Ryan Briggs

1 week ago | inquirer.com | Abraham Gutman |Ryan Briggs

The Landlord Tenant Office,a for-profit firm that once executed evictions in Philadelphia, shut down last fall — but the fallout from a string of violent incidents involving its officers continues. Philadelphia’s former landlord tenant officer, Marisa Shuter, is facing a second lawsuit related to a July 2023 eviction that ended with the assault of a property management worker and the shooting of a tenant.

2 weeks ago | inquirer.com | William Bender |Ryan Briggs

The Philadelphia Fire Marshal’s Office has ruled that a four-alarm fire that gutted a vacant West Philadelphia apartment building over the weekend was deliberately set, and the police department’s Southwest Detectives Division has opened an arson investigation. The blaze broke out around 5 a.m. Saturday at the Admiral Court apartment complex, a four-story eyesore at 48th and Locust Streets that had been neglected for several years by notorious landlord Phil Pulley.

3 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Ryan Briggs |Zoe Greenberg

Investors involved with the Philadelphia Citizen, a media nonprofit, are currently in negotiations to purchase Philadelphia magazine, multiple sources confirmed to The Inquirer. Talks to sell the storied print publication to an investor-backed group tied to the digital media and events company have unfolded over the course of more than a year.

4 weeks ago | inquirer.com | Gabriela Carroll |Olivia Reiner |Ryan Briggs

On Saturday, the Wells Fargo Center will host Life Surge, a one-day conference where, their ad states, “local Christians gather to learn why and how to create and multiply financial resources for Kingdom impact.” Several Eagles players and coach Nick Sirianni are listed as guest speakers. But according to an Inquirer review, the man behind Life Surge has a troubled business history, and some past conference attendees have warned their fellow Christians they’d be wise to stay away.

4 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Olivia Reiner |Ryan Briggs

PHILADELPHIA - Five current and former members of the Philadelphia Eagles - including head coach Nick Sirianni and star running back Saquon Barkley - are set to headline a financial seminar at the Wells Fargo Center organized by a man whose companies have faced allegations of mismanagement, fraud or deceptive business practices, a Philadelphia Inquirer review has found.