The story of the 1968–69 La Salle Explorers begins in an unexpected place. It doesn’t begin with the story of Tom Gola […]
Why Philly has clean water to drink
A legacy of brilliant engineering and hard labor.
By Richard Koenig
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 […]
Thom Nickels: Student journalism in the 1970s at The New Price Review
A lot has changed in journalism in the last fifty years
By Thom Nickels
Thom Nickels: Where medicine and spirituality meet
Mark Twain was half in love with her and called her “the most interesting woman that ever lived, and the […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: You hate us? We love that.
Eagles fans aren’t just loud. The love that they bring to their team rivals any of the best loyalties in […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]