100 Most Influential
Meryl Levitz: Tourism’s Pied Piper
When Meryl Levitz came here in 1971, “Philly tourism” was a punch line, not a billion-dollar industry. Now, Philadelphia regularly tops lists — from big-deal […]
The Sixers’ Future: Markelle Fultz, Ben Simmons & Joel Embiid
A few years ago, the Sixers marketing team got out ahead of the actual team, which created a bit of a problem for the win-thirsty […]
What Do the 100 Most Influential People Have to Say About Our City?
ThinkFest is our Disney on Ice moment: It’s when we get to present the pressing issues and big personalities we cover all year in the magazine as […]
A Challenge to Our Most Influential Philadelphians
A few weeks ago, this magazine moved its offices from Rittenhouse Square to Washington Square, which means my daily commute in and out of the […]
Shani Akilah and Abdul-Aliy Muhammad: Rebels With a Cause
Pink slips for mayoral appointees are rare. But Mayor Kenney’s axing of Nellie Fitzpatrick as his liaison to the LGBTQ community was particularly remarkable because […]
Jon Geeting: The Urbanist
Jon Geeting changed Philly with a blog post. Granted, it’s a very small part of the city — one intersection, really — and it took […]
Feminista Jones: The One-Woman Social Justice Crusade
By day, Feminista Jones works at Witnesses to Hunger, a project of Drexel’s Center for Hunger-Free Communities. But her real clout comes from her massive […]
James Ijames: Breakout Bard
James Ijames (pronounced “like ‘times’ without the ‘t’”) is one of Philly’s most prominent theater people. As an actor, he’s given memorable performances in Angels in […]