Paul Davis: It’s Christmas time in the city — my interview with Santa
The weekend of the 13th was a bad time for Philadelphia, as dozens of victims were shot in several criminal shootings across the city. One bad shooting occurred near the Rothman Ice Rink in Dilworth Park on Friday night. The police suspect that both the shooters and victims are students […]
Thom Nickels: Distributing Christmas bologna to the homeless
Bologna sandwiches and hard-boiled eggs helped make the season a little brighter for a few down-and-out Philadelphians.
By Thom Nickels
Christine Flowers: The week before Christmas
Despite their wins, there is no joy in blue-ville
By Christine Flowers
Patty-Pat Kozlowski: You don’t need brass ones to commit crime in Philadelphia
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
Christmas crisis, buy presents now before it’s too late
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
Christine Flowers: The Night before Christmas in Jim Kenney’s Philadelphia
‘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
Colleen Sheehan: Christmas at Randalls – a message for this holiday season
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