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Inside Par Funding: The Wild $550 Million Financial Scandal That Rocked Philly and the Main Line
The lure was a free dinner and the promise of returns as high as 14 percent. The key pitch came from Joe LaForte, a two-time […]
Death Can Be Isolating and Dehumanizing. But What If It Didn’t Have to Be?
Within days of learning she had pancreatic cancer that had already spread to her liver, forming more than a dozen tumors, Elaine Arazawa had her […]
My Love Affair With Designer Ice
I’m a cubist. I am. Ask anybody who knows me: There’s no one on Earth who loves ice cubes more than I do. I drink […]
Fight Like a Girl: The New Wave of High-School Wrestling
The first thing that hits me when I walk into the high-school gym is the smell, an acrid mix of stale sweat, dirty feet and […]
How Did Penn Get Here?
The moment that ended up on cable news, that went viral on social media, that within days would cost Penn president Liz Magill her job, […]
The Fight To Keep Philly’s Theater Scene Alive
Act I. Setting the Scene “What a wonder is a gun! What a versatile invention! First of all, when you’ve got a gun — ” […]
How Kate Scott Went From Outsider to Groundbreaking Voice of the Sixers
It’s a surprisingly hot morning in late September, and Kate Scott is sitting in front of an enormous mountain of scrap metal. The claws of […]
How 2023 Turned Me Into a Climate-Crazed Eccentric
“What the hell is that?” my next-door neighbor asks, peering over our shared backyard fence at the enormous orange plastic orb that’s taken up residence […]
How Bankroll Went Bust
The problem with Paul Martino may be just how good he is. Martino lives in Doylestown, after growing up in Lansdale, where he started his […]
The Power of — and Problems With — Lucky Girl Syndrome
Each morning, West Chester author and fourth-grade teacher Rebecca DiCicco looks in a mirror and recites a few words aloud. Sometimes they’re simple, like, “I […]
The Wild Optimists Who Turned the Philly Wine Scene From Blah to Brilliant
A New Yorker walks into a bar — Bloomsday Cafe’s bar, to be specific — studies the bottle list, and flags down GM and beverage […]
My Ride-Along With the Police Commissioner
Anyone who’s read my work here over the years knows where I stand on law enforcement: Like so many members of the Black community in […]
What Will Become of Philly’s Vacant Office Space?
Dropped by your office lately? I haven’t. This magazine gave up its offices on Washington Square in January of this year. And Philly Mag may […]
Can Keith Jones Lead the Flyers Out of the Wilderness?
When Keith Jones and Steve Coates, retired hockey players turned Flyers broadcasters, used to fly on the team plane, Jones liked to pull out a […]
Rich Lazer Would Like You to Love the PPA. No, Seriously.
The sidewalk on the 1800 block of Fishtown’s Blair Street was just like that alongside many Philly streets, and by that, we mean it was […]