By Megan Matuzak
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Profiles
Leave Your Inside Voices Behind at Perry’s Place
If you are going to talk with Perry Hagan in his own bar, you are going to talk to the whole bar. There are no inside voices, no topics that…
Megan Matuzak | 04/28/2017 -
Features
Bam Rogers: Leading up to her next big fight, Philly’s youngest female boxing promoter gets personal
Brittany Ann Michelle Rogers, known in the Philly boxing scene simply as Bam Rogers, became the youngest woman in the nation to become a licensed boxing promoter at the ripe age…
Megan Matuzak | 03/08/2017 -
Community in Fishtown
Irreconcilable Differences: Spiritual InQueery’s Struggle to Breach the Gap Between Christian and Queer
Once a month Jonathen Wurzel posts on Facebook and puts up fliers to prepare for a meeting of individuals who are both Christian and queer. Spiritual InQueery, as it is…
Megan Matuzak | 01/25/2017 -
A&E in Kensington
Philly Block Project Brings Free Workshops to South Kensington With “Art-A-Matic”
In early August, amateur and professional photographers came to The Resource Exchange (1701 N. 2nd St.) for a free class on pinhole photography. The workshop was part of Art-A-Matic,…
Megan Matuzak | 08/31/2016 -
A&E in Northern Liberties
Local Funny Person Michelle Biloon’s Set to Take Stage at Punch Line Philly
Michelle Biloon is a 16-year survivor of the comedy business. Now that she's in Philly, the locally-based comic is gearing up for one of her biggest breaks yet. But…
Megan Matuzak | 08/24/2016 -
DNC 2016
DNC 2016: Hillary Clinton Formally Accepts Party Nomination, Delegates Describe What The Dem’s Platform Can Do For Philly on Day 4
Two things have happened since the Flyers and 76er’s brought a championship to South Philadelphia: America has twice elected an African American President and now a major political party has…
Ptah Gabrie and Megan Matuzak | 08/03/2016 -
DNC 2016 in Art Museum
North Philly Mighty Writers Help Set a Guinness World Record at Art Museum Steps
Oh the things you would do if you were President. Making new laws, getting rid of old laws, making life easier for everyone — the works. Now imagine if you…
Bob Stewart and Megan Matuzak | 07/28/2016 -
A&E in Fishtown
Patriotism and Pride: Drag Bingo at Fishtown’s Quirkiest Church
Last Saturday's bingo night at the Church of the Atonement (1542 E. Montgomery Ave.) was not typical church social/bingo night. [caption id="attachment_10526" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Church of the Atonement Entrance…
Megan Matuzak | 07/27/2016 -
DNC 2016 in Kensington
Welcome to Clintonville: Kensington Shantytown Built in Protest of Hillary Clinton and DNC
“Clintonville,” a pop-up community that reflects the pain and anxiety of the poor and homeless, has been established in a lot at the corner of Somerset and American Streets in…
Shane English and Megan Matuzak | 07/25/2016 -
Features in Fishtown
Faithful Laurentians Hold Vigil Outside St. Laurentius Church For Orlando Victims
“We usually gather here to pray for them to open the doors, but today we put that aside to pray for the victims, the survivors, the families and friends and…
Megan Matuzak | 06/22/2016 -
Features in Fairmount
The Real John Redden: An Inside Look at the Life and Mind of the Man Who Made the Barbary
There’s a saying by Roman philosopher Seneca that goes, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.” These wise words spoken long ago destroyed the notion of luck and…
Megan Matuzak | 06/09/2016 -
A&E in Northern Liberties
Letting the Laughs Out at Bardot’s Monthly Comedy Meetup
Looking to laugh a little bit in Northern Liberties? Northern Comedies is just what the doctor ordered. The monthly comedy show at Bardot Cafe (447 Poplar St.) is a round…
Megan Matuzak | 02/18/2016