Philadelphia Art Museum‘The places that helped form me were Philadelphia and rural South Jersey’: Patti Smith talks about her childhood In “Bread of Angels,” Smith writes of Philadelphia being a formative force in her life. “Culturally, it was the city that helped form me,” she said. “It was where I discovered rock and roll.”Dan DeLuca The time Philly almost didn’t have a Thanksgiving Day paradeNick Vadala Albert C. Barnes loved Henri Rousseau’s ‘honesty of approach.’ So he built one of the world’s largest Rousseau collections. Fred Adelson, For The Inquirer Art Museum’s former HR, DEI director charged with theft after police said she put $58k in personal expenses on company cardEllie Rushing and Peter Dobrin Philadelphia Art Museum names a new director and CEOPeter Dobrin AdvertisementSasha Suda sues the Philadelphia Art MuseumThe suit says there was no "valid basis" for her dismissal, and seeks two years' worth of compensation and other damages.Peter Dobrin OpinionForman Arts Initiative promises to turn North American Street into a grittier version of the ParkwayAt a time when legacy institutions are struggling, newer, more nimble arts groups are expanding.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer The Louvre heist has us thinking about past art heists in PhillyWhat we know about the Louvre jewel heist, plus a look at thefts from museums in the Philly area over the years.Emily Bloch The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new name and other plans to revive attendanceChasing an elusive pandemic recovery, the museum is rolling out a slew of changes. It includes a new name and logo, and an embracing of sports, hip hop, and Sylvester Stallone.Peter Dobrin OpinionCalder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality | OpinionThe project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer The arts season is about to begin. Will cuts to SEPTA mean a loss of audiences?Audiences, performers, students, arts and culture workers all take public transit to get to arts venues. SEPTA's cuts pose a 'critical setback' to the city's arts and culture sector.Peter Dobrin Here’s the route for the 2025 Philly Naked Bike RideThe annual bare-as-you-dare event returns with a new route.Nick Vadala Temple’s lifelong education program inspires seniors to keep learning as it hits 50th birthdayStudents and teachers must be 50 or older to participate in Temple's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute where participants can take as many classes as they want for an annual fee of $295.Susan Snyder Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33Trash collection is set to resume Monday after Philadelphia’s first major strike of city workers since 1986. Sean Collins Walsh OpinionThe trash strike threatened to turn into Mayor Cherelle Parker’s kryptoniteThe mayor is unstoppable on the mic, unflappable in a debate, and almost always armed with a snappy slogan, but the eight-day strike proved to be her biggest adversary yet.Helen Ubiñas | Columnist ‘If that means I’m a one-term mayor, then so be it.’ Mayor Cherelle Parker puts it all on the line in city workers strike.The mayor has appealed directly to DC 33 members, and at one point implied union leadership was not giving them accurate information.Sean Collins Walsh The ‘Parker piles’ of trash take their toll as residents navigate pest control and dumpster feuds in the DC 33 strikeAcross the city this week, residents stared down the long, hot holiday weekend, worried about the fresh feasts that would accumulate for rodents.Ximena Conde, Aubrey Whelan, and Nate File John Middleton’s secret art collection is coming out of the shadows in a blockbuster two-museum showThe art collection from the Phillies managing partner and his family will guest star in “the most expansive presentation of American art ever mounted in Philadelphia."Peter Dobrin ‘No Kings’ protesters rally in Philadelphia against the Trump administrationThe Philadelphia protest is something of a flagship demonstration amid nationwide actions as Trump holds a controversial military parade in Washington, D.C.Nick Vadala, Michelle Myers, Jesse Bunch, Max Marin, and Nate File Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protest in Philly on Saturday will prompt road closuresDemonstrators will march in Philly just days after Trump's controversial move to send troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against ICE.Rob Tornoe See more storiesAdvertisement
‘The places that helped form me were Philadelphia and rural South Jersey’: Patti Smith talks about her childhood In “Bread of Angels,” Smith writes of Philadelphia being a formative force in her life. “Culturally, it was the city that helped form me,” she said. “It was where I discovered rock and roll.”Dan DeLuca
‘The places that helped form me were Philadelphia and rural South Jersey’: Patti Smith talks about her childhood In “Bread of Angels,” Smith writes of Philadelphia being a formative force in her life. “Culturally, it was the city that helped form me,” she said. “It was where I discovered rock and roll.”Dan DeLuca
Albert C. Barnes loved Henri Rousseau’s ‘honesty of approach.’ So he built one of the world’s largest Rousseau collections. Fred Adelson, For The Inquirer
Albert C. Barnes loved Henri Rousseau’s ‘honesty of approach.’ So he built one of the world’s largest Rousseau collections. Fred Adelson, For The Inquirer
Art Museum’s former HR, DEI director charged with theft after police said she put $58k in personal expenses on company cardEllie Rushing and Peter Dobrin
Art Museum’s former HR, DEI director charged with theft after police said she put $58k in personal expenses on company cardEllie Rushing and Peter Dobrin
Sasha Suda sues the Philadelphia Art MuseumThe suit says there was no "valid basis" for her dismissal, and seeks two years' worth of compensation and other damages.Peter Dobrin
Sasha Suda sues the Philadelphia Art MuseumThe suit says there was no "valid basis" for her dismissal, and seeks two years' worth of compensation and other damages.Peter Dobrin
OpinionForman Arts Initiative promises to turn North American Street into a grittier version of the ParkwayAt a time when legacy institutions are struggling, newer, more nimble arts groups are expanding.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
OpinionForman Arts Initiative promises to turn North American Street into a grittier version of the ParkwayAt a time when legacy institutions are struggling, newer, more nimble arts groups are expanding.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
The Louvre heist has us thinking about past art heists in PhillyWhat we know about the Louvre jewel heist, plus a look at thefts from museums in the Philly area over the years.Emily Bloch
The Louvre heist has us thinking about past art heists in PhillyWhat we know about the Louvre jewel heist, plus a look at thefts from museums in the Philly area over the years.Emily Bloch
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new name and other plans to revive attendanceChasing an elusive pandemic recovery, the museum is rolling out a slew of changes. It includes a new name and logo, and an embracing of sports, hip hop, and Sylvester Stallone.Peter Dobrin
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a new name and other plans to revive attendanceChasing an elusive pandemic recovery, the museum is rolling out a slew of changes. It includes a new name and logo, and an embracing of sports, hip hop, and Sylvester Stallone.Peter Dobrin
OpinionCalder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality | OpinionThe project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
OpinionCalder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality | OpinionThe project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.Inga Saffron | Columnist, For The Inquirer
The arts season is about to begin. Will cuts to SEPTA mean a loss of audiences?Audiences, performers, students, arts and culture workers all take public transit to get to arts venues. SEPTA's cuts pose a 'critical setback' to the city's arts and culture sector.Peter Dobrin
The arts season is about to begin. Will cuts to SEPTA mean a loss of audiences?Audiences, performers, students, arts and culture workers all take public transit to get to arts venues. SEPTA's cuts pose a 'critical setback' to the city's arts and culture sector.Peter Dobrin
Here’s the route for the 2025 Philly Naked Bike RideThe annual bare-as-you-dare event returns with a new route.Nick Vadala
Here’s the route for the 2025 Philly Naked Bike RideThe annual bare-as-you-dare event returns with a new route.Nick Vadala
Temple’s lifelong education program inspires seniors to keep learning as it hits 50th birthdayStudents and teachers must be 50 or older to participate in Temple's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute where participants can take as many classes as they want for an annual fee of $295.Susan Snyder
Temple’s lifelong education program inspires seniors to keep learning as it hits 50th birthdayStudents and teachers must be 50 or older to participate in Temple's Osher Lifelong Learning Institute where participants can take as many classes as they want for an annual fee of $295.Susan Snyder
Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33Trash collection is set to resume Monday after Philadelphia’s first major strike of city workers since 1986. Sean Collins Walsh
Philly’s city worker strike ends after Mayor Cherelle Parker strikes deal with AFSCME District Council 33Trash collection is set to resume Monday after Philadelphia’s first major strike of city workers since 1986. Sean Collins Walsh
OpinionThe trash strike threatened to turn into Mayor Cherelle Parker’s kryptoniteThe mayor is unstoppable on the mic, unflappable in a debate, and almost always armed with a snappy slogan, but the eight-day strike proved to be her biggest adversary yet.Helen Ubiñas | Columnist
OpinionThe trash strike threatened to turn into Mayor Cherelle Parker’s kryptoniteThe mayor is unstoppable on the mic, unflappable in a debate, and almost always armed with a snappy slogan, but the eight-day strike proved to be her biggest adversary yet.Helen Ubiñas | Columnist
‘If that means I’m a one-term mayor, then so be it.’ Mayor Cherelle Parker puts it all on the line in city workers strike.The mayor has appealed directly to DC 33 members, and at one point implied union leadership was not giving them accurate information.Sean Collins Walsh
‘If that means I’m a one-term mayor, then so be it.’ Mayor Cherelle Parker puts it all on the line in city workers strike.The mayor has appealed directly to DC 33 members, and at one point implied union leadership was not giving them accurate information.Sean Collins Walsh
The ‘Parker piles’ of trash take their toll as residents navigate pest control and dumpster feuds in the DC 33 strikeAcross the city this week, residents stared down the long, hot holiday weekend, worried about the fresh feasts that would accumulate for rodents.Ximena Conde, Aubrey Whelan, and Nate File
The ‘Parker piles’ of trash take their toll as residents navigate pest control and dumpster feuds in the DC 33 strikeAcross the city this week, residents stared down the long, hot holiday weekend, worried about the fresh feasts that would accumulate for rodents.Ximena Conde, Aubrey Whelan, and Nate File
John Middleton’s secret art collection is coming out of the shadows in a blockbuster two-museum showThe art collection from the Phillies managing partner and his family will guest star in “the most expansive presentation of American art ever mounted in Philadelphia."Peter Dobrin
John Middleton’s secret art collection is coming out of the shadows in a blockbuster two-museum showThe art collection from the Phillies managing partner and his family will guest star in “the most expansive presentation of American art ever mounted in Philadelphia."Peter Dobrin
‘No Kings’ protesters rally in Philadelphia against the Trump administrationThe Philadelphia protest is something of a flagship demonstration amid nationwide actions as Trump holds a controversial military parade in Washington, D.C.Nick Vadala, Michelle Myers, Jesse Bunch, Max Marin, and Nate File
‘No Kings’ protesters rally in Philadelphia against the Trump administrationThe Philadelphia protest is something of a flagship demonstration amid nationwide actions as Trump holds a controversial military parade in Washington, D.C.Nick Vadala, Michelle Myers, Jesse Bunch, Max Marin, and Nate File
Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protest in Philly on Saturday will prompt road closuresDemonstrators will march in Philly just days after Trump's controversial move to send troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against ICE.Rob Tornoe
Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protest in Philly on Saturday will prompt road closuresDemonstrators will march in Philly just days after Trump's controversial move to send troops to Los Angeles in response to protests against ICE.Rob Tornoe
