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Experimental Filmmaker Tiona Nekkia McClodden Doesn’t Care If You Miss the Point
The 38-year-old Philadelphian is part of the Whitney Biennial Exhibition in New York City.
Puzzled by That Ad Comparing Philly to Barcelona? It’s Not Such a Stretch, Says Tourism Head
Even if you don’t buy Visit Philly CEO Jeff Guaracino’s rationale, he really just wants to get people talking about his ad. And it’s working.
American Flags Were Works of Art — Until Government Got Involved
Collector Jeff Bridgman — whose 13-star American flags are on exhibit through July 21 — on why pre-20th-century Stars and Stripes are the real pinnacle of U.S. vexillography.
Independence National Park Is an Embarrassing Mess. Why Doesn’t Anyone Care?
The birthplace of the United States is turning into a shambles, and no one — the feds, the city, Philadelphians themselves — seems inclined to do anything about it.
Philly Says It Needs More Time to Ban Cashless Stores
Because apparently it’s too hard to just tell businesses “You have to accept cash now.”
“Hamilton” Tickets Are About to Go On Sale in Philly
Don’t throw away your shot to snag tix to Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-and-Grammy-and-Pulitzer-winning musical.
The Eagles’ Autism Research Grants Are a New Approach to Sports Philanthropy
Instead of simply giving away money, the team is granting funds to specific projects at Philly institutions — acting almost like a mini National Institutes of Health.
The Paradox of Narcan: It Saves Lives, but Masks the Extent of the Opioid Epidemic
As more of the life-saving overdose reversal drug ends up in the hands of civilians, it becomes harder to tell how often it’s being used — concealing the city’s true overdose rate.
Sansom Street Finally Reopens After Last Year’s Business-Drenching Deluge
Now the Water Department can turn its attention to the other huge hole in the ground, along Baltimore Avenue in West Philly.
City Unveils Details of Its Dockless Bike Pilot Program
But some dockless operators have already moved on. The future, they say, is with electric scooters — which remain illegal across Pennsylvania.
A Street-by-Street Look at City Council’s Bike-Lane Bonanza
If all goes to plan, the legislation will help the city more than double its current 4.35 miles of protected bike lanes.
Penn’s 25,000-Pound, 3,000-Year-Old Egyptian Sphinx Has a New Home
Scenes from the move at the Penn Museum on Wednesday morning.
Supreme Court to Weigh In on Racial Discrimination Case Against Comcast
TV station-owner Byron Allen alleges in a lawsuit seeking $20 billion that Comcast’s refusal to carry his company’s channels is racially discriminatory. SCOTUS will now decide whether Allen’s suit can proceed.
You Can Personally Test Philly’s Controversial New Voting Machines This Week
City controller Rebecca Rhynhart still hasn’t signed off on the purchase of the $8,000 units, but that’s not stopping the city from showing them off.
Forget Rocky: Biographer Mark Kram Jr. on Philly’s Real Boxing Hero
His new biography, Smokin’ Joe: The Life of Joe Frazier, is out now.