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It’s a Wawa World
JEREMY PLAUCHE IS A burly, rowdy-looking guy — six feet, maybe 300 pounds, with the bold facial hair of a modern 24-year-old — but he […]
The No-Bullshit Guide to the 2016 Philadelphia Presidential Election
Only two days left. The most unbelievable election of our lifetimes is, mercifully, coming to an end. The vast majority of you know whether you’re […]
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 […]
This Ex-Republican Running for D.A. Wants Cash Bail to Be Abolished
Michael Untermeyer is complicated. Back in 2009 and 2011, he ran for local office as a Republican. Today, he’s campaigning for district attorney as a Democrat. “The […]
The Ultimate Guide to Staying in Yurts and Cabins in Pennsylvania State Parks
This is the perfect time for a cabin or yurt getaway in a Pennsylvania state park — or the perfect time to plan one for […]
Will Philadelphia’s Catholic Schools Be Resurrected?
I walk in and see Linda Walters, who is now Linda Walters McSwigan, and I recognize her instantly because even when she was a little […]
In Search of Milton Street
It has come to this: sitting in my Chevy Cavalier on a soupy August day, staked out in front of the home of T. Milton […]
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 — […]
I Was a Mouse in the Rat Pack
The bit Joey Bishop had worked up was this: Peter Lawford, the actor whose brother-in-law, JFK, had just been elected president of the United States, […]
The Ultimate Guide to the Phillies 2023 Playoffs (for Fans and Bandwagon Jumpers Alike)
Here we go! For the second straight year the Phillies have once again beaten the Braves — and the odds — to punch their ticket […]
The Sánchez Insurgency
Maria Quiñones-Sánchez woke to the smell of her house burning down. It was around 5:30 a.m. on March 28, 2014, and the Democratic City Councilwoman […]
Did This Delran Woman Fake Cancer?
On the day Lisa DiGiovanni found out her sister was going to start hospice care, she couldn’t stop thinking: I am such a jerk. It’d […]
Features: He Said, They Said
How could two juries find Jeffrey J. Marsalis more believable than the 10 women who accused him of rape? LIKE THE REST of them — […]
An Oral History of Arlen Specter
Raised in Russell, Kansas — the prairie outpost that also gave the world Bob Dole — and schooled at Penn and Yale, Arlen Specter first […]
The Ugly Philly-Centric Feud at the Center of America’s 250th Birthday Celebration
Independence Hall. A glorious spring day. Enthused parents and less-enthused teenagers march around, gazing up at the bronze statue of Commodore John Barry, his outstretched […]