Yeah, this strikes me as a bit too promotional and whatnot, but I had some time to sift back through stories I’ve written on PhillyVoice, NewsWorks and my own site today. Figured I’d put together a quick handy list in case you have some spare reading time at some point.
1. As $340K fraud trial starts, Don Tollefson claims his heart was in the right place (NewsWorks, Jan. 6)
2. Here’s Video Of A Father Explaining How His One-Month-Old Daughter’s Face Got Chewed Off By His Pet Ferret (Philly Blunt, Jan. 24)
3. Why Was Miss Netherlands Yasmin Verheijen ‘Locked In A Cage For 12 Hours’? [UPDATE] (Philly Blunt, Jan. 26)
4. What Katy Perry song best represents each Philly mayoral candidate? (NewsWorks, Jan. 29)
5. Been There, Do This: Mayor Wilson Goode Sr. talks leadership and vision for the city’s future (NewsWorks, Feb. 11)
6. Underexplained Lists: Tired Jokes*, Ranked (Philly Blunt, Feb. 18)
7. Hey Look, A Tweet Of Mine Appeared In A Story About Katy Perry’s Left Shark (Philly Blunt, Feb. 20)
8. Manny Morales: ‘I didn’t make those Facebook postings’; stays in Council race (NewsWorks, March 20)
9. Eleven Worse Things About FedEx Field Than Messi Not Playing Vs. El Salvador (Philly Blunt, March 29)
10. Not Liking What Furious 7 Represents Apparently Means I’m A ‘Low Life, Scum Bag (Sic)’ (Philly Blunt, April 3)
11. The View From The Philadelphia Zoo Balloon, 4/12/15 (PhillyBlunt, April 12)
12. That Time A Philadelphia Mayoral Candidate Said He Wanted Some Weed [Video] (Philly Blunt, April 23)
13. Milton Street holds court at Quizzo Night in East Falls [photos and video] (NewsWorks, May 7)
14. 9 interviews with former and aspiring Philadelphia mayors (NewsWorks, May 18)
15. Pa. Game Commission checks on four peregrine falcon chicks atop City Hall (NewsWorks, May 22)
16. Dear Jimmy Fallon: Bicyclists Getting Hit By Cars Is Not A Laughing Matter (Philly Blunt, May 30)
17. Thousands of mourners say goodbye to Beau Biden at public viewing in Wilmington [VIDEO] (NewsWorks, June 5)
18. Louden Appeared On The Local Fox Affiliate In Advance Of The Barca/Juve Match (Philly Blunt, June 6)
19. Vaginal Voyeurism And Piss-Poor Spelling On Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (Season 3, Episode 2) (Philly Blunt, June 6)
I watch Marriage Boot Camp so that you, too, could enjoy watching @AubreyODay dancing all sexy for The Sitch. https://t.co/VwtPfHlem7
— Brian P. Hickey (@BrianPHickey) July 11, 2015
20. Here’s A Vine Of Cpl. Eric Casebolt Doing A Barrel Roll Set To The Beastie Boys’ Sabotage (Philly Blunt, June 9)
21. At prayer vigil for N. Philly homicide victim, Bailey vows to address street violence (NewsWorks, July 9)
22. Q&A With Lefty, The Philly Native Who Wrote A Rap Song About Jodi Arias [Audio] (Philly Blunt, July 16)
23. How a $71 charge led to a towing-contract investigation in Camden (NewsWorks, July 21)
24. As boxer preps for big fight, daughter’s heart transplant seen as family’s ‘best victory’ [photos] (NewsWorks, July 21)
25. Don’t you dare blame Philadelphia for hitchBOT’s death (NewsWorks, Aug. 3)
26. On participation trophies, fair play and taking parenting advice from James Harrison (NewsWorks, Aug. 17)
27. Farewell to Chase Utley, the nose-to-grindstone baseball hero that Philly needed most (NewsWorks, Aug. 20)
28. Photos From Philly’s Le Dîner en Blanc 2015 (With Alternate Captions) (Philly Blunt, Aug. 21)
29. Did a Quaz Q&A On Jeff Pearlman’s Site Today; Please Give It A Read (Philly Blunt, Aug. 25)
30. Non-believers: Pope Francis is sorta cool, but the visit is a logistical nightmare (NewsWorks, Sept. 9)
31. Philadelphia (finally) honors legendary non-fictional boxer Smokin’ Joe Frazier with a statue (NewsWorks, Sept. 13)
32. 15 questions for behemoth U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman (NewsWorks, Sept. 21)
33. Sat., Sept. 26, 2015, 4:11 p.m., The Moment I Stood Within 15 Feet Of Pope Francis [Video] (Philly Blunt, Sept. 26)
34. Why East Falls is Philly’s best neighborhood (PhillyVoice, Oct. 13)
35. Son of Gentleman Gambler: Federal prosecutors killed him (PhillyVoice, Nov. 10)
36. Unraveling Philadelphia’s greatest mysteries (PhillyVoice, Nov. 27)
37. Down with Elf on the Shelf (PhillyVoice, Dec. 1)
38. Why I gave up on the gun-control war (PhillyVoice, Dec. 4)
39. A Eulogy For Griff (Philly Blunt, Dec. 5)
40. Northeast Philly man’s patently offensive comedy videos go viral (PhillyVoice, Dec. 9)
41. Help Police Solve A Brutal Sexual Assault That Happened 15 Years Ago in Fairmount (Philly Blunt, Dec. 15)
42. Social-media lessons from the Knott trial (PhillyVoice, Dec. 18)
43. Imhotep Panthers become Philly Public League’s first-ever state football champs (PhillyVoice, Dec. 20)