The Darby Borough Police announced on July 18 that they arrested George Cook, 42, the owner and operator of GC’s […]
David Sanko: Why public information must be free and accessible
As we celebrate America’s 250th, we should take a moment to reflect on the meaning of freedom today. The many […]
John Rossi: Philly sports writers, a biased opinion
Philadelphia has had an inferiority complex towards New York. The city never seemed to get over being bypassed in the […]
Court delivers key transparency victories in Shapiro records fight
The government has the duty to prove why a record should be withheld — and courts are increasingly insisting that they meet it.
By Todd Shepherd
Thom Nickels: The pretzel, the pain, and the prose — Pete Dexter’s Philadelphia years
For a writer, the ability to entertain readers doesn’t require a pronounced accent or a certain pose while smoking a […]
Jeff Hurvitz: Curb your hyperbole
Several weeks ago, President Trump invited HBO’s Bill Maher to be a guest of his at the White House. A […]
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
Your new way around your algorithm’s news bias
If you’re reading this, you already know we’re the only place you can find certain stories in Pennsylvania—the ones other […]
Frank Speidel: A white rose for Margaret
“One musn’t overrate the culture of what used to be called ‘top people’ before the wars. They had charming manners, […]
Thom Nickels: Where do dead journalists go?
Where do dead journalists go? Presumably they go where everyone else goes, but in the competitive fishbowl world of Philly […]