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Jesse Krimes’ “Purgatory.”

Jesse Krimes had to smuggle his art out of prison. Now it’s in the Met’s permanent collection.

The Lancaster native's 'Purgatory' is the Met’s first acquisition of a work by a living, formerly incarcerated artist.

Rosa Cartagena and Bedatri D. Choudhury

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was in the audience Friday night during the taping of Jason Kelce's ESPN show at Union Transfer.

Howie Roseman brings down the house in surprise appearance at Jason Kelce ESPN taping

A file photo of Bam Margera’s "Castle Bam" in Pocopson Township, Chester County.

Bam Margera’s lawyers succeed in delaying his Chester County civil trial and replacing the judge

The gang of 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' visits Abbott Elementary in a crossover episode airing Wednesday Jan. 8 on ABC. (Disney/Gilles Mingasson)

Quinta Brunson and Rob McElhenney battle for Philly supremacy in ‘Who Knows Philly Best’

Sam Ruland

Miles Teller and wife Keleigh Teller at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday in Beverly Hills. The couple has lost their Pacific Palisades home to the L.A. fires. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Miles Teller loses home in LA fires

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Jesse Krimes had to smuggle his art out of prison. Now it’s in the Met’s permanent collection.

The Lancaster native's 'Purgatory' is the Met’s first acquisition of a work by a living, formerly incarcerated artist.

Rosa Cartagena and Bedatri D. Choudhury

Jesse Krimes’ “Purgatory.”

Jesse Krimes’ “Purgatory.”

Jesse Krimes had to smuggle his art out of prison. Now it’s in the Met’s permanent collection.

The Lancaster native's 'Purgatory' is the Met’s first acquisition of a work by a living, formerly incarcerated artist.

Rosa Cartagena and Bedatri D. Choudhury

Miles Teller loses home in LA fires

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Miles Teller and wife Keleigh Teller at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday in Beverly Hills. The couple has lost their Pacific Palisades home to the L.A. fires. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

The best stand-up comedy to see in Philadelphia in 2025

Deon Cole (from left), Nate Bargatze, and Kathy Griffin are just a few of the best stand-up comedians coming to Philadelphia in 2025. Others include Colin Jost, Jordan Jensen, Adam Ray, Rachel Scanlon, and Sheng Wang.

The future of the historically important Wanamaker organ is uncertain with Macy’s closure looming

Grand Court Organist Peter Richard Conte performs a live concert on the Wanamaker Organ at Macy’s to celebrate the 110th anniversary in Center City on June 22, 2021. Parts of the organ are on several floors of the building.

There is a new MJ in ‘MJ the Musical.’ And here’s how he transforms himself for every show

MJ the Musical premieres on Wednesday at the Academy of Music. The Tony Award-winning show, starring actor Jordan Markus in the title role, will run through Jan. 19.

Guy Pearce, Adrien Brody, and Isaach DeBankolé in "The Brutalist." Shot in Hungary, the scene depicts Brody's character shoveling coal in 1950s' Philadelphia.

All about the vintage Pennsylvania ‘ads’ you see in ‘The Brutalist’

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

Sheryl Lee Ralph arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sheryl Lee Ralph to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Elizabeth Wellington

Guy Pearce, Adrien Brody, and Isaach DeBankolé in "The Brutalist." Shot in Hungary, the scene depicts Brody's character shoveling coal in 1950s' Philadelphia.

All about the vintage Pennsylvania ‘ads’ you see in ‘The Brutalist’

Stephen Silver, For The Inquirer

Sheryl Lee Ralph arrives at the 82nd Golden Globes on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Sheryl Lee Ralph to receive star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Elizabeth Wellington

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was in the audience Friday night during the taping of Jason Kelce's ESPN show at Union Transfer.

Howie Roseman brings down the house in surprise appearance at Jason Kelce ESPN taping

FILE - Dina Manzo attends an event on July 21, 2014, in New York. Thomas Manzo, her ex-husband, was sentenced this week to three years in prison for stalking charges.

Ex-husband of ‘Real Housewife of New Jersey’ sentenced for stalking

Eagles general manager Howie Roseman was in the audience Friday night during the taping of Jason Kelce's ESPN show at Union Transfer.

Howie Roseman brings down the house in surprise appearance at Jason Kelce ESPN taping

FILE - Dina Manzo attends an event on July 21, 2014, in New York. Thomas Manzo, her ex-husband, was sentenced this week to three years in prison for stalking charges.

Ex-husband of ‘Real Housewife of New Jersey’ sentenced for stalking

Deon Cole (from left), Nate Bargatze, and Kathy Griffin are just a few of the best stand-up comedians coming to Philadelphia in 2025. Others include Colin Jost, Jordan Jensen, Adam Ray, Rachel Scanlon, and Sheng Wang.

The best stand-up comedy to see in Philadelphia in 2025

Philadelphia's best stand-up comedy shows include Saturday Night Live cast members, Nate Bargatze, Deon Cole, Adam Ray, Kathy Griffin, Jordan Jensen, Andrew Santino, Asif Ali, Rachel Scanlon and more.

Cinnaminson and William Paterson compete in the Sticks in the Sand Beach Hockey Tournament on the beach in Wildwood on July 23, 2022. Teams from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and along the East Coast competed in the tournament, the type of event Wildwood says is dependent on its wide beaches and which have become the economic engine of the beach town.

Wildwood and Wildwood Crest don’t want to share sand with North Wildwood

Amy Rosenberg

Lindsey Scannapieco , Managing partner at TEAM Scout, is photographed on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024 in the pop-up sauna at the Swedish American History museum in Philadelphia, Pa.

🧖 Warm up in Philly’s pop-up sauna | Things to Do

David Bowie during his Ziggy Stardust period in 1972 in Philadelphia. The 2025 edition of Philly Loves Bowie Week runs though Saturday.

Philly Loves Bowie Week and more in Philly music this week

Sam Martin, of Annapolis, Md., with Eric Langbein Racing, (left), steers the Orange Lola T920, that is displayed at the New Jersey Motorsports Park booth before this weekends Auto Show in the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024. The auto show returns this weekend.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Gameday Central: Eagles vs. Cowboys | Sponsored by Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa

Gameday Central: Eagles vs. Cowboys | Sponsored by Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa

The Eagles’ last-second loss to the Commanders hurt their chances of earning the conference’s top seed in the playoffs. Now, they’re set to face the Cowboys at Lincoln Financial Field this Sunday.

David O'Neil, former manager of Reading Terminal Market, shows an old photo taken by Laszlo of the market.

Spanning centuries, Penn’s new Reading Terminal photo archive captures the ‘magic of the market’

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

David O'Neil, former manager of Reading Terminal Market, shows an old photo taken by Laszlo of the market.

Spanning centuries, Penn’s new Reading Terminal photo archive captures the ‘magic of the market’

Rosa Padilla stocking the shelves at the new Pathmark in North Philadelphia in 1999.

Philadelphia News

Supermarkets spent 60 years avoiding North Philly. But Black entrepreneurs have fought to bring — and keep — them there

Lynette Hazelton

Joseph Fulton, a boiler cook and 30-year employee, preps crab imperial for the dinner rush at the Lobster House, which is celebrating its 100th year in 2022.

New Jersey News

At the Lobster House, one of the nation’s busiest restaurants, it takes a small army to serve up seafood

Who won our Italian Hoagie Bracket?

The best Italian hoagie in Philly, according to Philadelphians

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

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