Anna Orso was a reporter/curator at Billy Penn from 2014 to 2017. More by Anna Orso
World Cup fans cheer on the U.S. team in Chester, after the Ivory Coast holds public training session ahead of Ecuador match
Fans celebrated the USMNT’s dominant win over Paraguay in Los Angeles, and also got a preview of one of the sides playing in Philly’s first-ever World Cup game Sunday.
by Nick Kariuki
The gold standard of 20th and Olney: La Salle University’s best basketball players
A definitive look at the icons who built one of Philadelphia’s most storied basketball traditions.
by Rashad Grove
There would be no U.S. Army without Philadelphia
This week the city celebrates how the world’s greatest military power began with a bunch of underdogs.
Beyond the postcard: Everyday life in Philadelphia’s oldest neighborhood
There’s much more to Society Hill than just the nation’s largest concentration of original 18th- and early 19th-century residential architecture.
by Hanbit Kwon
Lemon Hill launches fan fest for Game 1 of Philly’s FIFA World Cup celebration
Despite the heat advisory, the registration was fully booked for Thursday’s session to see Mexico vs. South Africa on the big screens, then Luis Fonsi live.
by Nick Kariuki
Philadelphia expands Wellness Court for people in addiction
Few complete the program but hundreds get help, officials say.
by Meir Rinde
Dog friendly fun in Fishtown
Plenty of options to welcome your furry friends along for a drink or some fun in the park just northeast of Center City.
A $25 million lifeline in Philly for unhoused drug users with major health challenges
After years bouncing between emergency rooms and the street, patients get wraparound services through Project HOME’s recovery collaborative.
by Meir Rinde
Nearly 50,000 volunteers help make the World Cup happen. Here’s how Philly’s crew will help out.
From ‘Philadelphia Stadium’ to the Lemon Hill fan fest, the volunteers in their neon shirts will be a beacon of aid for fans who’ve lost their way.
by Nick Kariuki
“Franklin’s Key”: An homage to the mythos of Ben Franklin
Part sci-fi and part historical adventure, this play aims to be ‘a gateway drug’ to Pig Iron Theatre Company’s unique brand of experimental theater.
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