Check out my video of the first Delco Downhill Derby - aka the "Triple D!" - and the winning prize, the William Penn stump. Huge thanks to my colleague Astrid Rodrigues for working her editing magic on this clips. www.inquirer.com/video/first-...

UPDATE: I'm gonna need everyone to vote for this on LEGO's Ideas page. We hold these truths to be self-evident. Please and thank you. beta.ideas.lego.com/product-idea...

I'm going to need LEGO to come out with an Independence Hall set for the nation's 250th next year. Minifigure that out asap, LEGO masters. Thank you.

It took me a minute to get it (and at first I was like wow this got real personal real quick) but shout out to Go Hamm, a Philly merch company that showcases women's sports, for their brilliant and very Philly sign off.

FB memory from 12 years ago today. 🫤 In the voice of Matthew McConaughey in 'Dazed and Confused,': "I keep getting older but the government keeps doing the same sh--"

I bookwormed my way into the most incredible place last week. It was bibliophile’s fever dream, the fanciest Philly house I’ve ever seen, and the former home of a modern-day Renaissance man. I’m going to lure you in with photos then hit you with a link to my column. Hold on to your butts. 🧵

I watched a documentary I'm in with my husband last night and he was most proud when I said "movement" with a thick Delco accent. Also shout out to the woman who watched it, tracked me down & DMed me on Insta: "I noticed you have Amazing hair. That's all lol. Just thought you should know!" 😂

This is definitely gonna give your tush a push.

Only the most deadicated punsters will survive.

Sen. John Fetterman’s plan to vote with the GOP in hopes of averting a government shutdown is drawing heat from a fellow Pa. Democrat. Brendan Boyle called the senator “Trump’s favorite Democrat” in an interview with the Inquirer Monday: www.inquirer.com/politics/gov...

Wrote myself a note earlier today that said "howie roseman gets hit in face with bottle" and it took me a minute just now to remember why I sent it (for possible inclusion in my weirdest stories of 2025, though the bar is pretty high now and we have 3 more months to go) #PhillyJournalismProblems

Dubbed the “Triple D!” because it’s hilarious and extremely Delco, the Delco Downhill Derby was held this weekend in Media. “My car is called ‘Dad Nap’ because it represents the only opportunity I’m going to get to have a nap this week," Josh Jordan said. www.inquirer.com/columnists/d...

In 2019, after a year of reporting the most complex story of my career, my investigation into the death of Ellen Greenberg was published in The Philadelphia @inquirer.com Today, a three-part documentary about the case comes out on Hulu. I appear in parts 2 & 3. 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxnW...

Go Phils. Go Birds. Go Max. Go Minnie.

While nobody nose the cause yet, this is not the first time Delco has smelled funky. www.inquirer.com/news/delco-d...

Good morning, Philadelphia! What is the best hyper-local Philly gift you've received, given, or bought for yourself recently? Think Boner 4Ever enamel pins, Wawa receiving blankets, etc. (Yes, this is for a story)

I’ve walked the Italian Market dozens of times but this weekend I spotted for the first time this massive sign of a bedazzled cannoli wearing a crown. Inside you can buy giant cannolis for $50. South Philly does not adhere to the constraints of reality.

I feel the need to mention that registration is still open for the first Delco Downhill Derby - the "Triple D!" - if you can make a kinetic sculpture by Friday. There's a cash prize and the chance to get your named etched in the "William Penn Stump." www.padelcohistory.org/events-news/...

My review of @hbo.bsky.social's "Task" for @inquirer.com: This show is far from smacked ass. And if you don't know what "smacked ass" is, I dive into a brief history of that too with the help of my colleague, @njvadala.bsky.social. www.inquirer.com/columnists/t...

"Task" is so crammed with local references it's the written equivalent of parallel parking a pickup truck covered with Eagles stickers into a space of one’s own creation at a packed Wawa parking lot while listening to the Phillies on WIP. And I am here for it. www.inquirer.com/columnists/t...

Went to a Sausage Fest this weekend. Almost bought the shirt. Of course there was some random dude in a hot dog costume walking about.

Go Birds. #philly

Went to check if the main doors to Suburban Station were open yesterday (for a story) - you know the ones under the massive sign that says “Suburban Station” - and this is what I found. So frustratingly Philly. A young guy from out of town came up and asked the workers: 1/2

I passed my pal David Puryear at 4th & Market yesterday, where he's been busking with his sax, "Miss Nasty," for 11 years. We talked about the weather and the weight of the world, his son and the paper. As we parted ways he said "You keep spreading joy" and I said "You keep spreading joy too." 1/7

New Shephard Fairey mural in Philly.

Just a dog thinking about the state of our country and democracy while looking at Indpendence Hall this morning. Same, dog. Same.

Do not miss this important journalism from my colleagues today. www.inquirer.com/news/ice-imm...

Question for Philly-area locals. Have you ever been to the Franklin Court Printing Office? If so, is it cool? This is one of those "I can't believe I haven't do this yet" bucket items for me. www.nps.gov/inde/planyou...

Began HBO's "Task" last night and it may have more local references per minute than any movie or show ever. @kywnewsradio.bsky.social's Traffic on the Twos & @wxpnfm.bsky.social's Ben Vaughn played on the radio, Mark Ruffalo went to Rita's and the Roundhouse, someone mispronounced Acme as Acme...1/2

"A plate that softens an ordinary afternoon" was an actual phrase in a press release I received today.

Eagles chicky nug nugs are now a thing. You may also call them bird bird nuggies.

Sometimes I wonder what it'd be like if every profession celebrated wins like MLB players. Lawyers win a court case: Champagne sprays & beer bongs Nurse saves a patient: Champagne sprays & beer bongs Teachers graduate a class: Champagne sprays & beer bongs www.inquirer.com/phillies/phi...

A reader asks: "Please can we have the building on Broad Street that has the graffiti 'Boner 4Ever' painted over??? It’s truly an embarrassment that can’t be missed for miles heading south on Broad Street." No. And now I want guided tours and gallery shows about just that graffiti.

Question Philly-area folks: Are there dams or anything else in the Schuylkill River that would prevent a ferry boat from traveling from King of Prussia to Philadelphia and back?

Big news in Philly radio today!

"Look ugly when you doing it, you hear me?" 😂 I'm gonna learn this year's dance. And I'm gonna look ugly while I'm doing it. Go Birds. www.inquirer.com/arts/gillie-...

Best Emmys ever. Go Birds. Ted and Mary planting seeds of hope. Gonna take a Colbert elevator to new heights like Willy Wonka.

At the PA Fine Wine and Spirits store the cashier was wearing a Bills jersey. Me: You’re brave wearing that today. Him: I thought this was America. I can wear anything I want. Me: This is Philadelphia. (Then I stared directly into his soul and said nothing else so he understood) Go Birds.

Behold the joy that is living in Philly at this time of year. @farfarraway.bsky.social captures it perfectly.

Biggest untapped story in PA: Why won’t you share the elixir, Phil?!?!

People sing the jingle to us all the time. My favorite is from the Super Bowl parade!

A quote submitted to me by a Philadelphian: "I love my city, but it is also an easy city to hate."

Shout out to the Philly redditor whose handle is: TrafficOnTheTwos. That is a deep cut and now I am singing the jingle.

Made a Philly 250 "badge" on @visitphilly.bsky.social's website that consists only of a City Wide Special and two spotted lanternflies. I have questions - mostly about why the spotted lanternfly is listed as a 'Philly icon' - but I am not complaining. This badge is dope. www.visitphilly.com/badge/

Happy to report that Oseetah Lake in the Adirondacks has been claimed as Eagles territory by whoever owns this massive waterfront camp. Go Birds.

Delco has its moments. Dined under the stars with a friend in Media last night.

"Let's roll," Todd Beamer, 32, United Flight 93, Sept. 11, 2001.

I’d argue at no time of the year does Philly feel itself more than now, when we’re filled with hope for our 2x Super Bowl Champions, the Eagles, and our Phillies-loving hearts are beating with anticipation for a Red October. But it's so much more than that too... www.inquirer.com/columnists/f...

I go away to the Adirondacks for one long weekend to visit my family and Phillies Karen happens. Last time I left town they installed a Delco pope. My luck, I tell ya. But the sights sure were pretty up in the Great North Country.

Go Birds to the dude I passed in Delco who turned an ambulance into an Eagles tailgate party vehicle, took the wheels off it, and put it on the bed of a large pickup truck.