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City Journal: Through the Plexiglas
Drive down the 4900 block of Wayne Avenue, and you’re in a section of Germantown locals call "The Hollow." The name is an abbreviation of […]
Media: John Grogan Likes It Ruff
ON A TUESDAY on the cusp of the New Year, a cloud of existential angst drifted over the newsroom at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Twothousand-five had […]
The Dubious Decline of TV Sports
This is what it’s like to be on top. Marshall Harris is sucking down a pink frozen margarita inside El Vez, head on a swivel […]
Requiem for Chili Dawg
ON THE MORNING OF DECEMBER 10, 2004, an electrician named Fino Cachola was at a grocery store in Bala Cynwyd. Fino, a.k.a. “Chili Dawg,” age […]
Trump, Sex, and G-Strings: The Juicy Story Behind Newtown Athletic Club
“How you make a G-string just disappear?” This question, posed thoughtfully by the rapper Tyga in his song “Dip,” booms through the gym. I keep […]
Inside David Adelman’s Controversial Plan to Bring the Sixers to Center City
On a Monday afternoon in October, David Adelman stands at the corner of 11th and Market streets, imagining an alternate universe. He points across the […]
The Openings (and Closings) You Need to Pay Attention to in 2024
Howdy, buckaroos! And welcome to the first Foobooz food news round-up of 2024. Understandably, with the holidays in the rearview, the VAST majority of the […]
Dining While Black: Race and the Philly Food Scene
It was a five-star feast of epic proportions. We were a lively party of 13 people, devouring 13 courses of arguably the finest Southern Italian […]
Jerry Blavat on Sinatra, the Mob, and the Music That Connects Us
Celebrating his 60th year in radio, and with his 80th birthday on the horizon, Jerry Blavat — a.k.a. the Geator with the Heater, the Big […]
A Week in the Life Of a Mom-to-Be Account Executive Who Works Out at the Fitler Club
Welcome to Sweat Diaries, Be Well Philly’s look at the time, energy, and money people invest in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle in Philly. For […]
32 Philly Leaders Share Their Can’t-Miss Philly Tech Week Events
Philly Tech Week kicks off on Friday (!!!), and the organizers over at Technical.ly are putting on quite the show for 2018. There’s an impressive […]
Asa Khalif: The Face of a Movement
Philadelphia activist Asa Khalif is no stranger to controversy, but even he was unprepared for the slings and arrows of Breitbart. As the Philly face […]
For the Sixers, Adam Aron is the New Pat Croce
What happens if you throw a party and no one shows up? That’s the question some Sixers insiders worried about last summer when the team’s […]
Music: Raising Her Voice
Lelia is about to go on. The houselights have dimmed, on this cold November night, inside Indre Studios in South Philly. The audience, about a […]
Profile: The Gray Revolution
IT’S A DELICIOUS day. At Love Park, a lunchtime crowd is lazily soaking up sunshine. A young woman in a bright summer dress drapes a […]