Zoe GreenbergWhat I DoI write about gender, sexuality, and how people make money and meaning. What can a short porn film about praying mantises teach us about ‘desire and devotion and sacrifice’? South Philly filmmaker Isabella Akhtarshenas wants viewers to find out at Dan Savage's HUMP! Film Festival, where her film will be playing this year.Zoe Greenberg March 17, 2026Link copied to clipboardThis Southwest Philly school had resources poured into it thanks to the soda tax. Now it’s facing closure.Tilden is one of 20 schools that the district has recommended for closure. Its building would be repurposed as a sports facility for Bartram High.Zoe Greenberg Feb. 18, 2026Link copied to clipboardTo find love, maybe just go to this 166-year-old Philly barCouples who met, had their first date, got engaged, or have another romantic connection to McGillin’s gathered for a first-of-its-kind reunion.Esra Erol and Zoe Greenberg Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboardThey became ‘chosen brothers’ in a maximum-security prison. Then one got out.It is against state Department of Corrections policy for them to visit in person. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard‘Sex to me is like having anchovies — yeah, I suppose I could, but I’d really rather not.’Chris Summers is searching for love as an asexual 73-year-old. Zoe Greenberg Jan. 17, 2026Link copied to clipboardMy mother-in-law gifted me an ugly Eagles table runner. Do I have to keep it?Would you give it away immediately or throw it in the closet?Evan Weiss, Astrid Rodrigues, and Zoe Greenberg Dec. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboardRecruiters flew people from Kensington to California for what they described as free luxury rehab. Critics say it’s a scam.Patient brokering schemes lure vulnerable people in addiction to clinics in exchange for kickbacks and bribes. Insurance tracking shows the scams are rising in Pennsylvania, but prosecutions are rare.Zoe Greenberg, Aubrey Whelan, and Ryan W. Briggs Dec. 23, 2025Link copied to clipboardMeet the Dunphys, who uncovered a trove of artifacts buried in the privies below their Philly homeThe two have become “obsessed at the level that now we give talks at Colonial Williamsburg.”Esra Erol and Zoe Greenberg March 1, 2026Link copied to clipboardHow FIRE, a Philly-based free-speech group, went from ‘cancel culture’ watchdog to Trump antagonistFIRE built its reputation policing cancel culture. Now the free-speech group is confronting the Trump administration.Zoe Greenberg Feb. 14, 2026Link copied to clipboardForget the apps and algorithms. To find love, maybe just go to a 166-year-old bar. McGillin’s Olde Ale House says more couples have met there than anywhere else in Philadelphia. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboardHis parents wanted him to follow Jesus. He chose polyamory instead.A 39-year-old reflects on moving to Philadelphia this summer, with his wife and his girlfriend.Zoe Greenberg Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboardThree best friends from childhood decided to commit — by buying a communal house togetherThe Rachels have a shared bank account, along with a shared backyard, basement, porch, and Google calendar. Zoe Greenberg Jan. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboardThe best things we ate this weekIt was a week of treats big and small, from a Feast of the Seven Fishes at Heavy Metal Sausage Co. and a scone from The Bread Room to — yes — even a Popeyes chicken sandwich.Beatrice Forman, Michael Klein, Amy S. Rosenberg, Emily Bloch, Dugan Arnett, and Zoe Greenberg Dec. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboardCan you guess the most popular books borrowed from the Free Library this year?What were your neighbors reading this year? Sort these books from most to least borrowed and find out.Zoe Greenberg and Charmaine Runes Dec. 18, 2025Link copied to clipboardA dirty business: Philly’s privy pirates vs. the archaeologists As America's 250th approaches, Philly is in the national spotlight — and a center of clandestine digging.Zoe Greenberg March 1, 2026Link copied to clipboardShe was raised as a queer kid by nontraditional hippies. Now she just wants ‘a guy who will commit.’ A West Philly trans woman on navigating the apps and trying not to attract as many depressed artists and married men. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 14, 2026Link copied to clipboardMy friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington Feb. 7, 2026Link copied to clipboardYou can be fined up to $300 for not shoveling your sidewalk in Philly. Here are the rules.After the snow stops, residents have 6 hours to shovel their sidewalks. Zoe Greenberg and Grace Dickinson Jan. 22, 2026Link copied to clipboardMy New Year’s resolution is to not let Philly team losses ruin my day. Any advice?How much caring is too much caring?Evan Weiss, Ariane Datil, Ellen Dunkel, Caryn Shaffer, Zoe Greenberg, Hira Qureshi, Matt Mullin, Abigail Covington, Felicia Gans Sobey, Dan DeLuca, and Kate Dailey Jan. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboardShe left the dating parlors and courting buggies of Lancaster behind. Now she’s learning to date from scratch. “Dating is much more inconsistent than in the Old Order Mennonite community,” Susanna Nolt said.Zoe Greenberg Dec. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
What can a short porn film about praying mantises teach us about ‘desire and devotion and sacrifice’? South Philly filmmaker Isabella Akhtarshenas wants viewers to find out at Dan Savage's HUMP! Film Festival, where her film will be playing this year.Zoe Greenberg March 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
What can a short porn film about praying mantises teach us about ‘desire and devotion and sacrifice’? South Philly filmmaker Isabella Akhtarshenas wants viewers to find out at Dan Savage's HUMP! Film Festival, where her film will be playing this year.Zoe Greenberg March 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
This Southwest Philly school had resources poured into it thanks to the soda tax. Now it’s facing closure.Tilden is one of 20 schools that the district has recommended for closure. Its building would be repurposed as a sports facility for Bartram High.Zoe Greenberg Feb. 18, 2026Link copied to clipboard
This Southwest Philly school had resources poured into it thanks to the soda tax. Now it’s facing closure.Tilden is one of 20 schools that the district has recommended for closure. Its building would be repurposed as a sports facility for Bartram High.Zoe Greenberg Feb. 18, 2026Link copied to clipboard
To find love, maybe just go to this 166-year-old Philly barCouples who met, had their first date, got engaged, or have another romantic connection to McGillin’s gathered for a first-of-its-kind reunion.Esra Erol and Zoe Greenberg Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
To find love, maybe just go to this 166-year-old Philly barCouples who met, had their first date, got engaged, or have another romantic connection to McGillin’s gathered for a first-of-its-kind reunion.Esra Erol and Zoe Greenberg Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
They became ‘chosen brothers’ in a maximum-security prison. Then one got out.It is against state Department of Corrections policy for them to visit in person. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
They became ‘chosen brothers’ in a maximum-security prison. Then one got out.It is against state Department of Corrections policy for them to visit in person. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
‘Sex to me is like having anchovies — yeah, I suppose I could, but I’d really rather not.’Chris Summers is searching for love as an asexual 73-year-old. Zoe Greenberg Jan. 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
‘Sex to me is like having anchovies — yeah, I suppose I could, but I’d really rather not.’Chris Summers is searching for love as an asexual 73-year-old. Zoe Greenberg Jan. 17, 2026Link copied to clipboard
My mother-in-law gifted me an ugly Eagles table runner. Do I have to keep it?Would you give it away immediately or throw it in the closet?Evan Weiss, Astrid Rodrigues, and Zoe Greenberg Dec. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
My mother-in-law gifted me an ugly Eagles table runner. Do I have to keep it?Would you give it away immediately or throw it in the closet?Evan Weiss, Astrid Rodrigues, and Zoe Greenberg Dec. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Recruiters flew people from Kensington to California for what they described as free luxury rehab. Critics say it’s a scam.Patient brokering schemes lure vulnerable people in addiction to clinics in exchange for kickbacks and bribes. Insurance tracking shows the scams are rising in Pennsylvania, but prosecutions are rare.Zoe Greenberg, Aubrey Whelan, and Ryan W. Briggs Dec. 23, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Recruiters flew people from Kensington to California for what they described as free luxury rehab. Critics say it’s a scam.Patient brokering schemes lure vulnerable people in addiction to clinics in exchange for kickbacks and bribes. Insurance tracking shows the scams are rising in Pennsylvania, but prosecutions are rare.Zoe Greenberg, Aubrey Whelan, and Ryan W. Briggs Dec. 23, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Meet the Dunphys, who uncovered a trove of artifacts buried in the privies below their Philly homeThe two have become “obsessed at the level that now we give talks at Colonial Williamsburg.”Esra Erol and Zoe Greenberg March 1, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Meet the Dunphys, who uncovered a trove of artifacts buried in the privies below their Philly homeThe two have become “obsessed at the level that now we give talks at Colonial Williamsburg.”Esra Erol and Zoe Greenberg March 1, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How FIRE, a Philly-based free-speech group, went from ‘cancel culture’ watchdog to Trump antagonistFIRE built its reputation policing cancel culture. Now the free-speech group is confronting the Trump administration.Zoe Greenberg Feb. 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
How FIRE, a Philly-based free-speech group, went from ‘cancel culture’ watchdog to Trump antagonistFIRE built its reputation policing cancel culture. Now the free-speech group is confronting the Trump administration.Zoe Greenberg Feb. 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Forget the apps and algorithms. To find love, maybe just go to a 166-year-old bar. McGillin’s Olde Ale House says more couples have met there than anywhere else in Philadelphia. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Forget the apps and algorithms. To find love, maybe just go to a 166-year-old bar. McGillin’s Olde Ale House says more couples have met there than anywhere else in Philadelphia. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
His parents wanted him to follow Jesus. He chose polyamory instead.A 39-year-old reflects on moving to Philadelphia this summer, with his wife and his girlfriend.Zoe Greenberg Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
His parents wanted him to follow Jesus. He chose polyamory instead.A 39-year-old reflects on moving to Philadelphia this summer, with his wife and his girlfriend.Zoe Greenberg Jan. 24, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Three best friends from childhood decided to commit — by buying a communal house togetherThe Rachels have a shared bank account, along with a shared backyard, basement, porch, and Google calendar. Zoe Greenberg Jan. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
Three best friends from childhood decided to commit — by buying a communal house togetherThe Rachels have a shared bank account, along with a shared backyard, basement, porch, and Google calendar. Zoe Greenberg Jan. 10, 2026Link copied to clipboard
The best things we ate this weekIt was a week of treats big and small, from a Feast of the Seven Fishes at Heavy Metal Sausage Co. and a scone from The Bread Room to — yes — even a Popeyes chicken sandwich.Beatrice Forman, Michael Klein, Amy S. Rosenberg, Emily Bloch, Dugan Arnett, and Zoe Greenberg Dec. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
The best things we ate this weekIt was a week of treats big and small, from a Feast of the Seven Fishes at Heavy Metal Sausage Co. and a scone from The Bread Room to — yes — even a Popeyes chicken sandwich.Beatrice Forman, Michael Klein, Amy S. Rosenberg, Emily Bloch, Dugan Arnett, and Zoe Greenberg Dec. 27, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Can you guess the most popular books borrowed from the Free Library this year?What were your neighbors reading this year? Sort these books from most to least borrowed and find out.Zoe Greenberg and Charmaine Runes Dec. 18, 2025Link copied to clipboard
Can you guess the most popular books borrowed from the Free Library this year?What were your neighbors reading this year? Sort these books from most to least borrowed and find out.Zoe Greenberg and Charmaine Runes Dec. 18, 2025Link copied to clipboard
A dirty business: Philly’s privy pirates vs. the archaeologists As America's 250th approaches, Philly is in the national spotlight — and a center of clandestine digging.Zoe Greenberg March 1, 2026Link copied to clipboard
A dirty business: Philly’s privy pirates vs. the archaeologists As America's 250th approaches, Philly is in the national spotlight — and a center of clandestine digging.Zoe Greenberg March 1, 2026Link copied to clipboard
She was raised as a queer kid by nontraditional hippies. Now she just wants ‘a guy who will commit.’ A West Philly trans woman on navigating the apps and trying not to attract as many depressed artists and married men. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
She was raised as a queer kid by nontraditional hippies. Now she just wants ‘a guy who will commit.’ A West Philly trans woman on navigating the apps and trying not to attract as many depressed artists and married men. Zoe Greenberg Feb. 14, 2026Link copied to clipboard
My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington Feb. 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
My friend assigned me to bring wings for our Super Bowl potluck, but I’m a vegetarian. Can I bring tofu wings?Tofu, or not tofu, that is the question.Evan Weiss, Zoe Greenberg, and Abigail Covington Feb. 7, 2026Link copied to clipboard
You can be fined up to $300 for not shoveling your sidewalk in Philly. Here are the rules.After the snow stops, residents have 6 hours to shovel their sidewalks. Zoe Greenberg and Grace Dickinson Jan. 22, 2026Link copied to clipboard
You can be fined up to $300 for not shoveling your sidewalk in Philly. Here are the rules.After the snow stops, residents have 6 hours to shovel their sidewalks. Zoe Greenberg and Grace Dickinson Jan. 22, 2026Link copied to clipboard
My New Year’s resolution is to not let Philly team losses ruin my day. Any advice?How much caring is too much caring?Evan Weiss, Ariane Datil, Ellen Dunkel, Caryn Shaffer, Zoe Greenberg, Hira Qureshi, Matt Mullin, Abigail Covington, Felicia Gans Sobey, Dan DeLuca, and Kate Dailey Jan. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
My New Year’s resolution is to not let Philly team losses ruin my day. Any advice?How much caring is too much caring?Evan Weiss, Ariane Datil, Ellen Dunkel, Caryn Shaffer, Zoe Greenberg, Hira Qureshi, Matt Mullin, Abigail Covington, Felicia Gans Sobey, Dan DeLuca, and Kate Dailey Jan. 3, 2026Link copied to clipboard
She left the dating parlors and courting buggies of Lancaster behind. Now she’s learning to date from scratch. “Dating is much more inconsistent than in the Old Order Mennonite community,” Susanna Nolt said.Zoe Greenberg Dec. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboard
She left the dating parlors and courting buggies of Lancaster behind. Now she’s learning to date from scratch. “Dating is much more inconsistent than in the Old Order Mennonite community,” Susanna Nolt said.Zoe Greenberg Dec. 26, 2025Link copied to clipboard
