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From UArts to Law & Order: SVU, Meet Aimé Donna Kelly
If you, like me, are one of the millions of people who watch Law & Order: SVU each week and have been doing so for […]
Christian McBride Talks Playing Bass for James Brown and His Dolly Parton Dreams
CAPA grad Christian McBride has been busy. The jazz bassist recently released a new album, which features a song with Sting and Andy Summers from […]
Mare of Eastown Creator Brad Ingelsby Talks His New HBO Show, Task
Brad Ingelsby, the Main Line writer behind Mare of Easttown, returns this month with another HBO crime series set in Delco, Task. Here, Ingelsby talks […]
Lisa Ann Walter of Abbott Elementary Explains What She Loves Most About Philadelphia
No, she’s not from Philadelphia. But if you watch Lisa Ann Walter play Melissa Schemmenti on Abbott Elementary, you’d never know that. In advance of […]
WHYY’s Cherri Gregg Talks Her Badass Husband, Wawa, and R. Kelly Regrets
Cherri Gregg wanted to be a lawyer. Then became one. And then she decided that she really didn’t want to practice law. All of that […]
From the Main Line to Shark Tank’s Biggest Success: The Scrub Daddy Inventor
The TV show Shark Tank is in Philadelphia scouting for local contestants. So we caught up with Main Line native Aaron Krause, whose smiley face […]
Meet the South Philly Author Behind the New TV Show Long Bright River
South Philadelphia author Liz Moore published her novel Long Bright River in January 2020. Barack Obama loved it so much that he put it on […]
Philly’s New Hell’s Kitchen Winner Kyle Timpson Says Pat’s and Geno’s Cheesesteaks Are Trash
The 23rd season of the Gordon Ramsay TV show Hell’s Kitchen ended on Thursday night. And Philadelphia chef Kyle Timpson is the winner. Here, Kyle […]
David Boreanaz Talks His Philly-Famous Dad and Philly Sports
If you were a Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Bones, or Angel fan, you no doubt recognize Hollywood actor David Boreanaz, whose father just so happens […]
This South Philly Guy Has the Best Comedy Special on Netflix Right Now
No one was quite sure whether South Philadelphia comedian Keith Robinson would return to the stage after he suffered not one but two strokes. Well, […]
Megan Boni, a.k.a. Girl On Couch, Explains Her TikTok Success
One day, you’re working a normal job, doing normal life things. The next day, you post a silly little video on TikTok and … boom! […]
Rue Landau Gets Around Inside City Hall Using a Razor Scooter
In November, Rue Landau made history when she became the first openly gay person elected to City Council in Philadelphia. Here, she talks chemistry class, […]
Marc Summers Explains Why Reality TV Sucks
Longtime Double Dare host and Food Network personality Marc Summers has plenty of connections to Philadelphia. He lived here for twelve years. Double Dare got […]
Kalaya Owner “Nok” Defends Her $95 Tom Yum Soup
On April 10, 2019, the Thai scene in the entire Philadelphia region was upended when a woman known as Nok opened Kalaya, a tiny restaurant […]
Philly’s Favorite Irishman Offers Some St. Patrick’s Day Advice
In 1994, a young man from Ireland known as Fergie staked his claim on an Irish pub on Sansom Street in Center City. Thirty years […]