How SEPTA’s New Trains Drove a Recording Engineer Out of Town

After eight months of working with the transit agency, Alex Dingley has yet to get a straight answer

 

The Trouble with Old City

Why can't the iconic Philly neighborhood get past the blight?

 

Political Power and Consumer Pain in Comcast’s Philadelphia

The city's highest-grossing company flexes its might at all levels of government

 

Brü, Brö

Despite the frat-house vibe, Brü brings it with German beer and bites.

 

2013 Writing Contest Fiction Winner: After the River

Of the 42 fiction pieces submitted to our contest this year this one was deemed the best

 

PHILAPHILIA Empty Lot of the Week: Hidden shitty grass lot

 

PHILLY LOVE NOTES: An ode to Spruce Street

 

A$AP Ferg

Sat., May 18, 8 p.m., $52, with Juicy J and DJ Sliink, TLA

 

2013 Writing Contest Fiction Runner-Up: Pauline Armstrong

 

Help on Wheels for Philly's Public Health 'Time Bomb,' Hepatitis C

An innovative mobile lab brings testing to highest risk neighborhoods.

 

What Happens When a Decent Home Baker Rolls Into a Professional Bakery?

 

Dance Theatre of Harlem

May 16-19, $20-$75, Annenberg Center

 

2013 Writing Contest Fiction Runner-Up: Pauline Armstrong

 

Who Exactly Is an “Outsider” Artist?

Annette Monnier dissects this question in her column on visual art