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Friendship: The Promise
HALF A DOZEN YEARS AGO, two 12-year-old boys met on a basketball court in South Philly. They were playing summer league in a magical summer, […]
Inside the Philadelphia Fire Department: Did Racial Tension Contribute to One Fireman’s Suicide?
He opened the door, pushing in without a knock. “Jack,” he called into the dark. “Jack!” No answer. But he knew his way around […]
Georges Perrier Profile: Last Days of the French Chef
HE WALKED INTO the room — or, to be more precise, stalked in — as he often does, and so often legendarily has, angry and […]
A Different Drummer
Just days after Benedict XVI took his place in the Pope-mobile, Ahmir Thompson sits in his dressing room, grappling with temptation of -near Biblical proportions. […]
The Complicated Mystery That Is Danielle Outlaw
It’s a balmy fall afternoon in the middle of evening rush hour at Broad and Olney — one of the city’s busiest transit hubs — and I’m waiting for […]
The Cheesesteak: An Oral History
If you pick up the brand new issue of Philly Mag, you will see a cheesesteak from Joe’s gracing the cover. Inside the magazine, we […]
Embrace Your Madness
The chaotic beauty of Tristan Egolf’s prose was nothing compared to the unrest in his head HE IS A man in the wrong place at […]
Home Makeovers, Delivered: Here’s How You Can Improve Your House Without Leaving Your Bed
If spending more time at home has you fixated on your home’s imperfections, now could be the perfect time to start a project. From a […]
The DROP Triple Dip: Philly Officials’ New Maddening Way to Waste Your Money
The first time he “retired” from the City of Philadelphia, Ruben David was project director for public safety in the department of public property, a […]
How Philly’s Bioscience Sector Is Driving the City’s Next Big Real Estate Boom
Philadelphia’s life sciences sector is right about where Michael Jordan was in 1989. If you’re into sports history, you know 1989 was a break-out year […]
Philly Biz Leaders’ Must-Read Books of 2018
If you’re looking to expand your reading list for the year, Philly business leaders have got you covered. We asked local CEOs and executives to share […]
Only You Can Fix Philly’s Philanthropy Crisis
On a Monday morning in October, in the soft-hued glow of a public-radio-station studio, a former private equity investor is making a convincing case for […]
The Gospel According to Gabe Infante
It’s an annual event called the Last Supper, and the disciples are sitting in a lazy arc at the front of the St. Joe’s Prep […]
Larry Mendte’s Life After “It” Happened
THIS IS THE STORY of rebuilding a life after “it” happens. The “it” is almost irrelevant; “it” comes in many disguises, though it’s always ugly […]
Philly and the Chocolate Factory: The Berley Brothers and Shane’s Confectionery
When the Berley brothers opened the door of Shane Confectionery to the public on December 5th, they were opening the door to the past. […]