Dr. Timaree Schmit is basically an episode of Adam Ruins Everything, but in the shape of a person. She has a PhD in Human Sexuality Education and years of experience in community organizing, ...

Eric Smith is a literary agent and Young Adult author who can often be found rummaging around all of Philadelphia’s used bookstores. As an agent, he’s worked on New York Times bestselling and ...

A. Benjamin Mannes, MA, CPP, CESP, is a Subject Matter Expert in Security & Criminal Justice Reform based on his own experiences on both sides of the criminal justice system. He has served as a ...

Christine Flowers wishes she could say that she was born and raised in Philadelphia, but she was only raised here. An accident of birth had her seeing the light of day in Baltimore at Mt. Sinai ...

"There was a lot of kind of insanity and a feeling in the air that was very uneasy," the acclaimed filmmaker says now 45 years since arriving in Philadelphia.

Marian started her writing career as a poor student in Paris taking commissions to write personalised erotic novellas and has since become an award-winning author of essays and anthologies. Marian ...

I recently went back to my old stomping grounds of Southwest Philly to satisfy my sweet cravings at Fred’s Water Ice (5343 Chester Ave.). I’m trying to take it easy on the sugar, but folks, this is ...

Jenny DeHuff has been a part of the Philadelphia media landscape for the last 15 years on just about every level of journalism. She started out at The Bulletin, a conservative voice for Philadelphia, ...

It’s mid-June, and we’re still hearing horror stories from people trying to file for unemployment. Your turn: If you have a tale to tell about the fight to get unemployment benefits, we want to hear ...

CJ Higgins (they/them) is a queer and transgender theatre artist who specializes in performance, music, devising, directing, production, and whatever else a show needs at a given moment because that’s ...

Don’t miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see 40 leading black dance companies from all over America at THEN NOW NEXT, a dance festival that celebrates legendary and emerging Black dance ...

Born and raised in Connecticut, Eshani Surya is an award-winning writer and educator based in West Philly. She writes about food for Philly Weekly, and has a particular affinity for anything dumpling ...