Question Philly: I’m looking at going to a concert at Underground Arts. Somehow I’ve never been to this venue. How is it? Keep in mind I’m in my 40s and also debating a different show at Ardmore Music Hall the night before (no I cannot go to both please see my aforementioned age.)

Even Ben Franklin is like "Give me a Snuggie and put me to bed, I'm tired of this sh--." 📸 by talented Inquirer staff photog Jose Moreno

What Italian foods & beverages are you all making/buying for the Olympics Opening Ceremony tomorrow? I need ideas. I'm not having a party. I just want my husband, dog and I to be transported to Italy while also not leaving our house. Photo - Limoncino - Cinque Terre, Italy, circa 2016

Now maybe the city and everyone involved can rethink putting the Rocky statue at the top of the PMA steps. Philly should not be elevating the statue of white man who supports an administration that tore down exhibits about the history of slavery in this city. www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...

The journalism industry news is heartbreaking today, as it often is. So it was nice to get this piece of good news for PA journalists in my inbox. Waxman is himself a former journalist. Now to see if the Republican-majority PA Senate approves. I will not hold my breath.

The news that several DiBruno locations are closing was bad enough, but now this too? I had one of the most profound meals of my life at the Cherry Hill Bahama Breeze (true story). And I always make my hubs take me to the one in KOP when we see a movie there. 1/2 www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

Lou Turk's is changing its name after 50+ years, but keeping its Mother's Day flower sale. Whew! I mean you wouldn’t want to tell your mom you bought her flowers at the Acme, would you? www.inquirer.com/columnists/l...

This is why I support local journalism @farfarraway.bsky.social gets to the naked truth of the story, as always (Lou Turks also v popular with birders, given its proximity to the Heinz refuge)

What is amazing? Watching a contestant try to pronounce “Schuylkill” on Jeopardy’s Tournament Champions.

Was in a meeting with six people and I realized we were all wearing glasses and I called us “glassified” and I am still kicking myself for not saying bespectacled because that is a fantastic word.

I was sorry to hear of the passing of Carl Henderson this weekend, owner of Carl's Cards & Collectibles. I profiled him back in 2018 and he was lovely. www.inquirer.com/philly/news/...

What instances can you think of where Philadelphians insist on calling something by its old name after it's been renamed, like The Gallery?

Think I maybe have found the oldest “Welcome to Pennsylvania” sign. I wonder how many there are total and if others vary in style like this one.

Punxsutawney Phil can shove those six more weeks of winter right up his Gobbler's Knob. We should have let PETA replace him with a terrifyingly large hologram. Or a woman named Amber Canavan. Or any of their other wild proposals. www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...

From eight years ago today....this remains one of the most epic Inquirer pages ever. "May the Foles be with you..."

This beer otter be good.

Dear Lord. The damn Boulevard is so dangerous that someone who survived getting into an accident on it this morning died trying to get out of the way of other vehicles hitting his disabled car.

Just one of many stories Dan inspired with a tweet alone. ❤️

Today, everybody seems to talk about Philly culture, but Dan McQuade was setting the standard when I came here 19 years ago & nobody will ever do it better. He understood this city & its strange sense of humor so well that his tweets alone would inspire our stories 1/4 defector.com/dan-mcquade-...

Accept no imitations or substitutes.

The grossest part of this storm at my house, where the snow in our tiny backyard is frozen over, is the ungodly amount of rabbit poop sitting on top of it. I knew we had rabbits in our neighborhood but it's like Watership Down was going on back there. 🤢

Delco residents “don’t have very lofty ideas about what it means to be from Delco," but we certainly don't want New Yorkers claiming they are. www.inquirer.com/columnists/o...

Fantastic cover photos today by my colleague, Yong Kim. That DN headline (which I'm guessing is by the great Joe Berkery) is *chef's kiss* too.

“Ice is the issue,” my husband said, as we watched the news. And our faces dropped in unison as we realized the irony.

From an interview with a Delco resident, just now: "A hoagie tray is a meaningful unit of generosity. People know what that means."

Our homepage today is heartbreaking. And infuriating. www.inquirer.com

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so. How far we have not come in 250 years.

There's so much important and tough news out there right now but my job is to remind you there's still ridiculousness in this world. PETA has offered to replace Phil with “a giant, state-of-the-art, 3D projection hologram of a groundhog” like he was Tupac Shakur. www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...

Our paper was featured on Abbott Elementary last night!!!

It remains absolutely wild to me that the only way I can maybe think about possibly retiring one day is to gamble/"invest" in the stock market, the whims of which are often dictated by people who never have to worry about whether they'll be able to retire and certainly don't worry about us either.

Should you ever be in fear/great luck of forgetting the words to Sugar Ray's "Every Morning," you just need to step inside of a Wawa, where it's inevitably playing and everyone is also singing along so you don't feel bad.

Diving in our archives and newspapers used to print who checked into hotels every night?!? That's some major nosy little b energy (circa 1860).

On the passing of the longtime owner of Pat's King of Steaks, Frank P. Olivieri, I reshare one of my favorite strange stories, about a grandpa who loved Pat's cheesesteaks so much he was buried with two of them. The quotes in this thing are epic 1/2 www.inquirer.com/philly/news/...

I’ve seen some real d*ck moves in my time in Philly, but this one is among the sh*ttiest. I have running theories: 1. Someone is just terrible and lazy, but why then bag it? 1/2

Not gonna lie, I was a little nervous to talk to Will Shortz. And I don't think I've ever checked my grammar so many times before sending someone emails. But he was lovely and I can't wait for the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament to move to Philly! www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

Ellen Greenberg's death by 20 stab wounds was treated as a suicide at the scene, ruled homicide the next day & later changed to suicide. Commonwealth Court judges once called the investigation "deeply flawed." Now, sources say fed prosecutors are investigating. www.inquirer.com/news/ellen-g...

Loved how Abbott Elementary revealed what abandoned mall they’re holding classes at in tonight’s ep. I didn’t grow up here but I got the reference, and even if you don’t know, it’s still a brilliant bit.

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court judges once called the investigations into Ellen Greenberg's death by 20 stabs "deeply flawed." Now, sources tell me, the U.S. Attorney's Office is issuing subpoenas to those connected with the case. www.inquirer.com/news/ellen-g...

A touching FB post from my homestay dad in India on the importance of little gestures.

As someone who loves both trains and cocktails I am still thinking about this train bar cart I saw at HomeGoods while Christmas shopping. Pretty sure I could fit inside and pretend I was a conductor after a few drinks.

My croque madame sammie at Caribou Cafe last week was so beautiful I wrote about it. www.inquirer.com/food/best-th...

hey #philly, we're doing something beneficial for society for a change! JOKES for JUSTICE is a standup comedy benefit for local gender justice organizers. all proceeds go to an organization called Bread and Roses. let's make philly a kinder, more welcoming place! www.eventbrite.com/e/jokes-for-...

Yesterday was trash, Philly, but there are still things to look forward to in our fair city this year. From the opening of the Ministry of Awe to the return of the "The Manayunk Wall," here are 14 things I'm anticipating in 2026 aside from the big to-dos. www.inquirer.com/columnists/2...

If there’s one thing Philadelphians love doing it’s partying while watching other people excercise, and this year they’ll get to do it at the Manayunk Wall again. That and 13 other things to look forward to in 2026 in Philly that aren’t the 250th or World Cup. www.inquirer.com/columnists/2...

Caught a gaggle of on-brand Canadian geese hanging at Wawa today. Pretty sure they came to shake down Wally for residuals.

Shout out to my aunt for this Christmas gift, which I have a lot of questions about.

New Delco DA started the year off with one hell of a case.

Leave it to Delco to call the Semiquincentennial the "Semiquin."

Called it! The PA Farm Show butter sculpture this year is the signing of the Declaration of Independence. Obviously the Founding Fathers believed in a butter union.