle of political hell. If your candidate wins, it’s a four-step cycle: […]
In case you’ve been hiding out in some remote cave in Tora Bora for the last five years, pride-of-Pottstown Daryl Hall (as in the guy […]
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.
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.
