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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

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

Dave Hause's 'Sing Us Home' festival will return to Venice Island in Manayunk from May 2-4, with Frank Turner, Bouncing Souls, Speedy Ortiz, Buzz Zeemer and more.

Dave Hause’s Sing Us Home fest will return to Manayunk, with Bouncing Souls, Speedy Ortiz, Buzz Zeemer, and more

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

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

Gauri Mangala, For The Inquirer

Colman Domingo as Muncie Daniels in Episode 101 of 'The Madness.' AMANDA MATLOVICH/Netflix © 2024

West Philly’s Colman Domingo picks up best actor Oscar nomination for ‘Sing Sing’

Elizabeth Wellington

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

The story, that has long questioned because of its depiction of social injustice, is presented without much interrogation

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."

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

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

The story, that has long questioned because of its depiction of social injustice, is presented without much interrogation

Gauri Mangala, For The Inquirer

West Philly’s Colman Domingo picks up best actor Oscar nomination for ‘Sing Sing’

Elizabeth Wellington

Colman Domingo as Muncie Daniels in Episode 101 of 'The Madness.' AMANDA MATLOVICH/Netflix © 2024

‘Spirited Away’ composer Joe Hisaishi dates with Philadelphia Orchestra moved to June

Composer Joe Hisaishi

Response to Pan-African Sisterhood Health Initiative pad-making project is ‘overwhelming’ — in a good way

Pan-African Sisterhood Health Initiative (P.A.S.H.I.) co-founder Maisha Sullivan-Ongoza (seated at left), her daughter Milele Sullivan (center) and first-time volunteer Judy Watman of Narberth (standing at right) laugh at a joke one of the women made at the Ujima Friends Peace Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday, January 15, 2025.

Meet the real László Tóths: 14 mid-century wonders around Philadelphia, and the architects who created them

Warren Williams, For The Inquirer

Adrien Brody as the Hungarian Jewish architect László Tóth in "The Brutalist."

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

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

The Fox 29 building at Fourth and Market Streets.

FCC dismisses challenge to Fox 29′s broadcast license

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

The Fox 29 building at Fourth and Market Streets.

FCC dismisses challenge to Fox 29′s broadcast license

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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