People, Places, News & Views
People, Places, News & Views
Sixteen years ago, he wrote a book touting conscious capitalism. Now he’s a Democratic Socialist hanging out with controversial podcaster Hasan Piker. Did he change — or did America?
ThinkFest Preview: Why Philly’s Arts Scene Is Booming
Join playwright James iJames and the Barnes’ Thom Collins.
Republican DA Candidate Hired Consultant Who Pleaded Guilty to Assaulting His Girlfriend
The same consultant painted Larry Krasner as soft on crime.
OPINION: Why the FOP Wants Larry Krasner to Lose
The DA candidate’s election could mean a sizable reduction in overtime pay and a tougher stance on police abuse.
“I put him in a headlock,” says West Philly’s Jacquelyn Blough. “And then I beat him to a pulp.”
Michael Smerconish on Our Polarized Nation
The passionate, popular CNN and SiriusXM host will drop his logic at this year’s ThinkFest.
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.
It’s part of a major PennDOT construction project.
Hizzoner and Pennsylvania’s attorney general ponder the future of Philly (and America) during the Trump administration.
The state just launched its patient registry.
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.
Workers were surprised to find an 18th-century burial ground.
A colony of makeshift homes for abandoned cats along the Delaware has burned three times in the last two weeks.
Jimmy Tayoun, Philly Political Legend and Ex-Con, Dies
The newspaper publisher and one-time city councilman literally wrote the book about going to prison for political corruption.
