Weekly Report CardBaseball blessings, a ‘Gray Wave,’ and an unfortunate Phanatic smoothie | Weekly Report CardCan you really call it a smoothie if it’s... 950 calories?Mike Newall A $10K Shore vacation, the LeBron tax, and Philly sports for the holidays | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland The Phillies’ grand experiment, Gov. Shapiro’s music video cameo, and another sweaty week | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland LeBron mania, Kruk’s clip-on ties, and saying goodbye to Cecily | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland LeBron is a Sixer, Sirianni finds AI, and Philly’s parking champs | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland AdvertisementA Rocky origin story and a $5 trip to the Shore that seems too good to be true | Weekly Report CardRocky gets an origin story, Citizens Bank Park gets national praise, and a $5 Shore bus has us asking questions. Here's what made the grade this week.Sam Ruland The Schmitter comes home, and Wheeler gets robbed | Weekly Report CardThe Schmitter makes its long-awaited return to CBP, Zack Wheeler is left off the All-Star roster, the Ben Franklin Bridge celebrates its 100th birthday, and more in this week's report card.Sam Ruland Boston picked a fight, and Philly kept the party going | Weekly Report CardBoston learned not to challenge Philadelphia's history, extreme heat threatened the holiday, and taxpayers are footing a much bigger bill for this year's July Fourth concert.Sam Ruland The Paris of America, a Phanatic apartment, and Nic Cage | Weekly Report CardPhiladelphia proves once again that no city blends history and absurdity quite like this one, with Revolutionary War reenactments, French praise, mascot lodging, and a Nicolas Cage bar crawl.Sam Ruland A Rocky curse, a no-hitter jinx, and a big night for Philly food | Weekly Report CardRocky claims another World Cup victim, a new Sixers executive learns baseball's oldest rule, Philly chefs bring home James Beard Awards, and the Mann unveils its dramatic renovation.Sam Ruland A Wawa bag at the Vatican, a cheesesteak crisis, and Tina Fey’s Knicks fandom | Weekly Report CardCheesesteak culture went global, Pope Leo got Tastykakes, and two Pennsylvania icons found themselves rooting for the Knicks.Sam Ruland Bryce Harper’s toothpaste, Philly’s ‘Love Island’ takeover, and another Sánchez masterpiece | Weekly Report Card Bryce Harper sparked a toothpaste debate, Philly landed three contestants on Love Island, Martha Graham Cracker was remembered, and Cristopher Sánchez made more baseball history.Sam Ruland The tram cars got Volvos and Cristopher Sánchez made history | Weekly Report CardTina Fey embraced her Delco accent, Wildwood’s tram cars entered their Volvo era, Spirit’s replacement arrived at PHL, and Quinta Brunson raised money for Philly schools.Sam Ruland Our old Xfinity Live! got fancy, the Shore is stressed, and Ben Simmons is the winner | Weekly Report CardA World Cup guide annoyed locals, Stateside Live! unveiled its upscale makeover, and Ben Simmons won a fishing championship. Sam Ruland Robot cars, Eagles in London, and FIFA parking: Philly’s patience is running thin | Weekly Report CardPhiladelphia reacted to self-driving cars, World Cup parking permits, chopped cheese sandwiches, and Eagles fans heading to London in another chaotic week.Sam Ruland The playoff rivalry got so petty they removed Philly from the cheesesteak | Weekly Report CardBetween anti-Philly cheesesteak menus, struggling playoff teams, and bizarre local headlines, the city had another exhausting week.Sam Ruland Sixers Game 7 or Flyers Game 1? Philly has a problem. | Weekly Report CardPhilly fans face a Sixers Game 7 and Flyers playoff game at the same time, as the Phillies struggle and the Squonk makes an appearance in a chaotic week.Sam Ruland A Hallmark Philly miss, a Flyers playoff run, and Wildwood after midnight | Weekly Report CardA Hallmark movie misses Philly, the Flyers surge in the playoffs, and Wildwood moves to close its boardwalk overnight.Sam Ruland A man spent eight nights chasing a Wawa hot dog. Philly had a week | Weekly Report CardAn eight-night Wawa hot dog saga, the Flyers back in the playoffs, and Philly’s pitch for the 2028 DNC made for a very Philly week.Sam Ruland 96 stolen bananas, a cursed Jersey mansion, and Flyers fans reappearing | Weekly Report CardSomeone stole 96 bananas from a Wawa, the Flyers are suddenly relevant again, a Moorestown mansion might have bad energy, and Philly is reacting accordingly.Sam Ruland See more storiesAdvertisement
Baseball blessings, a ‘Gray Wave,’ and an unfortunate Phanatic smoothie | Weekly Report CardCan you really call it a smoothie if it’s... 950 calories?Mike Newall
Baseball blessings, a ‘Gray Wave,’ and an unfortunate Phanatic smoothie | Weekly Report CardCan you really call it a smoothie if it’s... 950 calories?Mike Newall
A $10K Shore vacation, the LeBron tax, and Philly sports for the holidays | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland
A $10K Shore vacation, the LeBron tax, and Philly sports for the holidays | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland
The Phillies’ grand experiment, Gov. Shapiro’s music video cameo, and another sweaty week | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland
The Phillies’ grand experiment, Gov. Shapiro’s music video cameo, and another sweaty week | Weekly Report CardSam Ruland
A Rocky origin story and a $5 trip to the Shore that seems too good to be true | Weekly Report CardRocky gets an origin story, Citizens Bank Park gets national praise, and a $5 Shore bus has us asking questions. Here's what made the grade this week.Sam Ruland
A Rocky origin story and a $5 trip to the Shore that seems too good to be true | Weekly Report CardRocky gets an origin story, Citizens Bank Park gets national praise, and a $5 Shore bus has us asking questions. Here's what made the grade this week.Sam Ruland
The Schmitter comes home, and Wheeler gets robbed | Weekly Report CardThe Schmitter makes its long-awaited return to CBP, Zack Wheeler is left off the All-Star roster, the Ben Franklin Bridge celebrates its 100th birthday, and more in this week's report card.Sam Ruland
The Schmitter comes home, and Wheeler gets robbed | Weekly Report CardThe Schmitter makes its long-awaited return to CBP, Zack Wheeler is left off the All-Star roster, the Ben Franklin Bridge celebrates its 100th birthday, and more in this week's report card.Sam Ruland
Boston picked a fight, and Philly kept the party going | Weekly Report CardBoston learned not to challenge Philadelphia's history, extreme heat threatened the holiday, and taxpayers are footing a much bigger bill for this year's July Fourth concert.Sam Ruland
Boston picked a fight, and Philly kept the party going | Weekly Report CardBoston learned not to challenge Philadelphia's history, extreme heat threatened the holiday, and taxpayers are footing a much bigger bill for this year's July Fourth concert.Sam Ruland
The Paris of America, a Phanatic apartment, and Nic Cage | Weekly Report CardPhiladelphia proves once again that no city blends history and absurdity quite like this one, with Revolutionary War reenactments, French praise, mascot lodging, and a Nicolas Cage bar crawl.Sam Ruland
The Paris of America, a Phanatic apartment, and Nic Cage | Weekly Report CardPhiladelphia proves once again that no city blends history and absurdity quite like this one, with Revolutionary War reenactments, French praise, mascot lodging, and a Nicolas Cage bar crawl.Sam Ruland
A Rocky curse, a no-hitter jinx, and a big night for Philly food | Weekly Report CardRocky claims another World Cup victim, a new Sixers executive learns baseball's oldest rule, Philly chefs bring home James Beard Awards, and the Mann unveils its dramatic renovation.Sam Ruland
A Rocky curse, a no-hitter jinx, and a big night for Philly food | Weekly Report CardRocky claims another World Cup victim, a new Sixers executive learns baseball's oldest rule, Philly chefs bring home James Beard Awards, and the Mann unveils its dramatic renovation.Sam Ruland
A Wawa bag at the Vatican, a cheesesteak crisis, and Tina Fey’s Knicks fandom | Weekly Report CardCheesesteak culture went global, Pope Leo got Tastykakes, and two Pennsylvania icons found themselves rooting for the Knicks.Sam Ruland
A Wawa bag at the Vatican, a cheesesteak crisis, and Tina Fey’s Knicks fandom | Weekly Report CardCheesesteak culture went global, Pope Leo got Tastykakes, and two Pennsylvania icons found themselves rooting for the Knicks.Sam Ruland
Bryce Harper’s toothpaste, Philly’s ‘Love Island’ takeover, and another Sánchez masterpiece | Weekly Report Card Bryce Harper sparked a toothpaste debate, Philly landed three contestants on Love Island, Martha Graham Cracker was remembered, and Cristopher Sánchez made more baseball history.Sam Ruland
Bryce Harper’s toothpaste, Philly’s ‘Love Island’ takeover, and another Sánchez masterpiece | Weekly Report Card Bryce Harper sparked a toothpaste debate, Philly landed three contestants on Love Island, Martha Graham Cracker was remembered, and Cristopher Sánchez made more baseball history.Sam Ruland
The tram cars got Volvos and Cristopher Sánchez made history | Weekly Report CardTina Fey embraced her Delco accent, Wildwood’s tram cars entered their Volvo era, Spirit’s replacement arrived at PHL, and Quinta Brunson raised money for Philly schools.Sam Ruland
The tram cars got Volvos and Cristopher Sánchez made history | Weekly Report CardTina Fey embraced her Delco accent, Wildwood’s tram cars entered their Volvo era, Spirit’s replacement arrived at PHL, and Quinta Brunson raised money for Philly schools.Sam Ruland
Our old Xfinity Live! got fancy, the Shore is stressed, and Ben Simmons is the winner | Weekly Report CardA World Cup guide annoyed locals, Stateside Live! unveiled its upscale makeover, and Ben Simmons won a fishing championship. Sam Ruland
Our old Xfinity Live! got fancy, the Shore is stressed, and Ben Simmons is the winner | Weekly Report CardA World Cup guide annoyed locals, Stateside Live! unveiled its upscale makeover, and Ben Simmons won a fishing championship. Sam Ruland
Robot cars, Eagles in London, and FIFA parking: Philly’s patience is running thin | Weekly Report CardPhiladelphia reacted to self-driving cars, World Cup parking permits, chopped cheese sandwiches, and Eagles fans heading to London in another chaotic week.Sam Ruland
Robot cars, Eagles in London, and FIFA parking: Philly’s patience is running thin | Weekly Report CardPhiladelphia reacted to self-driving cars, World Cup parking permits, chopped cheese sandwiches, and Eagles fans heading to London in another chaotic week.Sam Ruland
The playoff rivalry got so petty they removed Philly from the cheesesteak | Weekly Report CardBetween anti-Philly cheesesteak menus, struggling playoff teams, and bizarre local headlines, the city had another exhausting week.Sam Ruland
The playoff rivalry got so petty they removed Philly from the cheesesteak | Weekly Report CardBetween anti-Philly cheesesteak menus, struggling playoff teams, and bizarre local headlines, the city had another exhausting week.Sam Ruland
Sixers Game 7 or Flyers Game 1? Philly has a problem. | Weekly Report CardPhilly fans face a Sixers Game 7 and Flyers playoff game at the same time, as the Phillies struggle and the Squonk makes an appearance in a chaotic week.Sam Ruland
Sixers Game 7 or Flyers Game 1? Philly has a problem. | Weekly Report CardPhilly fans face a Sixers Game 7 and Flyers playoff game at the same time, as the Phillies struggle and the Squonk makes an appearance in a chaotic week.Sam Ruland
A Hallmark Philly miss, a Flyers playoff run, and Wildwood after midnight | Weekly Report CardA Hallmark movie misses Philly, the Flyers surge in the playoffs, and Wildwood moves to close its boardwalk overnight.Sam Ruland
A Hallmark Philly miss, a Flyers playoff run, and Wildwood after midnight | Weekly Report CardA Hallmark movie misses Philly, the Flyers surge in the playoffs, and Wildwood moves to close its boardwalk overnight.Sam Ruland
A man spent eight nights chasing a Wawa hot dog. Philly had a week | Weekly Report CardAn eight-night Wawa hot dog saga, the Flyers back in the playoffs, and Philly’s pitch for the 2028 DNC made for a very Philly week.Sam Ruland
A man spent eight nights chasing a Wawa hot dog. Philly had a week | Weekly Report CardAn eight-night Wawa hot dog saga, the Flyers back in the playoffs, and Philly’s pitch for the 2028 DNC made for a very Philly week.Sam Ruland
96 stolen bananas, a cursed Jersey mansion, and Flyers fans reappearing | Weekly Report CardSomeone stole 96 bananas from a Wawa, the Flyers are suddenly relevant again, a Moorestown mansion might have bad energy, and Philly is reacting accordingly.Sam Ruland
96 stolen bananas, a cursed Jersey mansion, and Flyers fans reappearing | Weekly Report CardSomeone stole 96 bananas from a Wawa, the Flyers are suddenly relevant again, a Moorestown mansion might have bad energy, and Philly is reacting accordingly.Sam Ruland
