Gritty
Gritty isn’t just a mascot. Sure, this seven-foot-tall furry orange creature with googly eyes excites and entertains a crowd of rowdy hockey fans and cheers on the Philadelphia Flyers. But it’s also a household name and a beloved homegrown celebrity among Philadelphians, who claimed Gritty as their own shortly after the orange fuzzball debuted in 2018. Because while the Flyers may have set out to create a mascot, they started a revolution. So follow along as we keep an eye on what every Philadelphian’s favorite mascot is up to. Whether Gritty is paying tribute to iconic Philadelphians, streaking at the Linc, or running an impressive social media game, we’re watching.
Enter Gritty’s Chaos Factory, the Flyers’ New Unhinged Retail Space
The Flyers have just unveiled a new retail space at the Wells Fargo Center: Gritty’s Chaos Factory. This isn’t just any store — it’s a […]
Finally, the World Gets the Gritty Choral Work It Deserves
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What the Hell Is Going on With This New Mascot for America’s 250th Birthday?
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Tinseltown’s Holiday Lights Are Taking Over FDR Park. Here’s What to Expect
The first holiday season of the pandemic was dark. No family gatherings, no sitting on Santa’s lap (maybe that one wasn’t so bad), no traditional […]
Dispatches From Gritty’s Chaos Corner and More of What’s New at Wells Fargo Center
I’m a little dizzy, and there’s popcorn stuck in my hair. And now inflatable Gritty tubes have sprung up to flail about like we’re at […]
There’s a New Gritty Calendar, and You Must Buy It Immediately
Gritty, that resplendent, deranged monster who has brightened our lives for going on five years now, has turned Flyers games into performance art. He is […]
South Philly Artist Sells Anti-PPA Gritty Paintings to Pay Her Parking Tickets
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10 Philly Domain Names We Can’t Believe Are Still Available
The great thing about this job is that, sometimes, you get to spend your day going down ridiculous rabbit holes. And so, the other day, […]
Poor Gritty Only Got One Vote for President in Philly
Now that all of Donald Trump’s fraud claims regarding the Philadelphia election results have been debunked and Pennsylvania’s results have been certified, we can start […]
How Gritty (and His Entourage) Made it Okay to Laugh Again
This article was published as part of our list of the 76 most influential people in Philadelphia. See the full list here. When the pandemic […]
The Best Thing That Happened This Week: Gritty’s Big Queer Eye Makeover
Oh, that we all had friends as devoted and loyal as the Phillie Phanatic, who recently, concerned about his good pal Gritty and hearing that […]
Here Are All the Philly Write-In Votes From the November Election
Philadelphia’s new voting machines may have some issues (if you haven’t read this alarming New York Times story about what happened in Northampton County on […]
The Gritty 5K Was Yesterday, and the Costumes Were as Epic as You’d Expect
When the Gritty-themed run was announced as official a few months back, we were decidedly amped. This was a 5K we’d been looking forward to […]
It Gritty’s Birthday!!!
When the Flyers unveiled their new mascot Gritty on September 24, 2018, the reaction was one of shock, disbelief, dread. Looking at it — this ghoulish, […]
The Gritty 5K Is Coming
Judgment day is coming, Philadelphians. Not the one where we meet our maker but rather, the one where our internal monster kids come out to […]