David Murrell

Contributing Writer

@davidmurrellv
City Life

Can John Fry Revive Temple?

The former Drexel president has built his legacy reshaping not just universities, but the neighborhoods they call home.

City Life

The Inside Story of UArts’s Stunning Collapse

How the 148-year-old Philadelphia institution fell spectacularly apart.

City Life

Meet the Man Who’s Making Philly’s Waterfront … Cool?

For decades, the Delaware River waterfront was a development nightmare: empty lots, decaying infrastructure, poor usage. Joe Forkin has a different plan.

City Life

Who Killed the Philly POPS?

Was our beloved popular-music orchestra doomed by poor management? A greedy landlord? The pandemic? A devastating Broad Street whodunit.

Be Well Philly

15 Winter Resorts Where You Can Ski and Snowboard Near Philly

Here’s where you can hit the slopes this winter.

City Life

The Sixers’ Daryl Morey Is Moonlighting As … a Musical Theater Producer

The team’s president of basketball operations is producing an absurdist musical comedy called Small Ball. There was a workshop reading of it in Philly last night. 

City Life

2023’s Mayoral Candidates: What Comes Next?

The not-mayors tell us about their future employment prospects

City Life

Will Wind Power Save the Shore, or Ruin It Forever?

The biggest battle at the Shore these days isn’t over unruly teens, but over a wind-power project that’s pitting green-energy supporters against folks who think the only thing turbines will do is spoil a perfectly good beach.

City Life

How Much Turmoil Can Temple University Take?

Low enrollment, crime on campus, a president who didn’t even last two years. The city’s only four-year public university has spent the past decade stumbling from one crisis to the next. Why getting Temple on the right path is crucial to the city’s future.

City Life

How Angela Val Plans to Bring Back Our Tourists

She took over at perhaps the worst time to be in charge of Visit Philly. But it’s the moment she’s ready for.

City Life

New Superintendent Tony Watlington Is Here to Transform Philly Schools

His goal is downright audacious: to transform the city’s beleaguered school district into the fastest-improving urban district in the country.

Life & Style

23 Things to Do in the Poconos in the Winter

Outdoor adventure, cozy accommodations, endless antiquing, bustling breweries and more.

Be Well Philly

Which Poconos Ski Resort Is Right For You?

There’s something for everyone at the region’s six resorts.

City Life

Inside David Adelman’s Plan to Bring the Sixers to Center City

The billionaire developer has big plans to turn the failing Fashion District mall into a glimmering basketball palace.

City Life

How the Always-Smiling, Always-Practicing Tyrese Maxey Became the “Absolute Key” for the Sixers

Three years ago, Maxey was playing high-school basketball. Now, on the eve of his third NBA season, Philly fans have embraced him with unprecedented verve, and Daryl Morey has called him the “absolute key” to the Sixers’ title chances. No pressure, kid.