Contributors
Sing Shady
Treetop choir loft fosters German folksong in Brewerytown, circa 1900s. [more…]
History
History
Deja Vu All Over Again
How America’s most historic baseball team is making history again this year. [more…]
History
Yankee Doodle Diversity
Happy Birthday, America! Dr. Woodson gets this party started with some truth that bears repeating: people of all colors founded this country. [more…]
East Falls history
Party Like a Patriot
That time the Schuylkill spawned a boozy sovereignty [more…]
Contributors
Way Off Track
Why we need to save SEPTA from itself & preserve local railroad history. [more…]
Art & Entertainment
The Glory Days of Groove at Uptown Theater
Local movie celebrates a legendary landmark’s extraordinary contributions to American music, fashion, and culture. [more…]
Contributors
Philadelphia Stories: Uncle Outlaw
The hard life and times of a favorite family felon [more…]
History
A Love to Remember
True story behind Laurel Hill’s most famous Mother monument. [more…]
Contributors
Tragic Youth: Lost Victims of Industrialization
Young immigrant lives cut short in the factory panic of 1902. [more…]
Art & Entertainment
Wit and Whiskey: The Life of W.C. Fields
This top-hatted, hard-drinking, bulb-nosed fixture of Old Hollywood fame has surprisingly local roots [more…]