Forty years ago, he was a nerdy, bespectacled, unpopular kid in gym class with Will Smith. He was shy. He had a hard time talking […]
Writer Emma Copley Eisenberg, whose byline has appeared in The New York Times, Esquire, McSweeney’s, and right here in Philly Mag, made a big splash […]
Sheinelle Jones, 47, was born in Fairmount but spent much of her childhood in Kansas. She came home in 2005 when she landed a big […]
When Media mayor Bob McMahon announced last year that he’d be stepping down from the seat after 33 years, one big question immediately followed: Who […]
He started as a beat cop in 1986 after dropping out of Temple. Nearly 40 years later, he’s at the helm of the force at […]
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 […]
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, […]
School bus driver. School custodian. First-generation college grad. History teacher. School administrator. Tony Watlington held all of these roles before moving north to become the […]
Owning a restaurant isn’t easy. Owning 13? Plus a sprawling Fishtown event space? Sheesh. Just over 20 years after they first started working together and […]
Mayfair native Kathryn Ott Lovell is one of those behind-the-scenes characters whose names you might not know. But after decades of leadership roles within the […]
In and out of prison and courtrooms for much of his life, accused — and acquitted — of multiple murders, and survivor of numerous assassination […]
Raised in Virginia, trained in New York, and now a full-fledged local legend, South Philly resident Dito van Reigersberg talks platform boots, bone marrow, and […]
When you binge the new Kensington-set Peacock series Long Bright River, which debuts on March 13th, you’ll see a familiar face in every episode: the […]
Bucks County native Robert Costa started out covering the Eagles for his high school television station and editing a school newspaper. He later rose through […]
James Beard-nominated chef Dionicio Jiménez grew up in a small town in Mexico and came to Philadelphia in 1998, finding a job in Marc Vetri’s […]
