Frank Rizzo
Black Lives Matter Activists Put KKK Hood on Frank Rizzo Statue
On Friday morning, two Black Lives Matter activists stood on the steps of the Municipal Services Building across from City Hall, climbed a step ladder behind […]
Should Philly Take Down Its Statue of Frank Rizzo?
Over the last few years, cities and institutions around the country have been struggling with questions about whether to remove public art that depicts racist […]
Frank Rizzo Mural in Italian Market Tagged With Anti-Police Graffiti
In 2012, the Italian Market’s giant mural of former Mayor Frank Rizzo was tagged with graffiti calling him a fascist. Today there’s a new tag that says, “F*** Racist […]
Philly Artist Joe Boruchow Calls Out Trump, Rizzo With Latest Work
Editor’s Note: Since publication, it has come to our attention that the language in the top half of the original version of this post was […]
Frank Rizzo Returns in Remastered 1978 Documentary
Frank Rizzo is having a moment. Earlier this year, Philadelphia magazine contributor Jake Blumgart explored the sense of deja vu that people felt while watching Donald Trump‘s […]
Flyers, Philly Fans Embarrass Selves in Playoff Loss
The Philadelphia Flyers and St. Louis Blues once played a game on January 6th of 1972. The Flyers, an expansion squad in its fifth season, […]
Donald Trump Is Frank Rizzo, Reborn
Rocco DiSipio is a small-business owner in a working-class neighborhood where times aren’t quite as good as they once were. He isn’t used to being […]
From Stage to Screen: Actor Scott Greer to Play Frank Rizzo In Tigre Hill Film
It’s been quite a week for Scott Greer, the 2014 Best of Philly Theater Talent. On Monday, a rare night off from his critically-acclaimed run […]
REVIEW: Theatre Exile’s Rizzo
A special theatrical alchemy happens when a great actor plays a bigger-than-life, flawed but charismatic personality. Think of Orson Welles’s Charles Foster Kane, Burt Lancaster’s […]
Opening of Theatre Exile’s Rizzo
Last night was the long-anticipated opening of the play Rizzo from Theatre Exile [Read David Fox’s review of the play here]. The event drew lots of political powerhouses […]
Papal Panic! Could the Pope’s Visit Be a Giant, Embarrassing Flop?
I’m starting to get a little worried about this papal visit. I think it was a story in the Inquirer about gunmen on the Parkway […]
9 Unbelievably True Tales of Philadelphia Mayors
The Philadelphia mayor’s race is in full swing — and something’s missing. It’s not as wild as the last time Philadelphia had a competitive Democratic […]
You Can Own Guns Mayor Frank Rizzo Used to Own
Stephenson’s Auction, a Southampton based auction house, is currently selling numerous firearms and Nazi war memorabilia at auction. Also included in this collection? Three pistols […]
Lynne Abraham: Can a Woman Win the Philadelphia Mayor’s Race?
It seems an unlikely thing to be doing with Lynne Abraham. On a cool, breezy Friday in New York in December, we’re at the Frick, […]
How Frank Rizzo Helped the Beatles Play Philly
XPN has a great piece up today about today’s momentous anniversary: The Beatles played Convention Hall on Sept. 2, 1964. The whole story’s worth a […]