Carolyn Wyman is a South Philly based journalist and cartoonist, and the author of books about cheesesteaks, Spam, Jell-O and […]
Dwight Evans violates STOCK Act with Tesla, Amazon trades
Democratic lawmaker violates STOCK Act with Tesla, Amazon trades By Dave Levinthal April 4, 2025 Rep. Dwight Evans was late […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Philadelphia’s ‘secret voucher program’
What I and many others have known for years is now public. School tuition vouchers have existed in Philadelphia for […]
Paul Davis: A career with a purpose and a future
When I was about twelve years old, I told my father and my uncle that I wanted to be a […]
Why Philly has clean water to drink
A legacy of brilliant engineering and hard labor.
By Richard Koenig
Vince Fenerty: Larry Krasner sides with criminals — now he’s calling for violence against Republicans
The Philadelphia Republican City Committee (Philly GOP) condemns Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner’s recent rhetoric inciting violence against Republicans. Philadelphia […]
HUD Secretary Turner visits opportunity zones enabled by tax reform
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner visited Opportunity Zone sites in Philadelphia on Thursday, touting the program’s impact […]
Seth Higgins: Larry Krasner breaks Godwin’s Law
Have you ever noticed that political arguments, particularly those online, inevitably devolve until someone gets called a Nazi? After which […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Saying goodbye to the cheesesteak — but only because I have to
It’s been over 85 years that Philadelphia has proudly called the cheesesteak its own. If you were fortunate enough to grow up […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Giving students fish and teaching principals to be fishermen
(Author’s note: part of an occasional series of “good news” – people, organizations, etc., that make life better.) “Jerry, you’re […]