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Religion

Thom Nickels: Where medicine and spirituality meet

March 14, 2025March 13, 2025
Thom Nickels
1

Mark Twain was half in love with her and called her “the most interesting woman that ever lived, and the […]

Sports

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: You hate us? We love that.

February 25, 2025February 24, 2025
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

Eagles fans aren’t just loud. The love that they bring to their team rivals any of the best loyalties in […]

History

John Rossi: Eighty years of mayoral history

February 20, 2025February 19, 2025
John Rossi
3

For eighty-two years, I either lived in Philadelphia or worked there. Some of my fondest memories of living in the […]

History

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: We need to protect Philadelphia’s historic treasures

February 19, 2025February 18, 2025
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

Every city has those historical treasures. Those sacred items that are on display for all to see, those great stories […]

Culture

Thom Nickels: Daniel P. Mannix and Peter the Python

January 31, 2025January 31, 2025
Thom Nickels

The Mannix farm was a legendary place in an area that was then called Bacton Hill. It was known as […]

Culture

Thom Nickels: Owen Wister and the ‘Western Cure’

January 17, 2025January 16, 2025
Thom Nickels
3

Several years ago while researching my book, Literary Philadelphia: A History of Poetry & Prose in the City of Brotherly […]

Housing

Thom Nickels: Rooming houses could help with Philly’s overpriced housing market

January 9, 2025January 8, 2025
Thom Nickels
3

Several years ago while browsing through the Rooms Wanted section of Philadelphia Craigslist, I found that many of the ads […]

History

Thom Nickels: Theosophists in Philadelphia

January 3, 2025January 2, 2025
Thom Nickels
1

In the 1970s I lived for a time in a second floor apartment in a building that also served as […]

History

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Why Cliveden means so much

December 26, 2024December 24, 2024
Michael Thomas Leibrandt

When I was a young man, few things meant fall for me as a visit to Cliveden with my Dad. […]

Sports

Michael Thomas Leibrandt: America is filled with historic football stadiums. None more so than Philly’s Franklin Field.

December 19, 2024December 28, 2024
Michael Thomas Leibrandt
1

You might not think that when your football team dates from 1876 that it would be hard to create any […]

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Op-Ed

Jason Richey: As conditions change, it’s time for administration to rethink the Nippon-U.S. Steel merger

Jason Richey: As conditions change, it’s time for administration to rethink the Nippon-U.S. Steel merger

schedule May 16 2025
ink_pen Jason Richey

The tallest building between New York and Chicago, the U.S. Steel Tower stands as a monument to Pittsburgh’s industrial past […]

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