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At a Harris rally in the Philly burbs yesterday, it was an all-Republican cast, including Bob and Kristina Lange, the Chester County farmers who’ve been targeted with threats and harassment for appearing in an ad supporting the Vice President.
Philly Today: What the Hell Is Going on With This New Mascot for America’s 250th Birthday?
Plus, Lidia Bastianich helps Marc Vetri raise $385,000 in one night.
Philly Today: Police Pull Strange Move After Rittenhouse Lululemon Theft
Plus, the return of Amy Gutmann.
Philly Today: Is This the Death of the Carnival?
Violence and rowdy behavior lead to carnival cancelations.
Inside the Epic Search for Philly’s Next Tuba Master
The ultra-exclusive Curtis Institute of Music accepts only one tuba student at a time.
Guy Raises $46,000 to Annoy University of Pennsylvania Protesters
The plan involved a mariachi band.
A squad of teenage robotics champs, a 100-year-old jazz trailblazer, a deeply laughable mascot, and a Flyer to be truly proud of
Back in the day, Philly, like a lot of cities, banked on a revival of its downtown to spark new life. The plan worked fine — for Center City. But now that the pandemic has emptied offices, boomer residents are aging, and millennials are opting for the ’burbs, where do we go from here?
Philly Today: Inside the Major Staffing Shakeup at WMMR
Employees at the historic Philadelphia rock-and-roll station are downright nervous.
Philly Today: Mom Finds Loaded Gun at Queen Village Playground
She had hoped it was a toy gun. It wasn’t.
Philly Today: Sounds Like Year-Round School Really Is Coming to Philadelphia
Plus, Michael Smerconish gets canceled, both figuratively and literally.
Horseshoe Crabs Are About to Have an Orgy on Delaware Bay Beaches. Here’s What’s Threatening It
It’s a breathtaking wildlife bacchanal that only happens here, and some pretty major forces (climate change, Big Pharma) are conspiring against it. Can science save this symbiotic spectacle?
The former municipal golf course at FDR Park became an indispensable natural refuge for many locked-down South Philadelphians over the past year.
Fifty years after founding their legendary Philadelphia International Records, Kenny Gamble and Leon Huff, with friends and collaborators from Thom Bell to John Oates to Patti LaBelle, look back on the musical partnership that came to define the city.
10 New Books by Philly Authors to Read This Summer
Add these new novels by local authors to your reading list.
Philly Today: Philadelphia’s Latest Crackdown Is On Tinted Car Windows
Plus, Krasner disses Columbia and Bradley Cooper slings more cheesesteaks.
Philly Today: Ridiculous Delco Battle Erupts Over a Kid On a Bike
But this isn’t just any kid on a bike. Meet 11-year-old Oneway Lilman.
It’s 2024, and Michael Smerconish Still, Somehow, Refuses to Take Sides
Loved Rizzo and Reagan. Voted for Obama. Ten years into his CNN show, political commentator Michael Smerconish remains an independent voice in what is set to be the most contentious election in American history.
