Philly and South Jersey champs reflect on 2nd national tournament
Jayden Jiang, Philly’s regional champion, learned something at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee, which wrapped up Thursday in Maryland — and it wasn’t about trying to spell out complex words. “I want to do it again because I enjoyed this process and learned a lot throughout this journey,” Jiang, 11, who finished tied for […]
Uche Ojeh, husband of Philly’s Sheinelle Jones, dies at age 45
Philadelphia is mourning alongside one of its own as Sheinelle Jones, a former co-anchor of “Good Day Philadelphia” and current Today show host, faces the loss of her husband, Uche Ojeh. Ojeh passed away at age 45 after a battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Jones, who grew up in Philadelphia and […]
Find your flock! Here’s how to explore birding in the Philly
What is it that makes bird-watching so special and so popular? For local birder Caitlin Sherman, the excitement is in finding “absolute jewels” of birds in places you’d never expect. “We had a snowy owl hanging out in the middle of Independence Mall this winter,” she said. “Just having this extremely wild animal here with […]
Several Philly-area programs lose Department of Justice funding
Billy Penn recently reported on the Cure Violence Basketball League, one of the programs offered by a local public health initiative. The winter basketball league provided a free, welcoming and safe environment for adult men in Kensington and across the city to get some exercise, practice social skills and improve sportsmanship, New Kensington Community Development […]
The Biggest Cargo Theft Ring in Philadelphia History
Longform Snow crab legs. Chicken wings. Thousands of pounds of beef. Since 2022, Philadelphia has experienced an unprecedented surge in cargo theft, one that flooded nightly newscasts and social media accounts. That is, until Philly police and the Department of Justice cracked the case. Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your […]
Turns Out Not Everybody Loves Angelo’s in South Philadelphia
News Plus, a Main Line fracas over a Philly bagel shop. Get a compelling long read and must-have lifestyle tips in your inbox every Sunday morning — great with coffee! The line outside South Philadelphia’s Angelo’s Pizzeria, where people wait in line for hours for cheesesteaks (photo by Gene Smirnov) Check phillymag.com each morning Monday […]
Philly puts 2 on TIME’s 2025 Most Influential People List
TIME Magazine’s 2025 list of the 100 Most Influential People came out this week, and Philly had two representatives: Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts and Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, the visionary chef behind Kalaya. Each winner was the subject of a short essay by another celebrity. Here’s what they had to say. Jalen Hurts Hurts’ journey from […]
FIFA president visits Philly to promote upcoming summers of World Cup soccer
Gianni Infantino may be the president of soccer’s global governing body, FIFA, but he knew enough in his first-ever visit to Philadelphia Thursday to drop multiple “Go Birds” into his remarks. (He did not drop in an “E-A-G-L-E-S …”) Infantino was here to promote this summer’s Club World Cup and see how preparations were going […]
Where four UArts students landed after the school’s abrupt closure
Former faculty, students and staff are still grappling with the abrupt closure of University of the Arts nearly nine months ago. UArts filed for bankruptcy in September after a merger plan between UArts and Temple University failed. Since then, the school and its assets have been up for auction to repay creditors. One remaining building […]
Philly’s Mob history comes to life on new tour
A new tour in Philadelphia is offering visitors a glimpse into the city’s Prohibition-era underworld. The Philly Mob Tour, organized by Founding Footsteps, takes participants through the streets of Philadelphia, exploring stories of mob bosses, bootleggers and law enforcement crackdowns that shaped the city from the 1920s to today. Tim McAleer, founder of Founding Footsteps, […]