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.
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.
How the Phillies Made Us a Baseball Town Again
In a summer that saw the world crumbling around us, the Phils pulled through, and pulled us through.
PHILADELPHIA, LONG CONSIDERED a pizza wasteland, has proven its appetite for upscale pies by keeping the likes of Marc Vetri’s Osteria and Stephen Starr’s Stella […]
Sometime after “Wit Whiz” became the unofficial city motto, but before the word “locavore” entered our Philly lexicon, a small nonprofit called the Food Trust […]
It’s been 20 years since we first heard Michaela Majoun’s voice coming to us live from Penn’s WXPN studios. Lucky for us, she’s still got […]
