Given how Philly folks talk about ourselves, it would be tempting to say, “Of course.” As in, “Of course, Philadelphia has a national reputation for clowns.” And perhaps, “Most are […]

Author Archives: Jane M. Von Bergen
Prizewinning journalist Jane M. Von Bergen started her reporting career in elementary school and has been at it ever since. For many years, her byline has been a constant in the Philadelphia Inquirer, where she covered courts, retailing, advertising, labor, the economy, and most recently, theater. She is a co-founder of the predecessor organization to Resolve Philly, a national groundbreaking journalism collaborative. Von Bergen lives in Mt. Airy with her husband, I. George Bilyk, a photographer she met in college while both worked on the Temple News student newspaper.