Philly’s professional ultimate Frisbee team has found a new home as its 2024 season gets ready to take off. Hey, did someone say Dollar Dog Night? We’ve all been there… at the beach, the park or a summer picnic. Someone pulls out a frisbee. Yes, that molded plastic disc. Despite its apparent simplicity, it’s not so easy to throw it exactly where you want or even smoothly pluck it out of the air and make a clean catch. You’ve got to take into account the wind, have the right flick of the wrist and maybe you’ll be able to precisely toss it to your partner. But the pros who will line up each week ..read more

Some of us are lucky enough to have mentors, teachers, and heroes who are critical in our development and mold who or what we become as adults. And when we lose them, we will continue to lead by their example. On March 7, 2024, I lost my father, Francis Xavier Reilly. He was a 97-year-old World War II veteran and a Wilmington, Delaware native. He grew up in a row home, the fifth of eight children and the son of a Delaware State Senator. In 1943, he left H. Fletcher Brown Vocational High School to join the Navy. My father was only 17 years old, but he lied about his age and was deployed on the ..read more

Former Sixer Turned Head Coach Recently, the New Orleans Pelicans visited Philadelphia to play the 76ers. It was their lone visit during the 2023-24 season. Fans had a chance to see former No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson, arguably the healthiest of his career. It was also an opportunity to see a former Sixer in his role as head coach. Willie Green, a second-round pick in 2003, has guided the Pelicans into a playoff team in a competitive Western conference. In his third season as an NBA head coach, Green’s win total has increased yearly. It is an impressive start for a guy who had no intenti ..read more

The Reading Fightin Phils continue to improve their 73-year-old venue while preserving the spirit of baseball and its history. FirstEnergy Stadium is well worth a visit for any Phillies fan. Jake Starr Jake Starr’s business card lists his occupation with the Reading Fightin Phils as “Media Relations.” It neglects to mention that he’s the team’s broadcast announcer. Minor league baseball teams keep their staff busy. But Starr clearly doesn’t mind. At just 24, the voice of the Fightin Phils already shows remarkable professionalism. He’s not just a great ambassador for Reading baseball, he can ..read more

Since their franchise started in 1967, the Philadelphia Flyers have had many players put together great rookie seasons. Let’s see now… There was Eric Lindros. … Bill Barber. … Simon Gagne. … Shayne Gostisbehere. … Brian Propp. The list is long and impressive, and also includes Mikael Renberg, Jeff Carter, Pelle Lindbergh, Brian Boucher and Ron Hextall, among others. Oddly, despite all the excellent first-year seasons, the Flyers have never had a rookie-of-the-year winner. There was always someone from another team who was deemed better, sometimes controversially. (See the Rangers’ Steve Vicker ..read more

When Jimmy Rollins was winning an MVP and a World Series for the Phillies in 2007 and 2008 the future was just that, the future. All Rollins wanted then was another MVP season and more importantly another World Series title. It wasn’t until 2015 when his career began to wane, and the second MVP award and World Series championship never happened, that it started to hit him. Even then, though, at 36 years old and in his 16th Major League season, he wasn’t sure what the future held.    “I was with the Dodgers, and it happened,” Rollins said of his first post-playing discussion. “(But) i ..read more

Volume 1 of The Borgata Trilogy At different times he compares Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel to Alexander the Great or Marc Anthony chasing after Cleopatra. Lucky Luciano, deported to Italy and plotting his return to the United States, was like Napoleon at Elba. Vito Genovese, first in bed with Mussolini and then a translator for the Allies following the invasion of Sicily, was a modern-day Alcibiades, the fourth-century BC Greek statesman who constantly shifted his allegiance. This is Louis Ferrante writing about the early days of organized crime in “Borgata: Rise of Empire, A History of the Amer ..read more

Michael Jordan Brand to Open Philly Store As reported in Sports Illustrated and elsewhere, Michael Jordan’s Jordan Brand, along with Nike, have submitted plans for opening another of the basketball legend and business entrepreneur’s “World of Flight” stores in the City of Brotherly Love, at 1617 Walnut Street. This establishment in Philly will be his fourth personally branded retail space in the world, behind the likes of Italy, Japan and Dubai, and his first in North America.  According to the application sent to the Philadelphia Historical Commission, “Philadelphia’s Jordan The World of ..read more

It’s baseball season. Time to talk about the national pastime, the Phillies, and their quest to get back to the World Series. Right? Nah. We will have time for that later.  I want to talk about Jason Kelce. The best center in Eagles’ history retired recently. And he did it in Kelce style. By style, I mean a cut-off workout shirt and flip-flops. It wasn’t a Mummers outfit, but it was the next best thing. That is who he is, an everyman who would be a voracious fan if he wasn’t a star player. He gulped for air as he tried to get out his message to his family, friends, tea ..read more

Farm Truck Brewing has recently opened their much-anticipated brewery on Main Street in Medford, NJ to rave reviews. Their dedication to quality on every level is likely to keep them growing. You don’t have to speak with Brooke Tidswell for long without seeing his obvious success mindset. He has big goals, he’ll pay the price, and he’s committed to continuous improvement. “One of the things we said when we started,” he reflects, “is we always want to be getting better every day. If we make a beer that we think is good, how do we make it great? If we make a beer that’s great, how do we make it ..read more