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The 76: The most vital restaurants in the Philly area

The 76 restaurants that are defining Philly’s dining scene right now.

Beatrice Forman, Craig LaBan, Emily Bloch, Esra Erol, Hira Qureshi, Jasen Lo, Jenn Ladd, Margaret Eby, Matt Buchanan, Michael Klein, and Sam Morris

Latest Headlines

Welcome to The 76: A letter from the editor
How we picked Philly’s most vital restaurants
We dissent: Inquirer writers on the other restaurants that should have been on The 76

As Phillies stress continuity, outfield will be the most likely spot to bring change and lineup balance

The Phillies bought into an expensive core, but getting over the postseason hump might require offseason creativity to improve the offense.

Scott Lauberan hour ago

Latest Headlines

Phillies extend Rob Thomson’s contract through 2026: ‘This will be my last stop’

What Pa. elections officials are scared about heading into November

Katie Bernard, Julia Terruso, and Jeremy Roebuck

Family of train operator killed in River Line crash plans to sue NJ Transit and others for negligence

The operator "lost her life due to the failure of the responsible parties to inspect these tracks and keep them clear," said the attorney for the family.

Thomas Fitzgerald2 hours ago

River Line train operator Jessica Haley, 41, shown here with her children, was killed in a collision with a tree on the tracks in Mansfield, Burlington County, on Oct. 14.

River Line train operator Jessica Haley, 41, shown here with her children, was killed in a collision with a tree on the tracks in Mansfield, Burlington County, on Oct. 14.

Family of train operator killed in River Line crash plans to sue NJ Transit and others for negligence

The operator "lost her life due to the failure of the responsible parties to inspect these tracks and keep them clear," said the attorney for the family.

Thomas Fitzgerald2 hours ago

Crime & Justice

After years of delay, a Chester man is on trial for a three-year spree of rapes and sexual assaults

Vinny Vellaan hour ago

DeJohn Lee, seen here after his arrest in March 2017, was recently ruled competent to stand trial in a series of nine rapes that Delaware County prosecutors say he committed as a teenager. Four of those assaults are being tried this week in Media.

A nightclub owner is suing a disbarred Philly-based lawyer for faking court orders and judges’ signatures

A 2022 allegedly forged court order, with the signature of a judge who retired in 2018, sent to Jame De Berardine by his lawyer at the time, Jared Klein.

CEO of Fairmount Park Conservancy, which ushered in controversial FDR Park plan, steps down

Frank Kummer2 hours ago

Maura McCarthy, CEO of the Fairmount Park Conservancy, greets the new Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Commissioner Susan Slawson during the Boathouse Row relighting ceremony at the fish ladder in Philadelphia on March 7, 2024.

SEPTA’s welding instructor trained its welders for years without a license, possibly risking safety

Thomas Fitzgerald

A SEPTA welder is shown in 2023 working on repairs to a Market-Frankford Line car.

Canadian musician Rufus Wainwright returns after speaking to broadcasters in Ontario in September 2022.

National Politics

Rufus Wainwright speaks out against Trump using his song at Oaks town hall

Vice President Kamala Harris, seen here during an interview with "Abbott Elementary" actress Sheryl Lee Ralph in Elkins Park, Pa. in May.

Kamala Harris is going on Fox News in Philly. Donald Trump isn’t happy.

Hillsborough County employee Priscille Traugh helps load supplies into the cars of residents displaced by Hurricane Milton, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at the Hillsborough Community College campus in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

How to help victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helene from Philly

Dina Cantin (then Manzo) attends an event on July 21, 2014, in New York.

Ex-husband of ‘Real Housewife of New Jersey’ sentenced to 7 years in prison on racketeering charges

Emily Blochan hour ago

Canadian musician Rufus Wainwright returns after speaking to broadcasters in Ontario in September 2022.

National Politics

Rufus Wainwright speaks out against Trump using his song at Oaks town hall

Vice President Kamala Harris, seen here during an interview with "Abbott Elementary" actress Sheryl Lee Ralph in Elkins Park, Pa. in May.

Kamala Harris is going on Fox News in Philly. Donald Trump isn’t happy.

Hillsborough County employee Priscille Traugh helps load supplies into the cars of residents displaced by Hurricane Milton, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, at the Hillsborough Community College campus in Brandon, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

How to help victims of Hurricanes Milton and Helene from Philly

Dina Cantin (then Manzo) attends an event on July 21, 2014, in New York.

Ex-husband of ‘Real Housewife of New Jersey’ sentenced to 7 years in prison on racketeering charges

Emily Blochan hour ago

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts sits on the bench after the Cleveland Browns scored a touchdown on a blocked Eagles field-goal attempt late in the second quarter Sunday.

Eagles’ Week 8 game is moved to an earlier time. It might not be the last one.

In the NFL's first scheduling flex of the season, the Birds and Washington Commanders are headed in opposite directions.

Sixers forward Paul George will undergo further imaging after hyperextending his knee in Monday’s preseason game at the Atlanta Hawks.

Sixers star Paul George has a bone bruise, will be reevaluated in one week

Keith Pompey2 hours ago

Eagles coach Nick Sirianni came under fire for his sideline behavior in a win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Some Eagles officials called Nick Sirianni’s sideline antics ‘embarrassing.’ What does Jeffrey Lurie think?

Jeff McLane2 hours ago

Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper makes the catch to retire the Mets' Harrison Bader during their game on Sept. 21.

Bryce Harper is among four Gold Glove finalists for the Phillies

Dallas Cowboys team owner Jerry Jones stands on the field during warmups before his team was obliterated by the Detroit Lions.

Jerry Jones threatens to fire local radio hosts for questioning Cowboys’ offseason after blowout loss to Lions

Gabriela Carroll

Your candidate guide to the November election, from president to Pa. House and Senate races

The general election in Pennsylvania is Nov. 5. Here's your guide to candidates on the ballot before you vote.

Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Gillian McGoldrick, and Layla A. Jones

Latest Headlines

The Inquirer’s 2024 general election endorsement guide
How to vote in Pennsylvania this election with president, Senate, and more on the ballot
How to spot misinformation online and avoid falling for false claims in this presidential election

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Donald Trump will return to Western Pa. with a rally in Latrobe this weekend

Donald Trump will rally at an airport in Latrobe that is named after Arnold Palmer.

Aliya Schneider

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during an interview with National Association of Black Journalists hosted by WHYY in Philadelphia on Sept. 17.

After Obama chastised Black men in Pittsburgh, Harris’ campaign dropped a plan appealing to Black men voters

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena, in Erie, Pa., Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Harris will campaign in Bucks County Wednesday.

Kamala Harris will rally in purple Bucks County as both campaigns target Philly suburbs this week

Former President Donald Trump sways to music during a town hall meeting with South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem in Oaks, Pa.

Inside Trump’s bizarre first town hall in the Philly suburbs, which included a 30-minute playlist party and election date flub

Julia Terruso, Jesse Bunch, and Fallon Roth

Amy Karpu, a Liberian immigrant, and Matthew Gbouku, an immigrant from Sierra Leone, in downtown Charleroi, Pa. Haitian immigrants had been breathing life into the small Western Pa. town until Donald Trump began disparaging and spreading lies about them.

Pennsylvania Politics

Immigrants were revitalizing tiny Charleroi. Then Donald Trump’s attacks brought white supremacists and conservative influencers.

Aliya Schneider

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Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt faced threats in the aftermath of the 2020 election as a Philadelphia city commissioner who pushed back against misinformation.

Inquirer Morning Headlines

Why Pa. election officials are nervous | Morning Newsletter

Eagles fans are right at home at Lincoln Financial Field.

A fellowship of fans | Sports Daily Newsletter

Staff Reports

Pennsylvania Secretary of State Al Schmidt faced threats in the aftermath of the 2020 election as a Philadelphia city commissioner who pushed back against misinformation.

Inquirer Morning Headlines

Why Pa. election officials are nervous | Morning Newsletter

Eagles fans are right at home at Lincoln Financial Field.

A fellowship of fans | Sports Daily Newsletter

Staff Reports

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Vice President Kamala Harris at a Harris-Walz campaign rally in Ripon, Wis., on Oct. 3.

Is Kamala Harris going after the wrong voters? | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

A Bucks County ballot drop-off location at the County Administration Building in Doylestown, Pa. in October 2023.

Lawyering up | PA 2024 Newsletter

Julia Terruso, Katie Bernard, Jeremy Roebuck, Sean Collins Walsh, and Oona Goodin-Smith

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Vice President Kamala Harris at a Harris-Walz campaign rally in Ripon, Wis., on Oct. 3.

Is Kamala Harris going after the wrong voters? | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

A Bucks County ballot drop-off location at the County Administration Building in Doylestown, Pa. in October 2023.

Lawyering up | PA 2024 Newsletter

Julia Terruso, Katie Bernard, Jeremy Roebuck, Sean Collins Walsh, and Oona Goodin-Smith

Arts & Entertainment

This hoagie went so viral over the weekend, the shop ran out of bread

A mainstay of Liberty Kitchen's sandwich offerings blew up over the weekend, thanks to social media.

Jeopardy! is in its 41st season of syndication, hosted by former champion Ken Jennings.

Pa. Senate debate is bumping ‘Jeopardy!’ and ‘Wheel of Fortune’ off 6abc

Artistic director Angel Corella works with Nayara Lopes who will play Medora in "Le Corsaire."

Philadelphia Ballet turns 60, with Angel Corella completing a decade at its helm

Kani Kusruti (left) and Divya Prabha (right) star in Payal Kapadia's "All We Imagine As Light" that is a part of the lineup at Philadelphia Film Festival

Two film critics give us their Philadelphia Film Festival recommendations

Carrie Rickey and Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

In 2021, Bruce Springsteen recorded a podcast of conversations with former President Barack Obama at his N.J. home studio. For both Obama and Springsteen, diners have played an important role when it comes to elections.

A few miles from his Colts Neck home, Springsteen filmed his Harris-Walz endorsement in a Freehold, N.J., diner

Fred B. Adelson, For The Inquirer

Dr. Jaron and his wife, Brooke, met at a music workshop and married in 1978.

Dov Jaron, Drexel professor emeritus and celebrated biomedical engineer, has died at 88

Commuters along South Street bridge, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. The University of Pennsylvania’s endowment grew by $1.4 billion for the year ending June 30, topping $22.3 billion, according to university financial statements.

Penn’s endowment grew by $1.4 billion last year, with a 7.1% investment return

Felipe Chor, a member of Finiverse’s instructional team, walks a student through how to use the app at a recent demonstration at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science.

Philly high schoolers created an app to help classmates understand student loans and plan how to pay for college

Upper Darby police charged William McGrath IV with rape of a child and related charges earlier this month.

Crime & Justice

Delaware County families are outraged after day care operator’s son was charged with raping a child

Dr. Jaron and his wife, Brooke, met at a music workshop and married in 1978.

Dov Jaron, Drexel professor emeritus and celebrated biomedical engineer, has died at 88

Commuters along South Street bridge, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. The University of Pennsylvania’s endowment grew by $1.4 billion for the year ending June 30, topping $22.3 billion, according to university financial statements.

Penn’s endowment grew by $1.4 billion last year, with a 7.1% investment return

Felipe Chor, a member of Finiverse’s instructional team, walks a student through how to use the app at a recent demonstration at George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science.

Philly high schoolers created an app to help classmates understand student loans and plan how to pay for college

Upper Darby police charged William McGrath IV with rape of a child and related charges earlier this month.

Crime & Justice

Delaware County families are outraged after day care operator’s son was charged with raping a child

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Vice President Kamala Harris at a Harris-Walz campaign rally in Ripon, Wis., on Oct. 3.

Is Kamala Harris going after the wrong voters? | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

There’s more to like than fear about the country's financial future, writes the Editorial Board. So why do polls suggest most Americans think the U.S. economy is in terrible shape?

The U.S. economy is the envy of the world, but too many Americans have forgotten why | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at Sneaker Con at the Philadelphia Convention Center in February.

As commander in chief, Trump was a failure. As a confidence man, he excels. | The Homestretch

Temple wide receiver Dante Wright cannot hold on to the ball for the two-point conversion in a game last month against Army at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls lost 42-14.

Temple football, we love you, but we have to talk

Dave Caldwell, For The Inquirer

Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and Vice President Kamala Harris at a Harris-Walz campaign rally in Ripon, Wis., on Oct. 3.

Is Kamala Harris going after the wrong voters? | Will Bunch Newsletter

Will Bunch | Columnist

There’s more to like than fear about the country's financial future, writes the Editorial Board. So why do polls suggest most Americans think the U.S. economy is in terrible shape?

The U.S. economy is the envy of the world, but too many Americans have forgotten why | Editorial

The Editorial Board

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at Sneaker Con at the Philadelphia Convention Center in February.

As commander in chief, Trump was a failure. As a confidence man, he excels. | The Homestretch

Temple wide receiver Dante Wright cannot hold on to the ball for the two-point conversion in a game last month against Army at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls lost 42-14.

Temple football, we love you, but we have to talk

Dave Caldwell, For The Inquirer

Here are guides that have what you need to know about Philly and the region.

Boo at the Zoo returns to the Philly Zoo for three weekend of spooktacular fun.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

A skeleton rises out of a coffin at Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square on Oct. 5, 2021. The mini golf course will have the spooky theme through Halloween. In the background is a replica of Boathouse Row.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Chef Miled Finianos hosts Habibi Supper Club one ot two nights a month.

For one night only, this underground supper club in Philly serves the ‘love language for Arabs’ with a big Lebanese feast

Indigenous People's Day became a holiday in 2021. Check out the places that will be open and closed in Philly in 2024.

What’s open and closed in Philly on Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Trash pickup, mail, grocery stores, and more

Sam Ruland

Boo at the Zoo returns to the Philly Zoo for three weekend of spooktacular fun.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

A skeleton rises out of a coffin at Spooky Mini Golf at Franklin Square on Oct. 5, 2021. The mini golf course will have the spooky theme through Halloween. In the background is a replica of Boathouse Row.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Chef Miled Finianos hosts Habibi Supper Club one ot two nights a month.

For one night only, this underground supper club in Philly serves the ‘love language for Arabs’ with a big Lebanese feast

Indigenous People's Day became a holiday in 2021. Check out the places that will be open and closed in Philly in 2024.

What’s open and closed in Philly on Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Trash pickup, mail, grocery stores, and more

Sam Ruland

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