Here’s how SPOKE magazine, which does indepth reporting on biking issues, describes the program: “A conversation with an expert on cycling law, highlighting the dos and don’ts for when the worst happens.” Joe Piscitello, a bike attorney in Philadelphia, will…
The city’s two PHS pop-up gardens are going way beyond cold beer on a hot summer night. The programming for the gardens on South Street and East Passyunk ranges from quizzo (6 p.m. tonight) to yoga classes in…
Sister Mary Scullion on Thursday told participants at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness that Pope Francis’ visit to the United States this fall offers a “historic opportunity” to do something concrete about the housing and homeless crisis in this…
White House Tour // Free // 138 miles / 2 hours, 27 min. away / The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., Washington, D.C., whitehouse.gov. An invitation to tour the White House serendipitously came my way, and I snatched it from…
Jim Obergefell (bowtie) and Malcolm Lazin (right) at wreath-laying ceremony Paul Kuntzler (left) and Jim Obergefell Without saying a word, Jim Obergefell Thursday afternoon laid a wreath of flowers at the base of a historic marker at Sixth and Chestnut,…
Maria Pouchnikova Celebrating the Supreme Court’s decision extending same-sex marriage rights to the whole nation. Supporters of same-sex marriage rights celebrated yesterday’s landmark victory at the U.S. Supreme Court by staging a rally on Philly’s most hallowed ground, the space between Independence…
A federal judge in Harrisburg today struck down the state’s Revictimization Relief Act, ruling that it was “manifestly unconstitutional” because it violated the free-speech rights of prisoners and of reporters and others who rely on that speech to do their…
City Paper today unveils a fresh design that is edgier and more in keeping with these “what’s next?” times than before. Readers will find some faster, bolder approaches than what we’ve used previously. We’ve also managed to keep echoes of…
Maria Pouchnikova George Anastasia at the Marlton Diner. For eight months, over breakfast or just coffee, author George Anastasia talked with a former mob hit man, John Alite, in a back booth at the Marlton Diner. That’s where Alite told…
Dear Inquirer,How should we define the word “exclusive?” The dictionary makes it quite clear. In short, “excluding all others.”So, you created quite a mystery this morning on your front page, referring to your “exclusive look” at Philadelphia restaurant inspections, coming up…
