Kate Smith - Stu Bykofsky

Culture

Open letter to the Philadelphia Flyers from Kate Smith

Hello, everybody! They say you get only one chance to make a good first impression. But you have unlimited chances to correct a mistake. I’m humbly asking you to correct the mistake you made about me. In 2019, I believe the Philadelphia Flyers management panicked and banned their good-luck

Politics

Statues Commission: Select random citizens

Sometimes, without meaning to, Philadelphia’s city government stumbles into doing something right. One thing last week was the approval of a new citizens advisory board to oversee the police department. Philly has had one for a while, but it was underfunded, understaffed, and had few teeth for enforcement. It