Feature writer. Previously on staff @phillymag. Big fan of magazines.
Philadelphia, PA
Joined February 2017
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This story on the demise of world cafe live is full of too many incredible details to count phillymag.com/news/2026/08/2…
The Navy Yard wants to be Philly's next great neighborhood. Pros: Green space, tons of history, cool architecture. Cons: Few restaurants, little transit, nowhere to go out or really do...anything. Can it succeed? I wrote about the $6B plan for @phillymag. phillymag.com/news/2026/07/3…
I never thought I would advocate for drivers’ rights, but I just got a 45 euro speeding ticket for going 56 mph in a 50 mph zone ON A COUNTRYSIDE HIGHWAY in France. Not only that, but thieving rental agency Sixt is adding 40 euros on top for… “paperwork”?
Disgraceful!!
Here’s an idea French government: why don’t you spend my 45 euros to fund some speed cameras for the out of control CYCLISTS in Paris that never stop at red lights and threaten to mow down VULNERABLE PEDESTRIANS every time they cross the street
I hope philadelphia enjoys all of these new visitors who absolutely won't ever come back after their experience waiting 3 hours for a bsl train after the world cup :)
SEPTA anticipates 40,000 people using the Broad Street Line after World Cup games. At maximum capacity, the transportation agency can move 15,000 people per hour. bizjournals.com/philadelphia…
As a certified Album Listener, it really should be illegal to put the best track way at the end of your record. Looking at you, John Prine (In Spite of Ourselves)… it’s the damn title track! Talk about burying the lede…
Bill Simmons demonstrating levels of brainpower similar to the person I served on a jury with who couldn't stop saying they thought the defendant was guilty because he didn't testify in his own defense
NBA award voter Bill Simmons admits he switched his 6MOY vote from Jaime Jaquez Jr to Keldon Johnson after Miami lost in the play in game 😳
“The play in did change my 6MOY vote. I had Jaquez over Keldon Johnson but then Miami lost on Wednesday and I was just like ‘I’m going to have the 6MOY on a team that couldn’t get to the last round of the play in?’ I switched it. That’s the leagues fault. They should’ve made us vote before the play in game”
(Via @BillSimmons)
Wondering if any of this money could go toward repairing the leak that's been pouring out of the ceiling at the Southbound BSL City Hall platform for the past six months? I may be accustomed to impromptu water features on the subway, but I fear our tourists won't be prepared...
Exclusive @TheAthleticFC
Philadelphia’s World Cup committee ensures FREE transport for fans leaving their stadium this summer, assisted by partnership with Airbnb. The in-bound SEPTA ticket to the venue is also staying at usual $2.90.
nytimes.com/athletic/7209570…
I challenge anyone to find a better office view than the one from my home. Beauty no matter the window upon which I choose to fix my gaze 💫
The Philly Orchestra has made a MOCKERY of its "young friends" program. They're not even discounting the tickets! A Young Friends ticket is $79; the same exact seat without discount is $88.48 (i.e. $79 with $9.48 of fees).
This is antithetical to the spirit of Gustav Mahler!
Cleo Bagels, I promise expansion would not fail for you. Please come to south Philly 🙏
Failed expansion takes out another Philly food business inquirer.com/food/restaurant…
I don't get the respect I deserve for being a Utah Jazz fan. This shit is embarrassing! Nevertheless I persist #takenote
Imagine being a professor of "geography, environment, and urban studies" who is afraid of the subway and apparently unfamiliar with concepts such as "walking" or "taking the bus". This has to be a bit, right?
I used to live near this exact block of Philly. The deal is that it's impossible to park, so you can't have a car. Meaning you can't enjoy the countryside, which you will never see, ever, if you live here. Also, the deal is that nobody who can afford that block rides the subway (which in Philly is super dicey and doesn't go to enough neighborhoods to stitch the city together; it doesn't even go to the nice art museum area). So you basically never leave this exact neighborhood and at best you bike to a few adjacent neighborhoods (btw, the bike lanes are bad). So, you really have to enjoy the lifestyle of spending a lot of your income on rent/taxes rooted in place like a houseplant, and you have to like not having any mobility or escape option if during a certain summer all the restaurants and bars close and all your neighbors join a weird wild-eyed ideological cult.
