History Confronting our History: A Monumental Challenge On the eve of Independence Day 2020, Amy Cohen uncovers some inconvenient truths about our nation’s first president and a war memorial in Washington Square
City Life The Perfect Father’s Day Card For My Gay Dad For Father’s Day, Amy Cohen shares memories of her civically engaged dad who came out as gay in the late 1970s and lived with HIV for 20 years
History Bravery and Bad Deeds During the Yellow Fever Outbreak of 1793 Amy Cohen examines the contradicting behavior of two famous Philadelphians in a time of grave crisis
History The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 and its Impact on the Built Environment Amy Cohen examines the impact of yellow fever and how the epidemic shaped Philadelphia
History Bigotry in the Quaker City and the Burning of Pennsylvania Hall Amy Cohen recounts the abolitionists who built Philadelphia’s “Temple of Free Discussion” and the ignorance that burned it down
City Life Everything You Always Wanted to Know About The Pleasure Chest* (*But Were Afraid to Ask) For Valentine’s Day, Amy Cohen takes us inside the oldest sex shop in Philadelphia and one of the longest-running small businesses in Rittenhouse Square
History Exploring the Rizzo Boycott of 1967 Amy Cohen takes a look back at a student protest that erupted in police brutality and the “Black Christmas” boycott to remove Frank Rizzo
History Honoring Universal Suffrage & the Election Day Riots of 1871 As Philly polling stations prepare for Tuesday’s municipal elections, Amy Cohen takes a look at the local election of 1871 that ended in racial violence and political upheaval
