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Gritty Pays Tribute to 7 Iconic Philadelphians As Only Gritty Can
Dear Gritty: It me. Gritty. I’ve been writing this note in my head for a while, but it’s been hard to come up with just […]
Yes, Gritty Actually Went Streaking at the Linc Over the Weekend
Just when you thought Gritty couldn’t get any … grittier. This past weekend, our favorite mascot somehow outperformed his infamous wrecking ball entrance way back […]
This Flyers Dancer Has No Idea She’s About to Get Engaged Mid-Performance
Here at Philadelphia Wedding, we can’t get enough of proposals. We love the romance, the excitement, and the new beginnings. But this Philadelphia proposal, of […]
The Biggest Sports Busts in Philly History, Ranked
The Markelle Fultz saga — you know, the one where a 76ers number-one-overall draft pick seemingly forgot how to shoot a basketball — officially ended […]
How the Flyers’ Social Media Geniuses Made the World Love Gritty
On day one, it was a tale of two Grittys. In person, the neck-beardy orange fuzzball was an instant success. Bolstered by balloons and confetti […]
Philly’s 20 Biggest Losers of 2018
At the end of the year, it is customary for us here at Philly Mag to take stock of the good, the bad, and the […]
Gritty Nominated Himself for TIME’s Person of the Year
TIME magazine has chosen a Person of the Year annually since 1927. Every year, leading up to the publication’s announcement, the country thinks long and hard […]
Gift-Wrapping Gritty Will Get You Hyped for the Holidays
Ah, Philly: Where, when the holidays roll around, we head to the Christmas Village, break out our jawnaments, and — now — watch our beloved […]
Our Beloved Gritty Is Officially One Month Old
Gritty celebrated a very special day on Wednesday: His one-month birthday. Just 30 days ago, on Sept. 24, 2018, our beloved orange mess of a creature […]
Because of Course Gritty Was On Jimmy Fallon Last Night
We know, we know. We’ve written a lot about Gritty since his debut on Monday. (This is actually our fourth Gritty-related piece, if you’re counting.) But […]
10 Tweets That Prove Gritty Is Better at the Internet Than You
Philly is still somewhat divided on the new Flyers mascot, Gritty. We all can agree that he (it?) is frightening. And yet some of us […]
Who’s Got the Worst Mascot: The Flyers or the Please Touch Museum?
When the Flyers unveiled their new mascot on Monday morning, Philadelphia collectively shrieked — and for most of us, these were yelps of terror. Join us in welcoming […]
The Flyers Are Retiring Eric Lindros’s Number
As a Philly sports fan that cut his teeth in the 1990s, Eric Lindros was an early hero of mine. When healthy, the former Flyers […]
Former Flyer Mark Recchi Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame
Longtime Flyers winger Mark Recchi was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame on Monday, joining former linemate and Ellio’s Pizza commercial co-star Eric Lindros […]
Flyers Host Disabled Man Assaulted In Viral Video
I was so distraught the first time I saw the video of those awful kids sucker punching Mark Smith, an intellectually disabled Cheltenham man. The […]