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Curious Philly, answering your questions big and small, is back

Whether you’re struggling to understand a regional quirk or trying to learn if that local legend is actually true, Inquirer journalists help dig up the answers.

Curious Philly, answering questions big and small, is back.
Curious Philly, answering questions big and small, is back.Read moreCynthia Greer

Want to know something about Philly?

You’re in the right place.

After taking a short break, Curious Philly is back in full swing to answer all kinds of questions, big and small. Whether you’re struggling to understand a regional quirk, trying to learn if that local legend is actually true, or wondering whatever happened to, we’re here to help. Is Philadelphia Cream Cheese actually from Philadelphia? No. Do Philly’s street names run from hardwood to soft? Yes. Where is the Hunting Park carousel now? In Ohio.

So, what do you want (or need) to know right now? Just ask.

Still curious? Need inspiration? Catch up on other questions we’ve answered.

  1. The lights on Philly’s skyscrapers are often matching, and that’s no accident

  2. Where is the toppled Boathouse Row Viking statue?

  3. What happened to ‘Penny Franklin’? Giant Ben Franklin sculpture is still in Old City, but in a new form.

  4. Why yellow grids are on some Philly-area utility poles

  5. What’s happening to Philly’s moon trees? One died, and now its clone is dying, too.

  6. Where is temperature measured in Philly, and why?

  7. How Rittenhouse Square got its fountain, and how it’s used today

  8. Where have all the pigeons gone? Philly numbers are down as predators thrive. Could it be a trend?

  9. Where is the Umbrella Man statue that used to reside outside the Prince Theater?