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Why Is Bob Brady Still in Charge?
Bob Brady, the U.S. Congressman and boss of Philadelphia’s Democratic Party, is six-foot-one and has a massive barrel chest. His head and neck are also […]
Bill Hite Has the Hardest Job in the Country
On the third Thursday of every month, William Hite is subjected to four hours of ritual torture. The sessions take place in an auditorium at […]
The Secret Life of Chip Kelly
I am in pursuit. It’s late May, and I’m spending a few days driving all over the southeastern corner of New Hampshire, that plug of […]
The Ultimate Philly Face-Off
WHO’S THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME? You know how it goes. You’re at Dirty Frank’s, minding your own business, when some moron starts spouting off […]
Get Fit Now!: Workouts That Work
Remember when exercise was simple? There was the Jane Fonda approach — pull on those leg warmers and get physical! The Pumping Iron approach — […]
Vernon the Barbarian
They're shimmying into the Tweeter Center arena now, 5,000 strong, drinks in hand, silver New Year's hats emblazoned with wow! atop their heads, while the […]
Power: Reformer R.I.P.
Paul Vallas was the most effective Philadelphia schools chief in a generation. So why did he leave for New Orleans? The story of his downfall […]
A Familys Struggle
Tammy and Andy Reid (Philadelphia Eagles Coach), speak out about their sons’ drug and legal problems for the first time. On January 30th, 2007, Garrett […]
Blanka Zizka: Philadelphia’s Drama Queen
As the train rumbled toward the border crossing, the young woman was terrified. It was a June day in the midst of the Cold War. […]
Wrongful Death
On Monday, March 23, 2009, just after midnight, a young lawyer named Zachary Glaser was working late when he received a text message from a […]
Brawl on the Square
THE WARS THAT are fought around Rittenhouse Square are usually quite civil. Occasionally, a perfect apartment in one of the best buildings will become available […]
Francesco DeLuca
“Cycle tracks will abound in Utopia.” — H.G. Wells THE SECOND SCARIEST THING that ever happened to Michael Sanders occurred on a sunny Saturday in June, […]
Joe Sestak Profile: Run, Joe, Run
So here’s Joe Sestak, age 57, running his skinny butt off — I mean sprinting, literally booking it down the Ben Franklin Parkway, me and […]
Atlantic City’s Last, Last, Last, Last, Last, Last Chance
PANIC SEIZED ME twice on my last trip to Atlantic City. The first occasion: I’m in the fifth-floor bar of the Chelsea Hotel at happy […]
The Amazingly Boring Rise of Tom Corbett
Governor Tom Corbett is basking in the bounty and goodness of the great state of Pennsylvania on a pleasantly warm late-summer evening at the Grange […]