Frank FitzpatrickWhat I DoFrank is a columnist and general assignment reporter focusing on sports enterprise, projects and features. His Sunday column, 'Frank’s Place', examines Philadelphia’s rich sports history.(215) 854-4550Newer1234…14OlderHow daily walks have kept this reporter sane amid the pandemicTwo daily 40-minute walks have helped relieve the stress and monotony of days whose purpose seems to be filling the hours between a 7:30 a.m. coffee run and the “Law & Order" rerun at 10 p.mFrank Fitzpatrick Jan. 19, 2021Link copied to clipboardA Souderton firm played a key role in testing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Frank Fitzpatrick Dec. 21, 2020Link copied to clipboardIn memory of Bob Miller: Curt Simmons and Bob Miller, the last two Phillies Whiz Kids, keep the memories alive Frank Fitzpatrick Nov. 28, 2020Link copied to clipboardHerb Adderley, a Philadelphian who became a Hall of Famer as a Packer, dies at 81Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboardThe Phillies’ use of cardboard cutouts instead of empty seats has been a big hitFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 19, 2020Link copied to clipboardAt Penn State, a football Saturday without football leaves a void for nearly everyoneFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 5, 2020Link copied to clipboardCOVID-19 makes boat sales soar as families seek social distancing on the water Frank Fitzpatrick Aug. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboardDodgers legend Tommy Lasorda, a proud Norristown native, dies at 93Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboardEncounters with sports heroes last forever. Here’s my favorite one with Dick Allen. | An appreciationFrank Fitzpatrick Dec. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboardLegendary NBA referee Earl Strom is among 2020 Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame inducteesFrank Fitzpatrick Nov. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboardPhilly’s jazz community improvising to deal with COVID-19Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboardIn Chester County, 'Plantation Field’ equestrian event is canceled amid debate over its nameFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboardAs cases for Roy Halladay and Dick Allen point out, baseball’s retired numbers are multiplyingFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard‘It was so therapeutic’: A bumper crop of home gardens blossoms amid a pandemicFrank Fitzpatrick July 13, 2020Link copied to clipboardThe NHL wants more women in leadership. The Flyers’ Valerie Camillo is ahead of that game.Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 2, 2021Link copied to clipboardA construction boom in Chester County: 700 people compete for 142 unitsFrank Fitzpatrick Dec. 2, 2020Link copied to clipboardWest Chester’s business district is fighting COVID hard, but winter is a looming threat Frank Fitzpatrick Nov. 2, 2020Link copied to clipboardBen Shibe once ruled Philadelphia baseball. But like the ballpark he built, his legacy has disappeared.Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 1, 2020Link copied to clipboardPopular Wynnewood barber cuts his career short due to COVID-19 Frank Fitzpatrick Sept. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboardMeet Sister Jocelyn, Broad Street’s Mother Teresa Frank Fitzpatrick Aug. 19, 2020Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…14Older
How daily walks have kept this reporter sane amid the pandemicTwo daily 40-minute walks have helped relieve the stress and monotony of days whose purpose seems to be filling the hours between a 7:30 a.m. coffee run and the “Law & Order" rerun at 10 p.mFrank Fitzpatrick Jan. 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard
How daily walks have kept this reporter sane amid the pandemicTwo daily 40-minute walks have helped relieve the stress and monotony of days whose purpose seems to be filling the hours between a 7:30 a.m. coffee run and the “Law & Order" rerun at 10 p.mFrank Fitzpatrick Jan. 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard
A Souderton firm played a key role in testing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Frank Fitzpatrick Dec. 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A Souderton firm played a key role in testing Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Frank Fitzpatrick Dec. 21, 2020Link copied to clipboard
In memory of Bob Miller: Curt Simmons and Bob Miller, the last two Phillies Whiz Kids, keep the memories alive Frank Fitzpatrick Nov. 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
In memory of Bob Miller: Curt Simmons and Bob Miller, the last two Phillies Whiz Kids, keep the memories alive Frank Fitzpatrick Nov. 28, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Herb Adderley, a Philadelphian who became a Hall of Famer as a Packer, dies at 81Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Herb Adderley, a Philadelphian who became a Hall of Famer as a Packer, dies at 81Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 30, 2020Link copied to clipboard
The Phillies’ use of cardboard cutouts instead of empty seats has been a big hitFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 19, 2020Link copied to clipboard
The Phillies’ use of cardboard cutouts instead of empty seats has been a big hitFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 19, 2020Link copied to clipboard
At Penn State, a football Saturday without football leaves a void for nearly everyoneFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
At Penn State, a football Saturday without football leaves a void for nearly everyoneFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 5, 2020Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 makes boat sales soar as families seek social distancing on the water Frank Fitzpatrick Aug. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 makes boat sales soar as families seek social distancing on the water Frank Fitzpatrick Aug. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda, a proud Norristown native, dies at 93Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Dodgers legend Tommy Lasorda, a proud Norristown native, dies at 93Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Encounters with sports heroes last forever. Here’s my favorite one with Dick Allen. | An appreciationFrank Fitzpatrick Dec. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Encounters with sports heroes last forever. Here’s my favorite one with Dick Allen. | An appreciationFrank Fitzpatrick Dec. 8, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Legendary NBA referee Earl Strom is among 2020 Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame inducteesFrank Fitzpatrick Nov. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Legendary NBA referee Earl Strom is among 2020 Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame inducteesFrank Fitzpatrick Nov. 4, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philly’s jazz community improvising to deal with COVID-19Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Philly’s jazz community improvising to deal with COVID-19Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 11, 2020Link copied to clipboard
In Chester County, 'Plantation Field’ equestrian event is canceled amid debate over its nameFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
In Chester County, 'Plantation Field’ equestrian event is canceled amid debate over its nameFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 18, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As cases for Roy Halladay and Dick Allen point out, baseball’s retired numbers are multiplyingFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
As cases for Roy Halladay and Dick Allen point out, baseball’s retired numbers are multiplyingFrank Fitzpatrick Sept. 3, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘It was so therapeutic’: A bumper crop of home gardens blossoms amid a pandemicFrank Fitzpatrick July 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
‘It was so therapeutic’: A bumper crop of home gardens blossoms amid a pandemicFrank Fitzpatrick July 13, 2020Link copied to clipboard
The NHL wants more women in leadership. The Flyers’ Valerie Camillo is ahead of that game.Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 2, 2021Link copied to clipboard
The NHL wants more women in leadership. The Flyers’ Valerie Camillo is ahead of that game.Frank Fitzpatrick Jan. 2, 2021Link copied to clipboard
A construction boom in Chester County: 700 people compete for 142 unitsFrank Fitzpatrick Dec. 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
A construction boom in Chester County: 700 people compete for 142 unitsFrank Fitzpatrick Dec. 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
West Chester’s business district is fighting COVID hard, but winter is a looming threat Frank Fitzpatrick Nov. 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
West Chester’s business district is fighting COVID hard, but winter is a looming threat Frank Fitzpatrick Nov. 2, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Ben Shibe once ruled Philadelphia baseball. But like the ballpark he built, his legacy has disappeared.Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Ben Shibe once ruled Philadelphia baseball. But like the ballpark he built, his legacy has disappeared.Frank Fitzpatrick Oct. 1, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Popular Wynnewood barber cuts his career short due to COVID-19 Frank Fitzpatrick Sept. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Popular Wynnewood barber cuts his career short due to COVID-19 Frank Fitzpatrick Sept. 7, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Meet Sister Jocelyn, Broad Street’s Mother Teresa Frank Fitzpatrick Aug. 19, 2020Link copied to clipboard
Meet Sister Jocelyn, Broad Street’s Mother Teresa Frank Fitzpatrick Aug. 19, 2020Link copied to clipboard