Max Marin

Investigative Reporter

Max Marin is Billy Penn's investigative reporter. He also acts in an assistant editor capacity.

A graduate of Temple University, he has produced award-winning journalism on local politics, criminal justice, immigration and neighborhood issues, with bylines in more than a dozen local news outlets. Prior to joining Billy Penn in August 2018, Max served as a staff writer and associate editor at Philadelphia Weekly, the city's last surviving alt-weekly, and AL DÍA News, a Spanish-English news outlet that covers the city's Latino community.

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Revival of famous North Philly church protest camp gets shut down by police overnight

25 years after initial takeover, housing activists planned to offer refuge in the former St. Edward’s chapel.

Election 2020

Mail ballots in PA cleared for print after state court boots Green Party candidates

Philly voters could receive their mail-in ballots within 8 to 10 days.

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Third-generation proprietor Gary Ginsberg shows off his new storefront at 3rd and Market

Shirt Corner is back! Philly icon reopens at original Old City storefront

After a devastating 2014 fire, the 80-year-old family biz is back on 3rd and Market.

Election 2020

Find your polling place for the November 2020 election in Philadelphia

The current list will likely grow, and is subject to change. We’ll update it weekly.

Lou Bird's at 18th and Lombard is participating in Fall Restaurant Week

Philly food and drink scene

Center City Restaurant Week returns with 33% fewer participants — and little indoor dining

While some in the industry have expressed worry, others are looking forward to a welcome revenue boost.

In Hoffman's proposed development at Penn's Landing, a concert hall and restaurants would sit among towers with residential and commercial space

DC developer proposes apartment towers, concert hall, water taxis for Penn’s Landing site eyed by Sixers

The winning bid for the coveted Delaware Riverfront parcel is expected to be revealed by the end of the month.

The proposed Sixers arena would be located at Penn's Landing (not to scale)

Would a Sixers arena work on the Philly waterfront? Here’s how other cities fared

Downtown sports stadiums are on the rise across the U.S.

Police academy cadets line up for graduation in 2017

Should Philly revamp its ‘beyond toothless’ police oversight commission? Your vote will decide

Critics have low expectations for the chronically underfunded watchdog group.

Jared Jackson, executive director of Jews in ALL Hues, speaking at a roundtable with Black and Jewish leaders on Tuesday night.

Philadelphia Black and Jewish leaders come together to clear the air, work on solutions

There’s been an unspoken tension since the local NAACP chapter president shared an anti-Semitic meme.

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