Q&A
Ugly Betty’s Ana Ortiz on Meeting Tom Hanks, Swimming in Swann Fountain, and Having a Dad on City Council
My full name is … Ana Louise Ortiz. My grandmother is Louise, my mother’s middle name is Louise, and my father’s middle name is Luis, […]
Philly’s Ex-Litter Czar on Why the Hell the City Can’t Pick Up Trash on Time
Chances are you’ve been engaged the past few weeks in a game of peekaboo with your trash bins, checking each day to see if they’ve […]
NextUp: The Navy Yard-Based Biopharma Company Engineering T-Cell Receptors to Destroy Cancerous Solid Tumors
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email ccunningham@phillymag.com […]
Zola Star Colman Domingo Talks Cooking, Coming Out, and Going to High School With Will Smith
My full name is … Colman Jason Domingo. There’s no “e” in Colman. I have to tell you that because it always winds up in […]
Isaac Scott Photographed Philly’s Summer of Protest. Now He’s Won a National Magazine Award
Some of the most famous photographs in American history were taken at protests: Birmingham police unleashing dogs and firehoses on protesters during the civil rights […]
Meet the Lancaster Clothier Turning Vintage Quilts Into Wearable Art
What I make: “We transform vintage textiles into wearable art — one-of-a-kind jackets, denim, scrunchies, collars and now masks.” How I got started: “I started […]
How Fox Chase’s Evelyn González Is Fighting Cancer Care Disparities in Philly
In a recently published paper about improving cancer care on a national level, experts zeroed in on the “inequities in healthcare that exist across the […]
NextUp: The UCity Biotech Company Using Tissue-Targeting Technology to Deliver Genetic Medicine
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email ccunningham@phillymag.com […]
Meet the Philly Lawyer on a Mission to End the Death Penalty
Marc Bookman, who grew up in Lower Merion, has dedicated his career to fighting the death penalty, first in the Defenders Association of Philadelphia and […]
Angela Duckworth, the Author of Grit, on Teaching Resilience Amid a Pandemic
Rittenhouse Square resident and soon-to-be empty nester Angela Duckworth has made a career of helping others uncover their inner fortitude. The Cherry Hill native talks […]
Philly Pharmacologists Are Developing a Promising Pain-Relieving CBD Analog Drug
It’s no secret that America — and Philadelphia — is currently in the midst of an opioid epidemic. When a patient is prescribed the pain-relieving […]
NextUp: The Philly Biotech Company Advancing Cancer Cell Therapy Through Bone Marrow
“NextUp” is a weekly NextHealth PHL feature that highlights the local leaders, organizations and research shaping the Greater Philadelphia region’s life sciences ecosystem. Email ccunningham@phillymag.com […]
Everything You Need to Know About the Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine and Kids, According to an Epidemiologist
As early as this week, the FDA is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency-use authorization in adolescents ages 12 to 15, and on […]
This Philly Journalist’s Podcast About Artificial Intelligence Will Scare the Hell Out of You
There are lots of (read: way too many) podcasts in this world. But one that has really caught our attention of late is the new […]
Beyoncé BeyGood Grant Recipient Kimberly McGlonn on Her Favorite Philly Places and Things
English teacher turned Jenkintown borough Councilwoman Kimberly McGlonn advocates for sustainability and decarceration through her West Philly-based upcycled clothing brand Grant Blvd. Here’s what the […]