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A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of
Philly Mag Nominated for 2024 National Magazine Award
In February 2023, we published feature celebrating the mighty hoagie. Now, the American Society of Magazine Editors is praising our story.
Philly Today: Sylvester Stallone Set to Film Movie in Philadelphia Again
No, it has nothing to do with boxing. Plus, infamous Philly cop learns fate.
Josh Shapiro for President?
Could our governor — the savior of I-95 — one day hold the most powerful office in the free world? People are talking.
Philly Today: State Rep. Kevin Boyle’s Legal Predicament Might Not Be Over, Police Chief Says
Plus, a look at vastly different Philadelphia snowfall totals from Tuesday.
Philly Today: Feds Crack Down on Rogue South Philly Drone Pilot
Plus, Philly is planning “the most epic Rocky celebration of all time.”
Philly Today: Democrat Kevin Boyle Caught on Video in Tirade at Local Bar
Plus, PATCO’s “ghost station” to reopen in mere months.
Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?
Philly Today: Wild Biker Cody Heron Pleads Guilty in Infamous Road Rage Case
His lawyer hopes a boot camp program could have him out by early 2025.
Philly Today: Mayor’s Office Learns Not to Mess with Librarians
Plus, the weirdest news you’ll hear all week. (We hope.)
Philly Today: NAACP Tells City School to End Ban on “Big Afros”
Plus, Rochelle Bilal campaign goes all conspiracy-theory on the Inquirer.
Philly Today: A Bizarre Rochelle Bilal Mystery Emerges
Plus, why Philly might go nuts on July 4, 2026.
Fight Like a Girl: The New Wave of High-School Wrestling
Just three years after the founding of the first girls’ high-school wrestling team in Pennsylvania, nearly 200 squads now compete.
Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.
Philly Today: Ocean City Is About to Get Even Less Fun
Plus, who keeps $100,000 sitting around in their house? In Delco?!
Meet the Philly Super-Musician Up for Two Grammys on Sunday
Adam Blackstone, who performs at the Super Bowl just one week after going to the Grammys, talks working with Rihanna and eating lobster rolls in Rittenhouse.
Philly Today: There’s a New Weather Woman in Town
Plus: A reminder to behave on airplanes. Or at least keep your pants on.
Other Than a Sixers Arena, What Would You Build at Market East?
A workshop over the weekend attempted to answer that very question.
