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Mannequin Pussy performs at the Union Transfer in May 2024. The band plays the Queen in Wilmington on Jan. 30.

Pop and classical music concerts to warm up your winter

Our pop and classical music critics pick shows you can watch in the Philly area this season before spring comes knocking

Dan DeLuca and Peter Dobrin

Keke Palmer stops by the Fitler Club on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, to discuss her book, "Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative." She was interviewed by Grammy-nominated artist Tierra Whack for the Inquirer Live x Fitler Club event.

Keke Palmer and Tierra Whack bonded over a secret pregnancy

Mural panel dedicated to Charles Willson Peale with Willson misspelled. Peale’s panel is on the Market/Frankford El stop (westbound) at Fifth and Market Streets, Philadelphia. This is one of the historic panels at the Independence Hall station. Peale is renowned for his portraits of prominent figures of the American Revolution.

A mural at SEPTA’s Independence Hall station misspells another historic name: Charles Willson Peale, an artist of the American Revolution

Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan in "A Complete Unknown," which used Cape May as a stand in for Newport, R.I. The town went unnamed in the closing credits of the film.

Cape May went uncredited in ‘A Complete Unknown,’ and locals are annoyed

Amy S. Rosenberg

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Keke Palmer and Tierra Whack bonded over a secret pregnancy

Multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer stops by the Fitler Club with North Philly's own Tierra Whack to discuss her best-selling book, motherhood, and her journey of mastering self.

Keke Palmer stops by the Fitler Club on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, to discuss her book, "Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative." She was interviewed by Grammy-nominated artist Tierra Whack for the Inquirer Live x Fitler Club event.

Keke Palmer stops by the Fitler Club on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, to discuss her book, "Master of Me: The Secret to Controlling Your Narrative." She was interviewed by Grammy-nominated artist Tierra Whack for the Inquirer Live x Fitler Club event.

Keke Palmer and Tierra Whack bonded over a secret pregnancy

Multi-hyphenate Keke Palmer stops by the Fitler Club with North Philly's own Tierra Whack to discuss her best-selling book, motherhood, and her journey of mastering self.

A mural at SEPTA’s Independence Hall station misspells another historic name: Charles Willson Peale, an artist of the American Revolution

Mural panel dedicated to Charles Willson Peale with Willson misspelled. Peale’s panel is on the Market/Frankford El stop (westbound) at Fifth and Market Streets, Philadelphia. This is one of the historic panels at the Independence Hall station. Peale is renowned for his portraits of prominent figures of the American Revolution.

New leader announced at Philadelphia250, as 2026 Semiquincentennial draws near

Kathryn Ott Lovell, a Mayfair native, was previously the head of Philadelphia's Parks & Recreation department. “I’m a Philly girl,” she said.

A ‘truly bad’ painting by Thomas Eakins now hangs in the PMA, and offers a glimpse into his complicated legacy

Quinn Russell Brown, For The Inquirer

"The Crucifixion" (1880) by Thomas Eakins on display in the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Salon Gallery. On the left: James McNeill Whistler, an American contemporary of Eakins. On the right: Thomas Couture, a French artist who Eakins admired.

Walnut Theatre’s ‘Driving Miss Daisy’ is a play about interracial friendship that doesn’t delve deep enough

Gauri Mangala, For The Inquirer

Wendy Scharfman as Daisy Werthan and Johnnie Hobbs Jr. as Hoke Colebum in Walnut Street Theatre's "Driving Miss Daisy."

Jack Nance as Henry Spencer in David Lynch's "Eraserhead." Living in Philadelphia in the 1960s inspired Lynch to make the film.

Love City Brewing’s ‘Eraserhood’ IPA is a tribute to former Callowhill resident David Lynch

Bedatri D. Choudhury

David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles in 2019.

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Jack Coyle, Associated Press

Jack Nance as Henry Spencer in David Lynch's "Eraserhead." Living in Philadelphia in the 1960s inspired Lynch to make the film.

Love City Brewing’s ‘Eraserhood’ IPA is a tribute to former Callowhill resident David Lynch

Bedatri D. Choudhury

David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles in 2019.

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Jack Coyle, Associated Press

Kobe Bryant from his years at the Lower Merion High School. He was the Main Line/Delaware County Boy's Player of the Year

Kobe Bryant’s Philadelphia years revisited in CNN documentary five years after his death

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

Ms. Lenz gave a wide-ranging interview with Channel 17 and Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia in 2015.

Dorie Lenz, pioneering TV broadcaster at Channel 17, has died at 101

Kobe Bryant from his years at the Lower Merion High School. He was the Main Line/Delaware County Boy's Player of the Year

Kobe Bryant’s Philadelphia years revisited in CNN documentary five years after his death

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

Ms. Lenz gave a wide-ranging interview with Channel 17 and Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia in 2015.

Dorie Lenz, pioneering TV broadcaster at Channel 17, has died at 101

Philadelphia Eagles fans cheer during the NFC divisional playoff at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025 in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Los Angeles Rams 28 to 22.

🦅 Go Birds! | Things to Do

This weekend, cheer on the Eagles in the NFC Championship, celebrate Lunar New Year, and discover the best nonalcoholic drinks for Dry January. Plus, stock up on your Girl Scout cookies.

Sam Ruland

(L-R) Eagles fans Sarah Ahmad of Bridgewater, N.J. Waj Khan of Bridgewater, N.J. and Pat Fiorino of Wildwood cheer wildly when the Eagles score first while watching the Eagles vs. Packers NFL playoff game at XFINITY Live! Philadelphia on Sunday, January 12, 2025.

Where to watch the Eagles vs. Commanders NFC Championship game in Philadelphia

Sam Ruland

Some of the varieties of Girl Scout cookies offered for 2024.

Girl Scout Cookie season is here: How to satisfy your sweet tooth in Philly

Sam Ruland

Phillies fans celebrate with Trea Turner after his walk-off base hit against the Giants in August 2023.

Phillies tickets go on sale soon for the 2025 season. Here’s how to get home game tickets.

Spectators photograph as the Year of the Dragon kicks off in Chinatown Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024 with the annual Lunar New Year’s Day Parade. The Philly Suns lion dance group lead the way through with dancing, drumming, music, and firecrackers, as part of a cultural celebration to bring good fortune and good luck to the local businesses in the community. Ring in the Year of the Snake this weekend with the same festivities.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Gameday Central: Eagles vs. Cowboys | Sponsored by Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa

Gameday Central: Eagles vs. Cowboys | Sponsored by Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa

The Eagles’ last-second loss to the Commanders hurt their chances of earning the conference’s top seed in the playoffs. Now, they’re set to face the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday.

David O'Neil, former manager of Reading Terminal Market, shows an old photo taken by Laszlo of the market.

Spanning centuries, Penn’s new Reading Terminal photo archive captures the ‘magic of the market’

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

David O'Neil, former manager of Reading Terminal Market, shows an old photo taken by Laszlo of the market.

Spanning centuries, Penn’s new Reading Terminal photo archive captures the ‘magic of the market’

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

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