Thanksgiving wine pairings are notoriously tricky. Here’s why you should skip the ‘serious reds.’
With turkey day around the corner, now is the time to stock up on suitable wines for your family’s Thanksgiving feast. To find a complete list of my go-to holiday…
Woman killed in early-morning hit-and-run in University City
A woman was killed in a hit-and-run early this morning in University City. Meaza Brown, 48, from South Philadelphia was walking with co-workers when a driver in a silver Chrysler…
Stevie Nicks brings down Barclays Center with sold-out makeup performance
It’s hard to imagine a performer like Stevie Nicks ever gets nervous, even playing to roughly 20,000 faces. But the “Gypsy” singer openly admitted as much a couple times during…
Nonprofit boss from NJ accused of coercing sex with women battling addiction
A New Jersey man who also runs a nonprofit out of Pennsylvania has been accused of sexually preying on women battling addiction, officials said. Lawrence Arata, from Villas, New Jersey,…
Funding for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s H.O.M.E. initiative will be delayed until next year
Mayor Cherelle L. Parker promised to build or preserve 30,000 homes in her first term. But much of her plan to reach that goal now won’t get underway until her…
The best gifts of the 2025 holiday season
Wow your loved ones with these popular items No matter how early you start, there’s always something a little stressful about holiday shopping. From sorting through the countless options and…
The artist behind the ‘Boob Garden’ and ‘Rave Coffin’ strikes again with ‘Crab Couch’ in South Philly
For the last two years, Rose Luardo was exceedingly generous with her art, installing it for all to see in a vacant triangular lot in South Philly that was once…
Parker and City Council must find common ground on affordable housing | Editorial
With City Hall preparing to borrow around $800 million for housing programs, it is essential that this money be used judiciously and efficiently. City Council and Mayor Cherelle L. Parker…
How Delaware helped keep OpenAI from turning into a typical for-profit company
It’s been 10 years since OpenAI was set up as a nonprofit by Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and other software developers and investors, friends, and rivals who didn’t quite trust…
Immigration advocates say Philly courthouse has become a ‘hunting ground’ for ICE. They want agents barred from the building.
Activists will rally outside the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center on Thursday to press their assertion that ICE has been allowed to turn the courthouse into “a hunting ground” for immigrants.…