Sweeping out the old | Scene Through the Lens
In Philly there's more confetti on New Year’s Day than on the Eve.

2023 comes in as it has for over 100 years - with the Mummers.
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Since 1998, a black-and-white photo has appeared every Monday in staff photographer Tom Gralish’s “Scene Through the Lens” photo column in The Inquirer’s local news section. Here are the most recent, in color:















December 26, 2022: Amanda Nolan (left) and Michelle Lally (with Kelce, as in the Eagles’ center and would-be Mummer Jason Kelce) pose with a cardboard cutout of Jim Gardner during a tailgate party where fans gathered to watch the veteran 6ABC broadcast icon anchor his final 6 p.m. newscast. Read moreTom Gralish / Staff Photographer
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