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Sandy Hingston

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The 17 Best Things That Happened This Year, Ranked

From Mo’ne to Kenney to Bobby to Kid Hazo, our end-of-year roundup of all that was good, true and just in 2015.

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Best Thing: Muslims Protected Christians in a Terrorist Attack

Brotherhood on a bus in Kenya.

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11 Things You Might Not Know About: The Philadelphia Zoo

Hingston: Who built the buildings, which animals Brigham Young sent and which iconic sculpture spooked horses.

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Best Thing: Veteran Homes for the Holidays

Hingston: In response to a challenge from President Obama, Philly stepped up for homeless vets.

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Remembering Philly’s Anti-Catholic Riots

Hingston: Guns, immigration and religious intolerance are all over the news. Just like they were in 1844.

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10 Strange Christmas Traditions From Around the World

Hingston: And you thought Elf on the Shelf was weird.

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Best Thing: Chip Kelly Said He Was Wrong

Hingston: But we still don’t want to shake his hand, either.

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How Penn Saved Navy’s Goat Mascot — Twice

That cute little “Bill 36” overcame major obstacles to bleat for Navy on Saturday

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Amy Gutmann Moves Holiday Party to Annenberg Center

Penn prez’s residence has become a popular protest spot.

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10 Things You Never Knew About Philly’s Jewish Quarter

Hingston: The start of Hanukkah has us thinking about the city’s Jewish history.

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Best Thing: The Sixers Won a Game

Hingston: They narrowly avoided setting a record for futility. Again!

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Fairmount Park Mansions: 10 Things You Didn’t Know

Just in time for this year’s holiday house tours, the scoop on Lemon Hill, Chamounix, Mount Pleasant and more.

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Temple Adjuncts Join Full-Time Faculty Union

Part-time professors vote two-to-one in favor of unionizing.

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The Best Thing That Happened This Week

Tyler Matakevich was named a finalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award.

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Revealed: The Secret to Governor Wolf’s Family Stuffing Recipe!

Hingston: Everything’s better with butter.