Opinion
How Did Philly Dog Culture Get So Out of Control?
Moving is hard enough without dog shit on the bottom of your shoe. I would know: Since I first arrived in Philadelphia in 2017, I’ve […]
Let’s Have a No-B.S. Talk About These Over-the-Top Campaign Efforts in Philly
Tuesday is Election Day, and it will be yet another consequential, unprecedented one. I can’t tell you how many times over the past several weeks […]
Donald Trump Should Probably Just Stay Out of Pennsylvania at This Point
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Mayor Parker Proves She Just Doesn’t Get It When It Comes to Chinatown
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Temple Is Lucky to Have John Fry — and So Is Philadelphia
Editor’s note: An earlier version of this article failed to mention the existence of the North Broad Business Improvement District and the work of the […]
Philadelphia Once Again the Setting for a Signature Moment in a Historic Presidential Race
“In Springfield, they’re eating the dogs,” former President Donald Trump said on national television on Tuesday night. “The people that came in. They’re eating the […]
Hear Me Out: Philly Sports Fans Are Getting More Positive
To paraphrase an ancient proverb — or sleeveless t-shirt — inside every Philadelphia sports fan are two wolves. The one that thrives, the gym-bro meme […]
Why Crime in Philadelphia Is Plummeting
I spend a fair amount of time talking to people who live in the suburbs. One of the things they’ve told me over the last […]
Jailing Johnny Doc Won’t Solve Philly Corruption. Here’s What Will
Former labor leader John Dougherty, once one of the most influential public figures in Philadelphia, was just sentenced to spend six years in federal prison […]
Does the Avenue of the Arts Really Need a $100 Million Makeover?
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It’s Time to Sink the SS United States
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I Was This Close to Graduating From the University of the Arts
I remember burning acceptance letters in my backyard. It was just over three years ago, and I’d recently been accepted into the creative writing program […]
Point/Counterpoint: Educators and Students Weigh in on ChatGPT
University-based instructors make the case for AI’s potential to level the educational playing field. Meanwhile, one Temple journalist argues that generative AI could defeat the […]
72 Years Ago, Philadelphia Made a Huge Mistake
If you picked up a copy of the Inquirer on November 23, 1952, and turned to page 47, here’s what you would have seen: a […]
Sweet Freedom: An Ode to the Margate Dairy Bar
I never learned to drive. Some combination of my anxiety and my overprotective mother made it feel like something that just wasn’t for me. That’s […]