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.
Krasner’s First 100 Days: DA Says Social Reform More Effective Than Prison in Preventing Crime
Philly’s prison population has dropped 9 percent since our new DA took office earlier this year.
How Mount Airy’s Malcolm Nance Became a Hero of the Resistance
The former Navy covert-ops man is the cable news talking head everyone turns to for the truth.
You Can Own Dodo Hamilton’s Treasures
Among the items that will be auctioned in April are a Cezanne and a jaw-dropping diamond ring.
Best Thing: The Ben Simmons/Donovan Mitchell Word War
When is a rookie … not a rookie?
Woman Who Shared Philadelphia Starbucks Arrest Video Tells Her Story
The controversial video has been viewed more than four million times in less than 48 hours.
Fired SEPTA Cops Charged With Beating Man on Frankford El Platform
Ex-officers Simcox and Lanciano turned themselves in to PPD on Thursday.
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.
LGBTQ&A: Mikhel Harrison
We talk with the Philly queer political organizer on activism, protests, and resisting Trump.
Even Philly Opera Singers Are Getting Into the Sixers Playoff Spirit
The fever has officially arrived in Philadelphia.
Philly Will Soon Be Home to the Biggest Wawa in the World
And it’s going to be very, very fancy.
The Soda Tax Has Had a Huge Impact on Philly’s Soda-Drinking Habits, Suggests New Study
Researchers at Drexel provide some fascinating insights into how the tax has changed the way we drink.
One of the Oldest Houses in Philly Is Going Up for Sheriff’s Sale
Here’s your chance to own an authentic piece of Philadelphia’s colonial past.
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.
Strange Revelations: The Philly Hate Preacher Who Wants to Save Your Soul
How a currency-trading fraudster named Aden Rusfeldt became the leader of a secretive religious sect.
Vince Fumo’s Son Is Running for Office in Philly (and Producing a Play!)
The offspring of the ex-con former state senator dishes on the Fumo legacy, his campaign for committee person in South Philadelphia, and his upcoming theatrical work about the Italian Market.
Philly’s ICE Office Arrests More Immigrants Without Convictions Than Any Other
Sixty-four percent of arrests from the field office that oversees Pennsylvania, Delaware, and West Virginia were of “suspects” with no criminal record.
