Sports

“Are You Open?”
In this excerpt from his memoir about life, family and baseball, Marc Vetri’s business partner looks back on the tentative early days of their legendary Philly restaurant — and the moment he got to share with his dad
By Jeff Benjamin with Greg Jones
Wrestling to the Future
Philly-based Beat The Streets runs wrestling and mentoring programs for more than 1,000 local students, building skills needed to graduate high school, go to college and launch careers
By J.F. Pirro
The Eagles Fans We Loved this Season
Other than MVP Jalen Hurts, Saquon Barkley and the rest of the champion Birds, the people we want to see in the parade are fans just like us, except, the best of us
By Lauren McCutcheon
Saquon Barkley’s Gratitude for Teachers
The Eagles’ star running back makes a point to thank his teachers — and shines a light on a profession in need of love, says a longtime university president
By Elaine Maimon
Citizen of the Year Jalen Hurts
Our Super Bowl MVP champions women, loves to do good for Philly kids — and is The Philadelphia Citizen of the Year
By Lauren McCutcheon
The Eagles are Also the Super Bowl Champs … of Giving
You know Barkley, Graham, Hurts and the rest of the Birds for their on-field feats. How much do you know about what they do off-field for their (and our) communities?
By Diemmy Dang and Lauren McCutcheon
The Very Good Feeling of Being a Birds Fan Right Now
If you’re wearing an Eagle on your head, chest, heart or anywhere today, you’re doing something right — for yourself and for Philadelphia
By Lauren McCutcheon
NFC Championship Game in Philadelphia
Plan to do a little Bird-watching this Sunday? Here’s a round up of the best things to do, eat and wear to celebrate our Eagles making it one step closer to the Super Bowl.
By Olivia Kram
The Arena Deal That Wasn’t
Billionaires fighting. Pols flailing. Protestors screaming. Did the last three years really happen? What went wrong — or right — behind the arena wars
By Larry Platt
Yo, NFL. Let All Eagles Fans Into The Linc
A lifelong Eagles fan has been urging the league to open the stadium for away games for years. So why is she so pissed off by the plan to open the Linc for the Super Bowl this year?
By Ronnie Polaneczky