August 2021 Issue
Featured
Help Me, Doctor! I’m a Philly Sports Fan
What do you do when a game … isn’t just a game anymore?
Philly’s David Sylvester Has Hugged More Than Half a Million People, and He’s Not Quitting Anytime Soon
He started his idiosyncratic quest 20 years ago in the aftermath of 9/11. This year, thanks to him, September 12th will be celebrated as National Hug and High-Five Day.
Philly Houses Are Selling Faster — and for More Money — Than Ever. How Long Can That Last?
Right now, the competition for properties is fierce. But the bubble has to pop eventually — right?
The Highs and Lows for Philly Public Figures During a Really Tough Year
A high: Jim Kenney landing $1.4 billion in federal COVID relief. A low: learning Tom Farley okayed the destruction of MOVE victims’ remains.
Notable Philadelphians on the People and Places That Got Them Through the Past Year
We asked Kiley Reid, Adam Joseph, Martha Graham Cracker and more to shout out their favorites.
Beer, Cheesesteaks, Mascots and More: What Our Readers Nominated as the Best of Philly
We asked, you answered: Here are this year’s reader picks.
Metropolis
Harriett’s Jeannine A. Cook on Her New Collingswood Store and Being a Black Woman in Fishtown
The celebrated bookseller on opening up her new shop, Ida’s, and advocating for her first shop’s namesake, Harriet Tubman, to get a federal holiday.
Scout
Don’t Look Now, but the Mullet, History’s Most Maligned Hairstyle, Is Back
Business in the front, party in the back, and better than ever.
Darrell Alston on His Luxury Sneaker and Apparel Brand, Bungee Oblečení
The designer chats about designing shoes in prison and treating footwear like a work of art.
Navigator
6 ABC’s Alicia Vitarelli on Living in South Philly and Raising an Eagles Fan When You’re a Native New Yorker
The newscaster tells us the song she always turns up in the car, why she never worked from home during COVID, and her big superstition.