How do you feel about your doctor, or other medical professional, asking about your gender, your gender identity, how many […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Saying goodbye to the cheesesteak — but only because I have to
It’s been over 85 years that Philadelphia has proudly called the cheesesteak its own. If you were fortunate enough to grow up […]
Thom Nickels: From hidden river to historic hills, Manayunk through the years
My father’s family, originally from Dusseldorf, Germany, settled in Manayunk before the Civil War, so I grew up hearing about […]
Christine Flowers: The Oscars, like diamonds, are forever — just tune out the nonsense
I know it’s cool to say that you are boycotting the Oscars (or the Olympics, or the Super Bowl, or […]
John Rossi: Eighty years of mayoral history
For eighty-two years, I either lived in Philadelphia or worked there. Some of my fondest memories of living in the […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: We need to protect Philadelphia’s historic treasures
Every city has those historical treasures. Those sacred items that are on display for all to see, those great stories […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Lessons from the Super Bowl ads
Shamelessly rushing from Dylan Mulvaney to Harrison Ford.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Thom Nickels: Daniel P. Mannix and Peter the Python
The Mannix farm was a legendary place in an area that was then called Bacton Hill. It was known as […]
Thom Nickels: Port Richmond elegy
There’s not a single vacant space in my Riverwards Fishtown-Port Richmond neighborhood that hasn’t been rezoned for rehab by developers. […]
Thom Nickels: Owen Wister and the ‘Western Cure’
Several years ago while researching my book, Literary Philadelphia: A History of Poetry & Prose in the City of Brotherly […]