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A vendor staffing their booth at a previous Trans Art Market. The next market takes place Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Bok Building.

This art market is featuring trans and queer creatives

The Trans Art Market will be back at the Bok Building Sunday, creating a space for trans artists to be in community and support each other's work.

Massarah Mikati

Artist Richard J. Watson poses for a portrait next to pieces from his "Beyond Imagination: Wear-ever You Are" exhibit at the Ultra Silk Gallery in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

‘Beyond Imagination,’ Richard J. Watson’s new exhibit at Ultra Silk Gallery, showcases wearable art

Andrea Bocelli performs during the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo by Jose Breton/Invision/AP)

Andrea Bocelli tells Wells Fargo crowd he can’t perform

Mr. Williams plays at a jazz jam session in 2005. Playing the sax and engaging with young people were his passions.

Tony Williams, celebrated sax player who jammed with Etta James and other jazz greats, has died at 92

Mariah Carey will bring her 'Merry Christmas One And All!' tour to the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 13.

🎤 Must-see holiday concerts this month | Things to Do

This art market is featuring trans and queer creatives

The Trans Art Market will be back at the Bok Building Sunday, creating a space for trans artists to be in community and support each other's work.

Massarah Mikati

A vendor staffing their booth at a previous Trans Art Market. The next market takes place Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Bok Building.

A vendor staffing their booth at a previous Trans Art Market. The next market takes place Sunday, Dec. 10 at the Bok Building.

This art market is featuring trans and queer creatives

The Trans Art Market will be back at the Bok Building Sunday, creating a space for trans artists to be in community and support each other's work.

Massarah Mikati

‘Beyond Imagination,’ Richard J. Watson’s new exhibit at Ultra Silk Gallery, showcases wearable art

Artist Richard J. Watson poses for a portrait next to pieces from his "Beyond Imagination: Wear-ever You Are" exhibit at the Ultra Silk Gallery in Philadelphia on Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023.

Andrea Bocelli tells Wells Fargo crowd he can’t perform

Andrea Bocelli performs during the 24th annual Latin Grammy Awards in Seville, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (Photo by Jose Breton/Invision/AP)

Mütter Museum’s popular holiday market canceled, replaced with educational event

Rita Giordano and Rosa Cartagena

A display table at a previous Dr. Mutter's Merry Emporium of Death Couture creations by Philadelphia-area artisan Megg Ochsenbein. Some of her offerings included framed butterflies and moths and jewelry made with flowers picked from an empty lot in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where serial killer Jeffrey Dalmer's apartment was once located.

An expert on Shakespeare and race reviews ‘Fat Ham’ at the Wilma Theater

Brenson Thomas and Brandon J. Pierce in "Fat Ham," running at the Wilma Theater through the end of the month.

Sylvester Stallone talks with reporters in Philadelphia at a premiere for the director's cut of "Rocky IV" on Nov. 11, 2021. Stallone will appear at the Museum of Art at the new Rocky Shop on Dec. 3, 2023, for the declaration of the city's first-ever 'Rocky Day."

Sylvester Stallone is coming to Philly for inaugural ‘Rocky Day’

Beatrice Forman

Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed in "Creed III," a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Jordan will be directing "Creed IV," which is expected to go into preproduction in about a year.

Yes, there is a ‘Creed IV’ in the works. No, it probably won’t have anything to do with Rocky.

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Sylvester Stallone talks with reporters in Philadelphia at a premiere for the director's cut of "Rocky IV" on Nov. 11, 2021. Stallone will appear at the Museum of Art at the new Rocky Shop on Dec. 3, 2023, for the declaration of the city's first-ever 'Rocky Day."

Sylvester Stallone is coming to Philly for inaugural ‘Rocky Day’

Beatrice Forman

Michael B. Jordan as Adonis Creed in "Creed III," a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Jordan will be directing "Creed IV," which is expected to go into preproduction in about a year.

Yes, there is a ‘Creed IV’ in the works. No, it probably won’t have anything to do with Rocky.

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is an MVP candidate, but NFL Network analyst David Carr, right, thinks he should be benched.

NFL Network analyst thinks the Eagles should bench Jalen Hurts

Patrick Iannone (center), 22, after pleading guilty Dec. 4 to assaulting Fox 29 traffic reporter Bob Kelly in Sea Isle City, N.J., in July. He was accompanied by his mother, retired Sea Isle Police Capt. Rosemary Milano, and his father, Joseph Iannone, a Sea Isle Realtor.

Man who punched Fox 29′s Bob Kelly pleads guilty to assault

Amy S. Rosenberg

Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is an MVP candidate, but NFL Network analyst David Carr, right, thinks he should be benched.

NFL Network analyst thinks the Eagles should bench Jalen Hurts

Patrick Iannone (center), 22, after pleading guilty Dec. 4 to assaulting Fox 29 traffic reporter Bob Kelly in Sea Isle City, N.J., in July. He was accompanied by his mother, retired Sea Isle Police Capt. Rosemary Milano, and his father, Joseph Iannone, a Sea Isle Realtor.

Man who punched Fox 29′s Bob Kelly pleads guilty to assault

Amy S. Rosenberg

Mariah Carey will bring her 'Merry Christmas One And All!' tour to the Wells Fargo Center on Dec. 13.

🎤 Must-see holiday concerts this month | Things to Do

This weekend, snag your tickets to Fat Ham, find out which holiday concert is for you, try a new cookie recipe, and put on those ice skates.

Many shelters and organizations seek donations that will help keep people experiencing homelessness warm through the winter.

Where to donate scarves, hats, blankets, gloves, and socks in Philly to help people experiencing homelessness

Grace Dickinson

Order chef Yun Fuentes’ Sunday Roast Lechon Dinner for this Christmas.

Where to get holiday takeout for Hanukkah, Seven Fishes, Christmas Day, and New Year’s Eve

Henry Savage and Hira Qureshi

Saint Nicolas, as portrayed by local author Matt Lake, at right, and Krampus, at left, sing Krampus carols on State Street as part of the 2nd annual Krampusfest in Media.

Celebrating Santa’s goat-demon sidekick at Krampusfest in Media

Stephanie Farr | Columnist

You may have to wait to enjoy shakes and cocktails at Craftsman's decked-out bar.

I was shut out of the city’s holiday bars. Here’s how to get a seat.

Margaret Eby and Hira Qureshi

Mr. Williams plays at a jazz jam session in 2005. Playing the sax and engaging with young people were his passions.

Tony Williams, celebrated sax player who jammed with Etta James and other jazz greats, has died at 92

Born in Tennessee, he arrived in Philadelphia in the 1940s and took the local jazz scene by storm. "Life has been really good," he said in 2008. "Philadelphia has been wonderful to me."

Jason Kelce, Patti LaBelle and Jordan Mailata. LaBelle and Mailata sing a duet on "This Christmas," the second single to be released from the Eagles' new holiday album, 'A Philly Special Christmas Special.' LaBelle plays the Met Philly on Saturday night.

Patti LaBelle duets with Jordan Mailata on ‘This Christmas’. She’s about to play her first Philly show in years.

The Queen Diva of Philly is playing her first hometown show in four years.

The author — here with DJ Spinderella, of the group, Salt-N-Pepa in 1991 — writes that his affinity for lyrics, beats, and flows began as a child when "cassette tapes and headphones transported me to a dimension where hip-hop music reigned supreme."

Popping, locking, and looking back: A music journalist reflects on 50 years of hip-hop

The genre, which traces its roots to a 1973 party in the Bronx, has endured for five decades. An entertainment writer looks back at how it captured his imagination — and helped inspire a career.

Mister Mann Frisby, For The Inquirer

From left to right, artist Hannah Westerman's drawings of Eagles general manager Howie Roseman, Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata, Lane Johnson and Lil Dicky.

Lil Dicky joins Howie Roseman and the singing Eagles on ‘The Dreidel Song (Hanukkah Edition)’

The Philly rapper and star of the Hula series 'Dave' joins Jason Kelce, Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson on a 'Philly Special Christmas Special' bonus track timed to the first night of Hanukkah.

Taylor Swift performs during the first of three Eras Tour performances at Lincoln Financial Field.

6 takeaways from Taylor Swift’s Time Person of the Year profile

Here's what we learned from Taylor Swift's Time Person of the Year profile.

Worldview with Trudy Rubin | Dec 15

Worldview with Trudy Rubin

Join Trudy Rubin live on Friday, Dec 15th at 11:00 a.m. for a thought-provoking conversation on Ukraine with Lt. Gen. Hodges.

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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