Max Marin

Investigative Reporter

Max Marin (he/him) was Billy Penn's investigative reporter from 2018 to 2021. 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.

Philly Naked Bike Ride is back! Where you’ll see nude people on Saturday, including the afterparty

This year, masks are the only piece of clothing required.

City personnel help to clear an encampment on the 3200 block of Kensington Avenue,

Philly’s opioid crisis

‘There still is no answer’: Philly cracks down on Kensington encampments again as homelessness crisis intensifies

Many have been pushing Mayor Kenney’s administration to fix the untenable living conditions in the neighborhood.

A block party pool in the summer of 2017

Hot vax bummer: Block parties are allowed again in Philly, but applications are down at least 50%

The downward trend began years before the pandemic — and the approval rate is also on the decline.

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