The city’s last big Benjamin Franklin Parkway concert was a first-ever New Year’s Eve concert in 2025. Headlined by LL […]
Gerard St. John: The lector’s challenge
Serving as lector at a Catholic Mass is a pretty easy task; you simply read the words that are put […]
Guy Ciarrocchi: Minneapolis or Nashville —which path will Philly choose?
Organized chaos in Minneapolis. It’s been in the spotlight — understandably. ICE raids. Protests. Confrontation. Deaths. Over 3,000 arrests and […]
Christine Flowers: Alex Pretti didn’t deserve to die, but protesters need to stop obstructing
ICE has been out of control over the past few months, and particularly since the beginning of this year. Over […]
Rep. Jim Struzzi: New year, new budget
As we turn the calendar from January into February, we come to the realization that the holiday season is a […]
Beth Ann Rosica: Will Josh Shapiro lead — or keep hiding — on school choice and girls’ sports?
As Democrats fracture on school choice and girls’ sports, pressure mounts on Shapiro
By Beth Ann Rosica
Thom Nickels: Trigger warning!
Several years ago, while attending a lecture at the American Catholic Historical Society, I spoke with a woman who was […]
Jeff Cole: Covering Shapiro
Josh Shapiro bounds across the stage at a Philadelphia community center sporting the costume of a careful, calculating politician on […]
Stew Bolno: Trump’s Greenland gambit
After every high-level sports competition, especially football, coaches review the game. In moments of significance, they’re likely to run the […]