Curious PhillyIs there an age limit for serving on a jury in Pennsylvania? No, but you can get an exemption.In Pennsylvania state courts, people age 75 and older can request an exemption.Michelle Myers How South Philly’s full-block light displays workMichelle Myers and Isabel Maney That ‘curious’ lane switch in the middle of the Manayunk Bridge? Planners say it’s on purpose. Denali Sagner The Frank Rizzo statue is repaired, and the search for a new location is underwayMichelle Myers SEPTA’s bus numbering system is a relic from the streetcar eraMichelle Myers AdvertisementWhat it’s like to be one of Philly’s 6,500 block captainsA reader asked Curious Philly what a block captain is and what they do. “Sometimes you are a counselor, sometimes a babysitter, or the police, or a social worker,” one North Philly captain said.Michelle Myers What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibit“They are definitely not just sitting there getting dusty in a room,” Hortz Stanton said.Michelle Myers Why Philly has so many chicken bones lying aroundA reader asked through Curious Philly about the discarded drums and flats found on the Philly streets. Nate File Philly is not dumping snow in the Schuylkill, but it has in the pastNewspaper archives show references to dumping snow in the Delaware and Schuylkill dating back at least to the late 19th century. But the practice is not used now amid environmental concerns.Nick Vadala The Schuylkill is frozen, but that doesn’t mean you can ice fish on itA reader asked about venturing onto the river's frozen surface through Curious Philly, the Inquirer's question answering forum. Nate File The story behind a colonial-era grave site hidden in residential Cherry HillThe Matlack cemetery contains the burial sites of one of South Jersey's most prominent, and largest, colonial families. Denali Sagner What makes something a unit block in PhiladelphiaPolice incident reports and news stories sometimes use this measure when referring to a block. Michelle Myers The meaning of a sculpture outside the Cherry Hill library is up to youThe meaning of David Ascalon’s “Totem” sculpture is in the eyes of the beholder.Henry Savage The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is lined with flags. What happens if one is damaged?A reader asked through Curious Philly about the maintenance of the 109 flags on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.Nate File What brings customers to Philly’s live poultry storesAbout 500,000 birds weekly are sent to live poultry stores across Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.Michelle Myers Why the lunar module is leaving the Franklin InstituteThe module is returning to its previous orbit.Michelle Myers Vandalism left the Swann Memorial Fountain partly broken, but a fix is in the worksThe center jet in the beloved art deco fountain has been out of commission since some time in 2023.Nick Vadala The story behind Cherry Hill’s Magic ForestAs open space in the township began disappearing after the construction of the Cherry Hill Mall, locals began signing petitions to preserve what was left.Denali Sagner, Staff What happens if you skip jury duty in PhillyThe court is reluctant to impose penalties, but it can and has in the past. Michelle Myers Why Temple flags are around Philly, beyond the main campusIt's not an undercover operation or a marketing strategy; the answer is more a point of pride.Michelle Myers See more storiesAdvertisement
Is there an age limit for serving on a jury in Pennsylvania? No, but you can get an exemption.In Pennsylvania state courts, people age 75 and older can request an exemption.Michelle Myers
Is there an age limit for serving on a jury in Pennsylvania? No, but you can get an exemption.In Pennsylvania state courts, people age 75 and older can request an exemption.Michelle Myers
That ‘curious’ lane switch in the middle of the Manayunk Bridge? Planners say it’s on purpose. Denali Sagner
That ‘curious’ lane switch in the middle of the Manayunk Bridge? Planners say it’s on purpose. Denali Sagner
What it’s like to be one of Philly’s 6,500 block captainsA reader asked Curious Philly what a block captain is and what they do. “Sometimes you are a counselor, sometimes a babysitter, or the police, or a social worker,” one North Philly captain said.Michelle Myers
What it’s like to be one of Philly’s 6,500 block captainsA reader asked Curious Philly what a block captain is and what they do. “Sometimes you are a counselor, sometimes a babysitter, or the police, or a social worker,” one North Philly captain said.Michelle Myers
What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibit“They are definitely not just sitting there getting dusty in a room,” Hortz Stanton said.Michelle Myers
What museums do with their items that aren’t on exhibit“They are definitely not just sitting there getting dusty in a room,” Hortz Stanton said.Michelle Myers
Why Philly has so many chicken bones lying aroundA reader asked through Curious Philly about the discarded drums and flats found on the Philly streets. Nate File
Why Philly has so many chicken bones lying aroundA reader asked through Curious Philly about the discarded drums and flats found on the Philly streets. Nate File
Philly is not dumping snow in the Schuylkill, but it has in the pastNewspaper archives show references to dumping snow in the Delaware and Schuylkill dating back at least to the late 19th century. But the practice is not used now amid environmental concerns.Nick Vadala
Philly is not dumping snow in the Schuylkill, but it has in the pastNewspaper archives show references to dumping snow in the Delaware and Schuylkill dating back at least to the late 19th century. But the practice is not used now amid environmental concerns.Nick Vadala
The Schuylkill is frozen, but that doesn’t mean you can ice fish on itA reader asked about venturing onto the river's frozen surface through Curious Philly, the Inquirer's question answering forum. Nate File
The Schuylkill is frozen, but that doesn’t mean you can ice fish on itA reader asked about venturing onto the river's frozen surface through Curious Philly, the Inquirer's question answering forum. Nate File
The story behind a colonial-era grave site hidden in residential Cherry HillThe Matlack cemetery contains the burial sites of one of South Jersey's most prominent, and largest, colonial families. Denali Sagner
The story behind a colonial-era grave site hidden in residential Cherry HillThe Matlack cemetery contains the burial sites of one of South Jersey's most prominent, and largest, colonial families. Denali Sagner
What makes something a unit block in PhiladelphiaPolice incident reports and news stories sometimes use this measure when referring to a block. Michelle Myers
What makes something a unit block in PhiladelphiaPolice incident reports and news stories sometimes use this measure when referring to a block. Michelle Myers
The meaning of a sculpture outside the Cherry Hill library is up to youThe meaning of David Ascalon’s “Totem” sculpture is in the eyes of the beholder.Henry Savage
The meaning of a sculpture outside the Cherry Hill library is up to youThe meaning of David Ascalon’s “Totem” sculpture is in the eyes of the beholder.Henry Savage
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is lined with flags. What happens if one is damaged?A reader asked through Curious Philly about the maintenance of the 109 flags on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.Nate File
The Benjamin Franklin Parkway is lined with flags. What happens if one is damaged?A reader asked through Curious Philly about the maintenance of the 109 flags on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.Nate File
What brings customers to Philly’s live poultry storesAbout 500,000 birds weekly are sent to live poultry stores across Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.Michelle Myers
What brings customers to Philly’s live poultry storesAbout 500,000 birds weekly are sent to live poultry stores across Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey.Michelle Myers
Why the lunar module is leaving the Franklin InstituteThe module is returning to its previous orbit.Michelle Myers
Why the lunar module is leaving the Franklin InstituteThe module is returning to its previous orbit.Michelle Myers
Vandalism left the Swann Memorial Fountain partly broken, but a fix is in the worksThe center jet in the beloved art deco fountain has been out of commission since some time in 2023.Nick Vadala
Vandalism left the Swann Memorial Fountain partly broken, but a fix is in the worksThe center jet in the beloved art deco fountain has been out of commission since some time in 2023.Nick Vadala
The story behind Cherry Hill’s Magic ForestAs open space in the township began disappearing after the construction of the Cherry Hill Mall, locals began signing petitions to preserve what was left.Denali Sagner, Staff
The story behind Cherry Hill’s Magic ForestAs open space in the township began disappearing after the construction of the Cherry Hill Mall, locals began signing petitions to preserve what was left.Denali Sagner, Staff
What happens if you skip jury duty in PhillyThe court is reluctant to impose penalties, but it can and has in the past. Michelle Myers
What happens if you skip jury duty in PhillyThe court is reluctant to impose penalties, but it can and has in the past. Michelle Myers
Why Temple flags are around Philly, beyond the main campusIt's not an undercover operation or a marketing strategy; the answer is more a point of pride.Michelle Myers
Why Temple flags are around Philly, beyond the main campusIt's not an undercover operation or a marketing strategy; the answer is more a point of pride.Michelle Myers
