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Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups will mark a somber anniversary with vigils and rallies

A year after the Oct. 7 attack and start of the Israel-Hamas war, some groups are seeking to draw attention to the lives lost, while others call for peace.

Max Marin50 minutes ago

Latest Headlines

Red October turns blue for Phillies fans at Citizens Bank Park
OMG The Mets have a pumpkin, Grimace and the momentum the Phillies need

Phillies-Mets: Phils lose 6-2 in Game 1; Pitching staff struggles in disastrous eighth inning

The Phillies trail 1-0 in their NLDS series against the New York Mets after a surprising loss at Citizens Bank Park.

Scott Lauber, Alex Coffey, Lochlahn March, Ariel Simpson, Rob Tornoe, DeAntae Prince, Matt Mullin, Kristen A. Graham, and Abraham Gutman

Can’t get enough of tiny Shore homes? Here are more beach bungalows from Brigantine to Wildwood.

Erin McCarthy and Ariana Perez-Castells50 minutes ago

Weekend Reads

Catch up on some recent Inquirer journalism this weekend.

In deep-blue Philly, working class voters are shifting toward Republicans

The trend could be a problem for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 by just 80,000 votes.

Anna Orso, Layla A. Jones, Julia Terruso, and Aseem Shukla

Photo collage illustration on voting in Philadelphia

Photo collage illustration on voting in Philadelphia

In deep-blue Philly, working class voters are shifting toward Republicans

The trend could be a problem for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania, where Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in 2020 by just 80,000 votes.

Anna Orso, Layla A. Jones, Julia Terruso, and Aseem Shukla

Philadelphia Politics

Mayor Cherelle Parker agreed to a deal for a Sixers arena. What’s in it for Philly?

Aliya Schneider

The proposed Sixers arena at 10th and Market Streets looking north. A new glass bridge would connect the arena to the adjacent Fashion District mall.

Whooping cough cases are skyrocketing in Pennsylvania, which has more than any other state

Juliette Osborne and her daughter Emmani Osborne-Morrison at their home in Lumberton, N.J. on Tuesday. Emmani had pertussis (whooping cough) this summer.

This week in Philly history: Pope John Paul II is the first sitting pope to visit Philadelphia

Pope John Paul II appeared in Philadelphia's Logan Square in October 1979.

Meet the local creators and Philly sports fans behind Fox’s ‘Universal Basic Guys’

Gabriela Carroll

Mark and Hank Hoagies in a still from Sunday's episode of "Universal Basic Guys," created by South Jersey natives Adam and Craig Malamut.

What Subscribers Are Reading

U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans and Mary Gay Scanlon speak at the grand opening of the Pennsylvania Democratic Coordinated Campaign’s Eastern Pennsylvania headquarters in Philadelphia in March. Evans suffered a stroke in May that has kept him from Washington.

Dwight Evans says he’s healthy enough post-stroke to serve his upcoming 2-year term

Evans, who is running for reelection unopposed in November, said he plans to serve his full two-year term.

Julia Terruso and Ryan W. Briggs

Karen E. Knudsen, a former Jefferson cancer executive, is the outgoing CEO of the American Cancer Society.

American Cancer Society’s CEO is stepping down. But she plans to stay in Philadelphia to advance cancer research.

Jean Darnell, nationally known as "The Awaken Librarian," is Philadelphia's new director of library sciences. She recently moved to Philadelphia from Texas and wants every school in the district to have a functioning school library and certified school librarian.

This librarian fought censorship in Texas. She just landed in Philly to revive school libraries.

Kristen A. Graham

Wawa ranked first in the American Customer Satisfaction Index's (ACSI's) first Convenience Store Study, which was released Tuesday.

Wawa is the best convenience store in the country, according to customers

Pete Rose with former teammate Greg Luzinski during a Phillies alumni event in August 2022 at Citizens Bank Park.

Farewell to Pete Rose, a model on the field and a cautionary tale off it

Julia Oseka, 23, is in St Peter's Square in Rome to participate in the second General Assembly of Bishops. She is the youngest female voting delegate to the General Assembly of Bishops in the history of the church

Local Catholic college students head to Rome to participate in an effort to make church decision-making more inclusive

Pope Francis announced in April 2023 for the first time in church history the General Assembly, which usually only included bishops as voting members, would incorporate women and lay people generally.

Susan Snyder50 minutes ago

Philadelphia News

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian groups will mark a somber anniversary with vigils and rallies

Max Marin50 minutes ago

The owners of these tiny Shore homes are still hanging on despite increased property values and massive new-construction homes springing up all around them. (Clockwise from top left: The Brigantine home of Joanne Petrosina, the Wildwood Crest home of Mike Clark, and the Stone Harbor home of Scott and Mary Peiffer.)

Residential Real Estate

Can’t get enough of tiny Shore homes? Here are more beach bungalows from Brigantine to Wildwood.

Erin McCarthy and Ariana Perez-Castells50 minutes ago

The Finneran Pavilion on the Villanova University campus

Villanova launches $1.25 billion capital campaign, largest in the Catholic school’s 182-year history

Susan Snyder50 minutes ago

Former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while addressing the crowd at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday.

Donald Trump returns to Butler after July shooting: ‘We all took a bullet for America.’

Aliya Schneider, Layla A. Jones, and Fallon Roth

The Phillies just lost a near-must-win Game 1. The bats better arrive fast in Game 2.

Runs are baseball’s currency, and the Phillies paid a lot of money to guys who are supposed to produce them. They better step up now or this will be Dead October.

David Murphy | Columnist

The Phillies bench watches the end of a 6-2 loss to the Mets in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.

The Phillies bench watches the end of a 6-2 loss to the Mets in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.

The Phillies just lost a near-must-win Game 1. The bats better arrive fast in Game 2.

Runs are baseball’s currency, and the Phillies paid a lot of money to guys who are supposed to produce them. They better step up now or this will be Dead October.

David Murphy | Columnist

Slumping Trea Turner didn’t waste time getting ready for Game 2 as Phillies hitters try to ‘flip the switch’

Alex Coffey50 minutes ago

The Phillies' Trea Turner strikes out in the eighth inning on Saturday.

Heart-less Phillies collapse again in Game 1 of the NLDS vs. the Mets, like they did in the NLCS last year

Marcus Hayes | Columnist

Alec Bohm of the Phillies slams his batting helmet after grounding out with two men on base to end the eighth inning of Game 1 against the Mets.

OMG The Mets have a pumpkin, Grimace and the momentum the Phillies need

The Mets' Tyrone Taylor and Brandon Nimmo celebrate Nimmo scoring in the eighth inning of Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park.

What we're watching for as the Phillies try to even the NLDS in Game 2

2024 Election 🗳️

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

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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Former president Donald Trump waits as a medical emergency happens near the stage from one of his supporters during his rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, October. 5, 2024.

Trump returns to Butler for rally at site of assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while addressing the crowd at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday.

Donald Trump returns to Butler after July shooting: ‘We all took a bullet for America.’

Aliya Schneider, Layla A. Jones, and Fallon Roth

Elon Musk jumps on the stage behind Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Saturday.

Elon Musk stumps for Trump in Butler, Pa., with one request for the audience: ‘Register to vote’

Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two in Philadelphia on Sept. 17.

National Politics

About to turn 60, Kamala Harris represents a new generation. Local women like the sound of that.

Elizabeth Wellington

Former president Donald Trump waits as a medical emergency happens near the stage from one of his supporters during his rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, October. 5, 2024.

Trump returns to Butler for rally at site of assassination attempt

Former President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up while addressing the crowd at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show grounds Saturday.

Donald Trump returns to Butler after July shooting: ‘We all took a bullet for America.’

Aliya Schneider, Layla A. Jones, and Fallon Roth

Elon Musk jumps on the stage behind Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show on Saturday.

Elon Musk stumps for Trump in Butler, Pa., with one request for the audience: ‘Register to vote’

Vice President Kamala Harris boards Air Force Two in Philadelphia on Sept. 17.

National Politics

About to turn 60, Kamala Harris represents a new generation. Local women like the sound of that.

Elizabeth Wellington

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Tierra Whack, the Philly singer, rapper, fashionista and performance artist whose new longtime-in-coming album, "World Wide Whack," is a collaboration with Philly visual artist Alex Da Corte, at Yowie (a boutique hotel, a cafe and a bigger shop), in Philadelphia in March. Now comes a crush with the Phillie Phanatic?

Tierra Whack 💚s the Phanatic | Morning Newsletter

Dave and Carol Stelts pose with a pumpkin they’re growing at their farm, Dave & Carol's Valley Of Giants, in Enon Valley, Pa. They are surrounded by the vines from one plant.

Inquirer Morning Headlines

It’s the great pumpkin, Pennsylvania! | Morning Newsletter

Tierra Whack, the Philly singer, rapper, fashionista and performance artist whose new longtime-in-coming album, "World Wide Whack," is a collaboration with Philly visual artist Alex Da Corte, at Yowie (a boutique hotel, a cafe and a bigger shop), in Philadelphia in March. Now comes a crush with the Phillie Phanatic?

Tierra Whack 💚s the Phanatic | Morning Newsletter

Dave and Carol Stelts pose with a pumpkin they’re growing at their farm, Dave & Carol's Valley Of Giants, in Enon Valley, Pa. They are surrounded by the vines from one plant.

Inquirer Morning Headlines

It’s the great pumpkin, Pennsylvania! | Morning Newsletter

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

In Butler, will Trump try something new? | PA 2024 Newsletter

Julia Terruso, Anna Orso, Gillian McGoldrick, Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Ximena Conde, and Oona Goodin-Smith

🎃 Picking pumpkins | Outdoorsy Newsletter

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump arrives for a campaign rally, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

In Butler, will Trump try something new? | PA 2024 Newsletter

Julia Terruso, Anna Orso, Gillian McGoldrick, Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Ximena Conde, and Oona Goodin-Smith

🎃 Picking pumpkins | Outdoorsy Newsletter

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

The ultimate neighborhood guide on where to eat, drink, and play in Collingswood

Venture into Uptown's Freak Show themed bar this Halloween season. Philadelphia has plenty of bars and events this season.

Your guide to 10 Halloween boo-zy and spooky events in Philly

Chef-owner Jesse Ito wielding his blowtorch at the omakase counter at Royal.

13 omakase experiences for Philly-area sushi fans

Venture into Uptown's Freak Show themed bar this Halloween season. Philadelphia has plenty of bars and events this season.

Your guide to 10 Halloween boo-zy and spooky events in Philly

Chef-owner Jesse Ito wielding his blowtorch at the omakase counter at Royal.

13 omakase experiences for Philly-area sushi fans

Health & Science

Juliette Osborne and her daughter Emmani Osborne-Morrison at their home in Lumberton, N.J. on Tuesday. Emmani had pertussis (whooping cough) this summer.

Whooping cough cases are skyrocketing in Pennsylvania, which has more than any other state

An empty room is seen inside the emergency room of Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

Teen’s leg pain forced her to go to the ER, but there was more to it

Kelly Ca and Rima Himelstein

As of August, Mary Collins and daughter Rory were both still recovering after Collins experienced severe high blood pressure in her pregnancy, which led to Rory’s premature delivery. The condition, called preeclampsia, can damage a mother’s organs and slow the baby’s growth. (Thom Bridge for KFF Health News)

Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise

Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News

A photo presented in the complaint filed by Erica James against L'Oreal and other beauty product companies alleging that hair-straightening products marketed to Black women caused cancer. The photo depicts a box of Just for Me by Strength of Nature that was marketed to young girls.

Five Philly-area Black women are suing L’Oreal and other beauty companies over hair-straightening products

Juliette Osborne and her daughter Emmani Osborne-Morrison at their home in Lumberton, N.J. on Tuesday. Emmani had pertussis (whooping cough) this summer.

Whooping cough cases are skyrocketing in Pennsylvania, which has more than any other state

An empty room is seen inside the emergency room of Sharp Memorial Hospital in San Diego, Calif., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021. MUST CREDIT: Bing Guan/Bloomberg

Teen’s leg pain forced her to go to the ER, but there was more to it

Kelly Ca and Rima Himelstein

As of August, Mary Collins and daughter Rory were both still recovering after Collins experienced severe high blood pressure in her pregnancy, which led to Rory’s premature delivery. The condition, called preeclampsia, can damage a mother’s organs and slow the baby’s growth. (Thom Bridge for KFF Health News)

Deadly high blood pressure during pregnancy is on the rise

Katheryn Houghton, KFF Health News

A photo presented in the complaint filed by Erica James against L'Oreal and other beauty product companies alleging that hair-straightening products marketed to Black women caused cancer. The photo depicts a box of Just for Me by Strength of Nature that was marketed to young girls.

Five Philly-area Black women are suing L’Oreal and other beauty companies over hair-straightening products

Opinion

The Inquirer’s 2024 General Election Endorsement Guide

The Editorial Board49 minutes ago

The Editorial Board recommends former state auditor general Eugene DePasquale for state attorney general.

Eugene DePasquale for Pa. attorney general | Endorsement

The Editorial Board50 minutes ago

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a vice presidential debate on Tuesday.

Tim Walz was a leader in my high school classroom. He’ll be one for our country, too.

Mick Coughlan, For The Inquirer

Philly’s cultural institutions are missing a major economic opportunity when they fail to center the work of Black artists

Tayyib Smith, For The Inquirer

The Inquirer’s 2024 General Election Endorsement Guide

The Editorial Board49 minutes ago

The Editorial Board recommends former state auditor general Eugene DePasquale for state attorney general.

Eugene DePasquale for Pa. attorney general | Endorsement

The Editorial Board50 minutes ago

Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks during a vice presidential debate on Tuesday.

Tim Walz was a leader in my high school classroom. He’ll be one for our country, too.

Mick Coughlan, For The Inquirer

Philly’s cultural institutions are missing a major economic opportunity when they fail to center the work of Black artists

Tayyib Smith, For The Inquirer

Photography 📷

Former president Donald Trump waits as a medical emergency happens near the stage from one of his supporters during his rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, October. 5, 2024.

Trump returns to Butler for rally at site of assassination attempt

Philadelphia Phillies third base Alec Bohm slams down his helmet after grounding out with two men on base to end the eight inning in Game 1 of the NLDS, in Philadelphia.

Phillies vs. Mets in NL Division Series Game 1

Yong Kim, Monica Herndon, and Elizabeth Robertson

Dockworkers were back on the job after a three-day strike at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia. The union representing dockworkers reached a deal to suspend the
strike and continue negotiations.

What our photographers saw on Friday, Oct. 4

Inquirer Staff Photographers

David Josaphouitch, 34, of Southwest Philadelphia, Local 1242 Checker at the port of Philadelphia, left, has worked at the port for 15 years. He has been on strike since Monday at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia.

What our photographers saw on Thursday, Oct. 3

Inquirer Staff Photographers

Former president Donald Trump waits as a medical emergency happens near the stage from one of his supporters during his rally in Butler, Pa., Saturday, October. 5, 2024.

Trump returns to Butler for rally at site of assassination attempt

Philadelphia Phillies third base Alec Bohm slams down his helmet after grounding out with two men on base to end the eight inning in Game 1 of the NLDS, in Philadelphia.

Phillies vs. Mets in NL Division Series Game 1

Yong Kim, Monica Herndon, and Elizabeth Robertson

Dockworkers were back on the job after a three-day strike at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia. The union representing dockworkers reached a deal to suspend the
strike and continue negotiations.

What our photographers saw on Friday, Oct. 4

Inquirer Staff Photographers

David Josaphouitch, 34, of Southwest Philadelphia, Local 1242 Checker at the port of Philadelphia, left, has worked at the port for 15 years. He has been on strike since Monday at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal in South Philadelphia.

What our photographers saw on Thursday, Oct. 3

Inquirer Staff Photographers

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