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Holiday

Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2024December 23, 2024
Tom Stiglich
Holiday

Paul Davis: It’s Christmas time in the city — my interview with Santa

December 25, 2024December 24, 2024
Paul Davis
5

The weekend of the 13th was a bad time for Philadelphia, as dozens of victims were shot in several criminal […]

Culture

Thom Nickels: Distributing Christmas bologna to the homeless

December 25, 2023December 21, 2023
Thom Nickels
3

Bologna sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs helped make the season a little brighter for a few down-and-out Philadelphians.
By Thom Nickels

Politics

Christine Flowers: The week before Christmas

December 22, 2023December 21, 2023
Christine Flowers
4

Despite their wins, there is no joy in blue-ville
By Christine Flowers

Crime

Patty-Pat Kozlowski: You don’t need brass ones to commit crime in Philadelphia

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022
Patty-Pat Kozlowski
5

The City Hall Brass Railing Bandit — sawing away and carrying off a $20,000 brass railing on a Thursday morning — is simply rearranging the deck chairs on the S.S. Philadelphia.
by Patty-Pat Kozlowski

The Economy

Christmas crisis, buy presents now before it’s too late

November 16, 2021November 15, 2021
Bill Carlin
3

As somebody with an inside view of the problem, I see shortages and shipping delays as a guarantee rather than a possibility. Because of this, I highly recommend completing your Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving.
By Bill Carlin

Humor

Christine Flowers: The Night before Christmas in Jim Kenney’s Philadelphia

December 14, 2020July 28, 2021
Christine Flowers
5

‘Twas the night before Christmas in Philadelphia, and a woozy mayor is visited by the ghosts of the past, present and future.
By Christine Flowers

Culture

Colleen Sheehan: Christmas at Randalls – a message for this holiday season

December 15, 2019April 19, 2021
Colleen Sheehan
3

Reading this scene by Jane Austen, whose birthday is Dec. 16, our heads are filled with good things to remember, thoughts that dance in our holiday imaginations.
By Colleen Sheehan

Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Travels in the Steel City

Thom Nickels: Travels in the Steel City

schedule July 18 2025
ink_pen Thom Nickels

What about Pennsylvania’s other great city, the city of Pittsburgh? Is life in Pittsburgh better than life in Philadelphia? Is […]

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