Stephanie Farr

I'm a Features columnist who writes about what makes Philly weird, wild, and wonderfully unique. I also fight for Philly's honor against all of its haters.

I joined the Philadelphia Daily News in 2007, where I covered crime, features, and general assignment stories. In 2016, the Daily News merged with The Inquirer's newsroom, and for the following year I covered crime exclusively. In 2017, I was charged with forging a new beat, Philly Culture, writing about the people, places, and things that make Philadelphia, Philly. I became a columnist in 2023.

Before joining The Inquirer and Daily News, I worked for three years at the Williamsport Sun-Gazette, covering general assignment stories, features, and courts.

I'm a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where I dual-majored in creative nonfiction writing and communications.

I'm not a Philly native, but I wish I was — and I know well enough never to say I am, no matter how long I've been here.