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Jerry Blavat Finds the Fountain of Youth
Monday “Yo man, it’s the Geator! … I just got out of the hospital, but I’m dancing and doing my thing! … Yeah, why don’t […]
How Kate Scott Went From Outsider to Groundbreaking Voice of the Sixers
It’s a surprisingly hot morning in late September, and Kate Scott is sitting in front of an enormous mountain of scrap metal. The claws of […]
Philadelphia Is Finally Becoming a Great Hotel Town
If I were Ben Shank, I’d be stressed. Can’t-sleep, pulling-out-my-hair-level stressed. But Ben doesn’t seem stressed. Across the table from me, casually dressed in khakis […]
Urban Outfitters Bares All
America’s original naval shipyard is in Philadelphia, at the southern tip of the city, where the Schuylkill River meets the Delaware — 900 acres that […]
Carson Wentz: In Pursuit Of Perfection
Even North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple couldn’t help himself. Dressed in a green zip-up jacket while his wife wore a yellow coat to honor North […]
Can John Middleton Make the Phillies Champs Again?
Standing in the sanctuary of Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church, where blue bloods go to worship, John Middleton begins to cry. He has just looked up […]
Comcast Knows How Much You Hate Them — and They Really Want to Fix It
It sounds like the title of a ’70s action flick starring Pam Grier, set to an Isaac Hayes soundtrack: Asshole Brown and SuperBitch. As it […]
Helen Gym and Bill Green Try to Find Common Ground (or Not) on Education in Philadelphia
He’s chairman of the School Reform Commission. She’s co-founder of Parents United for Public Education. They have very different ideas about how to run the […]
Can Wild Boar Save the Suburban Mall?
THERE’S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT—THIS IS MARC VETRI’S OSTERIA. It’s 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, with a 45-minute wait and good-looking people standing three-deep […]
The Last Days of Bill Conlin
A year and a half ago, I flew down to Largo, Florida, and knocked on Bill Conlin’s door. It was early evening, and I couldn’t […]
Ed Snider Killed the 76ers
COMPARED TO THE LEBRON JAMES CIRCUS this past summer, the 76ers’ signing of Elton Brand in July 2008 was a simple affair. General manager and […]
Feature: Is It Just Us, Or Are Kids Getting Really Stupid?
Two autumns ago, in my son Jake’s junior year of high school, he took an AP English course. Junior year was bad for him and […]
The Ghost of Broad Street
The Big B was at least five stories high, ruby by day, aglow at night, so you could see it from miles away, bright and […]
In the Name of the Son
Last June 5th, Michael Berg was asked by an international anti-war organization to make a speech in Lafayette Park, across from the White House. It […]
The Judge Makers
ONE DAY IN early March 2007, at the Keystone Building in Harrisburg, there was a lottery drawing. Not for cash, but to decide who would […]