Closing out the fifth week of the nation’s longest government shutdown, President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 25 that it would reopen — for now at least.Trump signed a short-term spending bill into law, which does not include any of the…
Jeanette “Jen” Bowles has “respect and adoration” for Philadelphia, a feeling that makes her want to improve the lives of its residents — especially when it comes to those digging their way out of the opioid crisis. That is why…
I think I always knew I wanted to be a journalist.I’m not sure where the inspiration came from, because when I look at my career in retrospect, there’s really no one person I can point to and say, ‘yep, that’s…
Steve Gunn says he doesn’t make visual art, but that’s only true in the most literal sense.In reality, songs from the Lansdowne-born musician’s new album, The Unseen in Between, evoke more than just a sense of auditory stimulation. Gunn might…
In September 2017, a Philadelphia jury awarded $57.1 million to a woman who used a defective pelvic mesh implant to treat her urinary incontinence, then had a second device installed and endured several subsequent surgeries because the new implant also…
Philly sure does love their jawns.And why wouldn’t we? Jawns are, well … anything, nothing and everything in between. We have no choice but to love them.To that end, if you’ve got jawns (kids) and a hankering to hit a…
In a time where women are fighting for equal rights and representation, three local female directors are diving back into the classical canon to stage different adaptations and versions of Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters, first performed in 1901.Meg Trelease of…