There's nothing quite like walking under a cherry tree when a warm wind blows and petals snow down all around you.

I’m all for extending bar operating hours, but I’ve also covered enough Philly celebrations to know that our joy, especially when it is drunken, looks a heck of a lot like anarchy. Hope my latest column brings you a smile this April Fools' Day www.inquirer.com/columnists/b...

Pennsylvania: Let's control all of the sales of wine and liquor in state-run stores and let's make sure the selection is mid, at best. Also PA: We must not carry the same wine across all stores so if someone does find one they like, they can't find it at our other stores.

As a journalist, I am not allowed to protest, but I am allowed to observe. And what I observed at Philly’s No Kings protest on Saturday was this city’s creativity, passion, and commitment to the First Amendment on full display.

Is there a term for when your age matches your date of birth, like if your birthday is March 3 (3/3) and you turn 33 that year?

All the Philly celebs are out for the No Kings Rally today. 🧵

I'm sure this is going to go great, no problems. We're totally known for handling our alcohol and sports well here in Philly.

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You know it’s a nice, sunny day in Philly when we don’t try to avoid each other and all walk on the same side of the street.

Seeking recommendations for limo companies in the Philly-Delco area to take a group of eight ladies to a winery in South Jersey for a mini bachelorette. I got a quote from a company I worked with before but they only have a 14-person party shuttle available & I just want a classic limo that holds 8.

It was beautiful to drive in today and see the lights on at Citizens Bank Park as I was screaming with laughter listening to the Preston & Steve Show talk about a recent Philly Inquirer advice chat on whether to call in sick for the Phillies home opener. 1/2 www.inquirer.com/life/phillie...

Philly set the Guinness World Record for longest line of cheesesteaks at Philadelphia International Airport yesterday as a live DJ played bangers like “Crazy Train,” a drone flew overhead, and ICE agents roamed the airport. What a time to be alive. www.inquirer.com/food/phl-lon...

Shout out to Will’s + Bill’s Brewery in Berwyn for having a strong coaster game and a strong happy hour (even on Saturday)! I imagine they have to keep these coasters well stocked due to theft. My husband and I both swiped one. 😂

Wit or without the title, there’s no question Philly is the cheesesteak capital of the world, but now that we have the receipts, nobody better start any beef. www.inquirer.com/food/phl-lon...

Kosuke Chujo and his wife, Tomomi, owners of the Tokyo cheesesteak bar Nihonbashi Philly are here at Philadelphia Int’l Airport to help try and break the Guinnesss World Record for longest line of cheesesteaks on National Cheesesteak Day! 1/2

Oh I want to creep to this concert and push it, p-push it real good.

I love this wall of Post-it note art in the basement of Ebisu Japanese Life Store in Chinatown. So glad I took a pic so I can zoom in for days.

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Another reader has written to me bemoaning the use of 'Philly' instead of the "more dignified" 'Philadelphia' on every reference. This reader asks what Ben Franklin would think of us. Sir, Ben Franklin loved hanging out naked and wrote an essay called "Fart Proudly." He was Philly.

The thing about Philly is you always know where you stand here.

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Photos from our trip to Ireland in 2019. I dream about going back at least once a week. I knew this was the land of my people when I realized every sandwich came with fries AND a side salad. I did not have to choose.

A column about robots, humanity, and Philly I never expected to write but felt compelled to after encountering three robots while taking my guests around Philly last weekend. www.inquirer.com/columnists/u...

Philly is so unserious. I love it here. I am posting this for the sheer entertainment value and not the free mochi.

My colleague Rosa Cartagena and I toured the Ministry of Awe together in advance of its opening this weekend and we discuss our thoughts and experiences in this piece. 1/2 www.inquirer.com/arts/ministr...

The Ministry of Awe opens this weekend in Philly and interest rates are sky high. You already have an account there (we all do) so it’s time to bank on being awed. My colleague and I spent three hours exploring the space yesterday and I could have spent three more.

I am feeling personally targeted and attacked by this AstraZeneca cancer-screening PSA featuring my teen crush and my adult crush. I'm also gonna need this photo on the cover of Tiger Beat magazine so I can hang it in my room. www.instagram.com/p/DVtGKgoAJtR/

Took my car on a boat trip today. 10/10 would recommend.

I've got a long drive ahead of me for work today. What are some of your favorite sunny day, windows down, road trip albums?

Meet George Wright, 86, who's been a kosher baker for 70 years and has no plans of leavening anytime soon. He's the latest installment in my occasional, ongoing profile series called We the People, about the people who make Philly extraordinary. www.inquirer.com/life/philade...

ICYMI over the weekend, I looked into why some of Philadelphia's Audible Pedestrian Signal systems at city crosswalks come wit the Philly accent. www.inquirer.com/columnists/i...

I didn't know it when I went to interview him, but George Wright found his first baking job in Philly through a want ad in The Inquirer. Now, I get to tell the story of his 70-year kosher baking career in the Inquirer. www.inquirer.com/life/philade...

In my latest column, I dig into why Philadelphia's crosswalk audio announcements come wit the Philly accent. “There’s not been a single person I’ve talked to that’s like ‘Oh yeah, that makes complete sense,’” said the reader who tipped me off. www.inquirer.com/columnists/i...

Doing my first big LEGO build and I f’ed up and had to tear stuff up in order to rebuild. I was frustrated and in the depths of my rage my husband, a huge LEGO fan, said: “See there are more lessons here than just LEGOs.” He may not be wrong but he may also get a brick in the face.

This view and staircase never gets old. I think it even rivals looking down the staircase at City Hall. What are some other fantastic staircases in Philly?

Alright, which one of you did this to my Wawa gas pump? 😑

I am flushed with pride that somebody featured in one of my Philly Phlush stories bought a high-quality print of the story from our website, got a nice frame for it, and hung it in their bathroom. Folks, urine in luck because I will be taking all of your puns about this today. Pees and thank you.

Feeling cute, might use 'mellifluous' in a column like I'm an academic or romance novelist.

Me: “Push the crosswalk button please hun.” Husband: “That is not a crosswalk button. It is a googly eye.” Well played, Philly. Well played.

Went rooting around the Philadelphia Flower Show to bring you this list of not-to-miss sights this year. www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...

NOOOoooOO and neeEIGHghhh!!! The Land of Little Horses has closed! It was one of the weirdest and most magical places in all of PA, totally homespun and filled with miniature animals of all sorts. 1/2 www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...

Stopped into The Trestle Inn for the first time in years after a show an Underground Arts last week. I feel like I will never be cool enough for this bar, but I always feel cool when I’m in it. What other Philly bars have similar vibes?

There have been several days recently the Philadelphia Police Department sent out a morning message like this and let me tell you, we all feel those exclamation points, officer!!! Say what you will about the snow, but like an Eagles game, it keeps the city relatively quiet.

Who would you like to be or who do you consider the voice of Philly? Not just sportscasters or broadcasters (though they could be) but someone whose voice you would want to convey messages to the people of Philadelphia. And does the Philly accent factor into your choice?

Wrote about things I've noticed that are constants during a snowstorm in Philly, so obviously not SEPTA. www.inquirer.com/columnists/s...

Only in Philly would a marijuana advocate who once asked me if he could light up a joint on Independence Mall for a photo shoot go on to lead the kitchen at a new Irish pub. We care truly a city of pipe dreams. I love it here. www.inquirer.com/food/restaur...

"I am learning that being an American means that I have to be worried for the people I love.” A powerful story about one man's powerful work from my colleagues Michelle Myers and Jeff Gammage. www.inquirer.com/news/ice-ben...

Finally watching "The Pitt" and there's a fist fight between two moms in the ER waiting room at one point and the head nurse breaks them up saying "This is not Philly!" You're right m'am, it is not. A Philly nurse would have let them finish the fight.

What's something predictable that happens in Philly during a snowstorm? I'm thinking savesies, seeing a dude in shorts shoveling, sledding down the Art Museum steps...

If @farfarraway.bsky.social’s Delco sensor is going off this morning, it’s because a Delco native is about to play for an Olympic medal in women’s curling: www.inquirer.com/sports/olymp... via @phillysport.bsky.social

They are putting the exhibits back up about the people George Washington enslaved at the President’s House site at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia and someone is playing “Fight the Power” and “Celebration.” It feels like such a relief to see humanity, history & sanity prevail.