Frank Rizzo
From Rocky to Rizzo: Monument Expert Paul Farber Talks Statues and Public Spaces
Few people know more about monuments than Paul Farber. He’s the founder of Monument Lab, a Philadelphia-based public art and history organization that studies how […]
Frank Rizzo Supporters Can’t Find Someone Willing to Fix the Statue
It’s been more than five years since Jim Kenney ordered workers to rip down the Frank Rizzo statue from its longtime home outside the Municipal […]
Meet the Man Who Beat SEPTA and Saved the Columbus and Rizzo Statues
He came from quite literally nothing to become one of Philadelphia’s wealthiest lawyers and most prominent local Donald Trump supporters. And before jetting off to […]
Henri David Sets the Record Straight on Frank Rizzo and Gender Pronouns
He’s created jewelry for the stars at his Pine Street shop, Halloween. He’s run the same Halloween ball since LBJ was in the Oval. Here, […]
The Return of the Frank Rizzo Statue
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Philly Restaurant Poe’s Sandwich Joint Refuses to Serve Police
A roundup of Philly news. This post may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Philly Restaurant Poe’s Sandwich Joint Refuses to […]
Good Riddance: The Frank Rizzo Statue Has Been Removed
A roundup of Philly news. This post may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. The Frank Rizzo Statue Is Gone There […]
The National Guard Arrives in Philadelphia Amid the Riots, Fires and Looting
A roundup of Philadelphia news. This post may be updated as more information becomes available. National Guard Arrives in Philadelphia They call what’s been happening […]
The Man Who Made the Rizzo Statue Has His Own Surprising Ideas About What to Do With It
There are those who believe that the Frank Rizzo statue needs to go, and there is a plan for removal — sort of — that […]
Can Somebody Just Open a Frank Rizzo Museum Already and Stick the Statue There?
Over the weekend, the controversial Frank Rizzo statue in Center City was vandalized. Again. Yes, somebody wrote the word “fascist” on the bronze effigy, which […]
The Frank Rizzo Statue Is Staying Right Where It Is (Until at Least 2021)
After a deadly white nationalist riot in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 forced cities around the world to reckon with their Confederate and other controversial monuments, Philly announced that it […]
On the Market: Former Rizzo Residence in Chestnut Hill
Late last week, we informed you that the stuff of the late Frank Rizzo’s life was being put up for sale at a public auction. […]
You Can Now Own Frank Rizzo’s Nightstick, Rolodex — and House
Here in Philadelphia, there are basically two types of people: those who hold Frank Rizzo in the highest esteem, and there are those who consider […]
And Now, There’s a Petition to Replace the Frank Rizzo Mural With Gritty
We promise that one day, probably in the not-too-distant future, we will publish our final article about Gritty, the Flyers mascot who went from a […]
Kenney Administration Will Move the Rizzo Statue … Somewhere
This is a developing story. Check back for more information. The Frank Rizzo statue will get a new home. The city announced on Friday that officials will […]