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Button and Genny, the Nile hippos of the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, celebrate one of their birthdays. The treat usually is a full melon smash.

Thailand’s got Moo Deng, but the Philly area has plenty of hippo love to go around

In Philadelphia and South Jersey, you can spend hours watching hippos noshing on pumpkins at the Philadelphia Zoo and Adventure Aquarium.

Rita Giordano49 minutes ago

Stevie Wonder sings during the Democratic National Convention Wednesday , Aug. 21, 2024, in Chicago. His 10 city tour will play Philadelphia's Wells Fargo Center on October 12.

Stevie Wonder is coming to Philly in October calling for ‘joy over anger’

Dan DeLucaan hour ago

A live studio audience watches along as Jesse Palmer sits down with Jenn Tran and her final rose selection, Devin Strader, who she proposed to. Tran revealed that Strader broke up with her shortly after filming wrapped.

Bachelor Nation questions its allegiance to franchise after news of ‘Bachelorette’ winner’s arrest history

Emily Bloch2 hours ago

Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper against the New York Mets on Saturday, September 14, 2024 in Philadelphia.

Tonight’s Phillies-Mets game won’t air on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Neither will Sunday’s.

Sama Abdulhadi at Making Time Infinity at Fort Mifflin in 2023. David Pianka's electronic music plus festival is in its fourth year at the venue near the Philadelphia International Airport from Friday through Sunday.

Philly music this week with XPoNential v. Making Time, Jeff Lynne’s ELO, Post Malone, and MilkBoy’s 30th anniversary

The Giant Heart is coming back to Franklin Institute

After a $8.5 million renovation, the beloved exhibit will be back on display on Nov. 23. Just in time for Thanksgiving.

A student from the Krieger Schechter Day School of Baltimore, on a field trip to the Franklin Institute on Feb. 12, 2020, enters the right ventricle of the Giant Heart.

A student from the Krieger Schechter Day School of Baltimore, on a field trip to the Franklin Institute on Feb. 12, 2020, enters the right ventricle of the Giant Heart.

The Giant Heart is coming back to Franklin Institute

After a $8.5 million renovation, the beloved exhibit will be back on display on Nov. 23. Just in time for Thanksgiving.

Philly’s Wing Bowl competition is getting a documentary

Eaters compete during the second round of Wing Bowl 25 at the Wells Fargo Center in 2017.

Eric Pryor, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts president, is stepping down after three years

Eric Pryor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Dec. 8, 2021.

Rare Van Gogh painting leaves Philadelphia Museum of Art for London exhibition

Associated Press, Associated Press

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A new PMA exhibit celebrates Blackness with all 21st century works

"Kind of Blue," 2020, Claudette Elaine Johnson, Gouache, pastel ground and pastel, 48 x 60 inches. Copyright Claudette Johnson. Courtesy the artist and Hollybush Gardens, London. Photo: Andy Keate

Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie poses for a portrait at the Penrose Diner in South Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Philly’s Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie is the star of a new concert film

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

David Lynch in the late 1960s, when he was an art student living in Philadelphia.

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David Lynch wouldn’t be making films if it hadn’t been for Philly’s ‘filth’

John Semley, For The Inquirer

Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie poses for a portrait at the Penrose Diner in South Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 16, 2023.

Philly’s Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie is the star of a new concert film

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

David Lynch in the late 1960s, when he was an art student living in Philadelphia.

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David Lynch wouldn’t be making films if it hadn’t been for Philly’s ‘filth’

John Semley, For The Inquirer

A live studio audience watches along as Jesse Palmer sits down with Jenn Tran and her final rose selection, Devin Strader, who she proposed to. Tran revealed that Strader broke up with her shortly after filming wrapped.

Bachelor Nation questions its allegiance to franchise after news of ‘Bachelorette’ winner’s arrest history

Emily Bloch2 hours ago

Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper against the New York Mets on Saturday, September 14, 2024 in Philadelphia.

Tonight’s Phillies-Mets game won’t air on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Neither will Sunday’s.

A live studio audience watches along as Jesse Palmer sits down with Jenn Tran and her final rose selection, Devin Strader, who she proposed to. Tran revealed that Strader broke up with her shortly after filming wrapped.

Bachelor Nation questions its allegiance to franchise after news of ‘Bachelorette’ winner’s arrest history

Emily Bloch2 hours ago

Phillies first baseman Bryce Harper against the New York Mets on Saturday, September 14, 2024 in Philadelphia.

Tonight’s Phillies-Mets game won’t air on NBC Sports Philadelphia. Neither will Sunday’s.

A group of attendees hang out in the middle of car-free Frankford Avenue during the Fishtown Feastivale in Philadelphia, Pa.

Fishtown Fall Feastivale returns with double the food vendors, local celeb dunk tank, and family fun

Philadelphia's Fishtown Fall Feastivale is back and bigger than ever this year. Here's what to know.

Jayla Anderson of Chocolate Ballerina Company on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2022, in Philadelphia, Pa. The company will be performing this weekend at the Philadelphia Fall Arts Fest, Kimmel Center Cultural Campus

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Gillian's Wonderland Pier, in Ocean City, N.J., on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. The venue is closing for good with its last day tentatively set for Oct. 13.

Have unused Gillian’s Wonderland Pier tickets? This teacher is donating them to local kids.

Amy S. Rosenberg

The Whole Cogan sandwich at Blair Mountain Biscuit Co., 700 S. Black Horse Pike, Blackwood.

Feast in the Suburbs: Waterfront dining, brunch hotspots, bakeries, and the best cheesesteaks just outside Philly

Sam Ruland

A couple strolls on the sand at Sunset Beach in Cape May Point, N.J.

New Jersey beaches are clear as needles and trash wash ashore in Delaware and Maryland

Gameday Central: Eagles vs Falcons

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Join The Inquirer’s Olivia Reiner and EJ Smith on Gameday Central for all the pregame buildup, expert analysis, breaking news, player updates, and insider scoops.

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

2022 Hoagie Bracket

Who makes the best Italian hoagie in Philly? You decide with The Inquirer’s hoagie bracket.

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

2022 Hoagie Bracket

Who makes the best Italian hoagie in Philly? You decide with The Inquirer’s hoagie bracket.

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

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