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Gillie da Kid dancing in the Eagles locker room before the Eagles game Sunday Jan. 14 against the Green Bay Packers.

The biggest winners of the Eagles’ season so far are a dancing Gillie da Kid and his giant hat

His viral dance is so popular that rapper and podcast host Gillie da Kid will lead the team out of the tunnel for the second Sunday in a row.

Elizabeth Wellington26 minutes ago

Yannick Nezet-Seguin leading the Philadelphia Orchestra and pianist Yuja Wang in Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1," Jan. 16, 2025, in Marian Anderson Hall.

Yuja Wang dazzled in Tchaikovsky. But here’s what some listeners missed.

Peter Dobrinan hour ago

David Bowie in Philadelphia in 1974. Brewerytown Records' Max Ochester's accidental discovery of lost master tapes from the 'Young Americans' sessions at Sigma Sound Studio in 1974 adds a new chapter to Bowie's Philly music history.

Never-before-heard David Bowie recordings unearthed at Montco estate sale

Dan DeLuca2 hours ago

Mr. Stokes stands beside his 1979 creation, "Alligators."

Will Stokes Jr., prolific painter and longtime artist-in-residence at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, has died at 69

Gary Miles2 hours ago

Popular Philly lifestyle influencer Cass Matthews, 31, at the Fairmount Water Works Trail & Boardwalk on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

Philly content creators uncertain about the future after Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

Emily Bloch and Beatrice Forman

The biggest winners of the Eagles’ season so far are a dancing Gillie da Kid and his giant hat

His viral dance is so popular that rapper and podcast host Gillie da Kid will lead the team out of the tunnel for the second Sunday in a row.

Elizabeth Wellington26 minutes ago

Gillie da Kid dancing in the Eagles locker room before the Eagles game Sunday Jan. 14 against the Green Bay Packers.

Gillie da Kid dancing in the Eagles locker room before the Eagles game Sunday Jan. 14 against the Green Bay Packers.

The biggest winners of the Eagles’ season so far are a dancing Gillie da Kid and his giant hat

His viral dance is so popular that rapper and podcast host Gillie da Kid will lead the team out of the tunnel for the second Sunday in a row.

Elizabeth Wellington26 minutes ago

Yuja Wang dazzled in Tchaikovsky. But here’s what some listeners missed.

Peter Dobrinan hour ago

Yannick Nezet-Seguin leading the Philadelphia Orchestra and pianist Yuja Wang in Tchaikovsky's "Piano Concerto No. 1," Jan. 16, 2025, in Marian Anderson Hall.

Will Stokes Jr., prolific painter and longtime artist-in-residence at the Fabric Workshop and Museum, has died at 69

Gary Miles2 hours ago

Mr. Stokes stands beside his 1979 creation, "Alligators."

‘Tommy and Me’ at People’s Light is the perfect playoff season treat

A play about ex-Eagle Tommy McDonald‘s road to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and his connection with legendary sports writer Ray Didinger, is running at People’s Light Theatre through Feb. 1, 2025.

New York firm says it plans to keep Wanamaker Organ in place

People gather inside Macy’s to listen to the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia on Friday, Jan. 10, 2025.

David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles in 2019.

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Jack Coyle, Associated Press

Filmmaker David Lynch appears during the Rome Film Festival in Rome on Nov. 4, 2017.

PAFA responds to David Lynch’s death: ‘A loss to our community’

David Lynch appears at the Governors Awards in Los Angeles in 2019.

David Lynch, visionary filmmaker behind ‘Twin Peaks’ and ‘Mulholland Drive,’ dies at 78

Jack Coyle, Associated Press

Filmmaker David Lynch appears during the Rome Film Festival in Rome on Nov. 4, 2017.

PAFA responds to David Lynch’s death: ‘A loss to our community’

The Fox 29 building at Fourth and Market Streets.

FCC dismisses challenge to Fox 29′s broadcast license

Rebecca Kutler, a Philadelphia native currently serving as the network’s senior vice president of content strategy, will take over for Rashida Jones as MSNBC’s interim network president.

Philly native Rebecca Kutler to replace Rashida Jones as MSNBC president

The Fox 29 building at Fourth and Market Streets.

FCC dismisses challenge to Fox 29′s broadcast license

Rebecca Kutler, a Philadelphia native currently serving as the network’s senior vice president of content strategy, will take over for Rashida Jones as MSNBC’s interim network president.

Philly native Rebecca Kutler to replace Rashida Jones as MSNBC president

Volunteers take in donations at the Food Bank of South Jersey's "Stuff the Bus" MLK Day of Service event in Pennsauken Jan. 18, 2021, to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Besides the food donations, every $1 donated provides 3 meals to hungry South Jersey neighbors in need.

Volunteer on MLK Day | Things to Do

This weekend, give back on MLK Day, see MJ the Musical, and laugh at local comic Che Guerrero.

Steven Spielberg on the set of "The Fabelmans." His new UFO movie will film in the Jersey Shore in March. (Merie Weismiller Wallace/Universal Pictures and Amblin Entertainment/TNS)

Steven Spielberg’s new movie will film in Cape May. Here’s how to join the cast.

Kiea Wilcox prepares supply carriers at Girard College for the 19th Annual Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service in this file photo from 2018.

Things To Do for the Holidays

Volunteer, learn, and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Philadelphia

People listen to Congressmen Byron Donalds and Wesley Hunt speak during Congress, Cognac and Cigars at the Cigar Code in Philadelphia in June.

Here are the top cigar lounges in the Philly region

Looking for a fun way to boost your creativity? Come unleash your inner artist at this adult watercolor workshop at Cherry Street Pier.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

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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