Cover Story Booked Solid There’s so much stuff that happens in Philly that’s stupid,” says Joey Sweeney. “But every memory I have of attending any 215 Festival, ever, is a fantastic one.” email print font size share LinkedIn StumbleUpon Tumblr…

A&E email print font size options   Posted: Thu, Apr. 26, 2012, 12:00 AM That’s So Raven In a corner of the Free Library sits the bird that some say inspired Poe. Emily Guendelsberger City Paper Will Brown NEVERMORE: Grip…

A&E Urban Outfitter Jessie Hemmons, 25, aka Ishknits, is crouching down, sewing what looks like a neon, blue-and-green-striped sweater onto a skinny tree outside utility-gray Hartranft Elementary School in North Philly. email print font size options   Posted: Thu, Apr.…

SCENE: Oscar’s, a crowded happy hour. In the big rectangular booth in the back, their regular spot, sit two 36-page issues of PHILADELPHIA CITY PAPER, nursing tall lagers and surrounded by empty shot glasses. The waitress, DEE, shoots them a…

Emily Guendelsberger “Move that tent!”: The white tent obstructed the view of the stage, where Pope Francis will be saying Mass later today. Most people here in the “1” section have been here staking out their spot, in the ticketed…

This tip came in while we were on vacation, but it’s too excellent not to pass on: This might be a little juvenile but i think it’s REALLY funny… I think i might be the first one to notice it…

Oh, shit! Feds announce charges against U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah — Jeremy Roebuck (@jeremyrroebuck) July 29, 2015 Fattah and four associates charged with Rico conspiracy for misappropriating thousands in charitable, campaign funds — Jeremy Roebuck (@jeremyrroebuck) July 29, 2015 Charges…

I wrote this cover back in May, “I Was an Undercover Uber Driver,” that’s probably the most popular thing I’ve ever written. It was a very complicated 6000-word story (that’s really long, if you’re not in journalism), and involved an…

The PhillyPolice blog consists almost entirely of silent surveillance footage of people committing crimes, with the hope that someone will be able to identify them. It is a frequent source of examples of unfortunate choices in life and fashion. For example,…