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Sandy Hingston

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City Life

Daylight Saving Time Is Stupid and Expensive and Dangerous. Just End It.

Back and forth, back and forth — why do we keep on with this insanity?

City Life

Babies of the Pandemic: A Photo Essay

Meet seven Philly families who decided to add new members during the depths of the COVID crisis.

City Life

What the Hell Is Bitcoin? A Useful Explainer for Beginners

LOL just kidding I don’t understand it, probably because it’s imaginary money.

City Life

This Lavish New Book Explores Italy’s Legacy in Philly

From the Declaration of Independence to red gravy to our own Bridge of Sighs, all the ways the Old Country has made its mark on these parts.

City Life

How the Pandemic Brought Campbell’s Soup Back From the Brink

As a nation, we had moved on from Campbell’s. Then, last year, a bowl of Tomato and a grilled cheese sammy started sounding mighty comforting. Is this the beginning of a new chapter for Philadelphia’s favorite soup?

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City Life

A New Book Traces the Rocky, Riveting History of Big East Hoops

Newtown’s Dana O’Neil gets the inside scoop on everything from Villanova’s wild 1985 Cinderella run to Allen Iverson’s mom’s plea to Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr. to take a chance on her kid.

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City Life

The Biden Administration Keeps Tapping Penn People for Major Roles

D.C.’s gain is Philly’s loss.

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City Life

Witchcraft, Boiled Bones, and All the Other Creepy Things We Learned About PA History in This New Book

Just in time for Halloween, Dark History of Penn’s Woods is the perfect book to keep you up all night.

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City Life

What’s Going to Happen to All the Crap I’ve Accumulated When I Die?

All across America, we boomers are finding ourselves stuck with heirlooms and mementos that we can’t give away.

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City Life

Some Jawn Youse Might Not Know About Jawn

Not every city has its very own word, yo.

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City Life

Remembering Connie Mack, the Philadelphia Athletics Manager Who Led the Team for 50 Freaking Seasons

The former catcher made his major league debut 135 years ago this month, on September 11, 1886. His longevity in the dugout is a feat we’re not ever likely to see in pro sports again.

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City Life

The Pandemic Exposed Our Broken Higher-Education System. It’s Also Given Us a Chance to Make Things Better

The chaos of COVID could mean the start of a new era in saner, fairer college admissions. Sometimes it takes a revolution to build a better world.

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City Life

This Collector You’ve Never Heard Of Helped Spark the Creation of the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Richard Carreño’s new biography of John H. McFadden is simply a ton of fun.

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City Life

Help Me, Doctor! I’m a Philly Sports Fan

What do you do when a game … isn’t just a game anymore?

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City Life

How Philadelphia Became Pretzel Town, USA

Philly and pretzels? It’s a combo as natural as, um … okay, it’s a little weird. But here’s more than you ever wanted to know about how it came to be!