In my 2014 book, Legendary Locals of Center City Philadelphia, I included the story of a talented clairvoyant, Arlene Ostapowicz […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Why won’t Democrats condemn violence?
It’s time to make condemning violence nonpartisan again.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
President’s House is politics over architecture — and everything else
While the history of slavery should never be forgotten, it should not be interwoven in the “design message” of the President’s House.
By Thom Nickels
Marines grapple with history and judgment in new play
“The Pearly Gates” for many represents the Gates of Heaven or the gates of the afterlife. The term is used […]
The catastrophic end of militant youth
For years, our schools and institutions have trained children to believe activism is not a choice but a condition of […]
An historic hoax in Philadelphia academia
Long before modern technology availed itself of sinister online aspects that allowed for chilling hoaxes like what was perpetrated during […]
Ghost Town — How covid changed Philadelphia forever
Where did Covid come from? A good deal of evidence suggests it came from a biological lab in China, then […]
Kirk’s assassination is a public safety wake-up call
Last week’s assassination of Charlie Kirk has thrust our nation’s changing public safety and mental health norms into the spotlight, […]
Life lessons at a Philly rec center
Readers Digest used to run a feature, “The Most Unforgettable Character I Met.” It recounted the story of some individual […]