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Best Philly nonfiction books to gift this year

From the history of the Schuykill, to Black cowboys, history-correcting chronicles, and essays on friendship.

Julia Shipley, For The Inquirer

Nicole (Haley Kalil) and Rob Gonville (Dennis Andres) are Lifetime's Christmas in the Spotlight's version of Kylie and Jason Kelce.

Meet the actor who played (fake) Jason Kelce in Lifetime’s Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Christmas movie

Gabriela Carroll

Actors Bradley Cooper and Colman Domingo during a conversation following a screening of 'Sing Sing' which stars Domingo. In New York's Francesca Beale Theater in Lincoln Center. Dec. 16, 2024.

Bradley Cooper thinks 'sky is the limit' for Colman Domingo

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Flowers & Fire cocktail, with fennel, Cocchi, Salers, and Crémant, at Poison Heart, 931 Spring Garden St., on July 21, 2023.

8 great Philly bars for a New Year’s Eve toast

Passersby watch as Li Chi Tang (left) with Cirque du Soleil’s production of ‘Twas the Night Before… performs during a media photo opportunity Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, putting the “finishing touches” on the Philly Holiday Tree located on the Wawa Holiday Plaza at City Hall prior to the official tree lighting ceremony on December 5. Cirque du Soleil’s first Christmas show will make its Philadelphia debut from December 19-29 at The Met Philadelphia, the first time that a Cirque du Soleil show has performed at the venue on North Broad. The show is based on the classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Best Philly nonfiction books to gift this year

From the history of the Schuykill, to Black cowboys, history-correcting chronicles, and essays on friendship.

Julia Shipley, For The Inquirer

Best Philly nonfiction books to gift this year

From the history of the Schuykill, to Black cowboys, history-correcting chronicles, and essays on friendship.

Julia Shipley, For The Inquirer

Curtis plays Copland. Or, listening to the ‘Great American Symphony’ in fraught times.

Violinist Ray Chen performs the Barber "Violin Concerto" with the Curtis Institute of Music orchestra led by Teddy Abrams, Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, in Marian Anderson Hall.

The world’s best chamber music bargain, $10 a ticket, arrives Tuesday

Tickets to tenor Nicholas Phan's concert with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society will be sold for $10, but for one day only

The Grinch's ex-wife offers a raunchy night of holiday sass and cheer

Zoe Greenberg and Rosa Cartagena

'Mabeline: The Greenaissance Tour' presented by The Bearded Ladies and the House of Diorio, performs at Voyeur Nightclub in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

‘A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical’ is a therapy session sing-along

Nick Fradiani as 'Neil - Then' (center), Robert Westenberg as 'Neil - Now' (left), Lisa Renee Pitts as 'Doctor' and 'The Noise' in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical. Photo credit Jeremy Daniel.

Actors Bradley Cooper and Colman Domingo during a conversation following a screening of 'Sing Sing' which stars Domingo. In New York's Francesca Beale Theater in Lincoln Center. Dec. 16, 2024.

Bradley Cooper thinks 'sky is the limit' for Colman Domingo

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Joey Umana, 62, a total "Rocky" fan, is seen in the Rocky Room, in his home in Levittown, N.Y. His memorabilia and artistic creations include detailed models of the gym where Rocky trained, the Art Museum facade and steps, and even the side of beef Rocky trained with.

The ultimate ‘Rocky’ fan has rebuilt the show’s iconic locations inside his N.Y. home

Actors Bradley Cooper and Colman Domingo during a conversation following a screening of 'Sing Sing' which stars Domingo. In New York's Francesca Beale Theater in Lincoln Center. Dec. 16, 2024.

Bradley Cooper thinks 'sky is the limit' for Colman Domingo

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Joey Umana, 62, a total "Rocky" fan, is seen in the Rocky Room, in his home in Levittown, N.Y. His memorabilia and artistic creations include detailed models of the gym where Rocky trained, the Art Museum facade and steps, and even the side of beef Rocky trained with.

The ultimate ‘Rocky’ fan has rebuilt the show’s iconic locations inside his N.Y. home

Nicole (Haley Kalil) and Rob Gonville (Dennis Andres) are Lifetime's Christmas in the Spotlight's version of Kylie and Jason Kelce.

Meet the actor who played (fake) Jason Kelce in Lifetime’s Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Christmas movie

Gabriela Carroll

Buzz Bissinger, the author of "Friday Night Lights," which will get a TV reboot.

A reboot of the Emmy-winning series ‘Friday Night Lights’ lands at Peacock

Nicole (Haley Kalil) and Rob Gonville (Dennis Andres) are Lifetime's Christmas in the Spotlight's version of Kylie and Jason Kelce.

Meet the actor who played (fake) Jason Kelce in Lifetime’s Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Christmas movie

Gabriela Carroll

Buzz Bissinger, the author of "Friday Night Lights," which will get a TV reboot.

A reboot of the Emmy-winning series ‘Friday Night Lights’ lands at Peacock

Flowers & Fire cocktail, with fennel, Cocchi, Salers, and Crémant, at Poison Heart, 931 Spring Garden St., on July 21, 2023.

8 great Philly bars for a New Year’s Eve toast

Philly has plenty of great bars to end 2024 on a high note with some open late and hosting their own celebrations, from dance to pierogi parties with pickle martinis and zero-proof bubbly.

Passersby watch as Li Chi Tang (left) with Cirque du Soleil’s production of ‘Twas the Night Before… performs during a media photo opportunity Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, putting the “finishing touches” on the Philly Holiday Tree located on the Wawa Holiday Plaza at City Hall prior to the official tree lighting ceremony on December 5. Cirque du Soleil’s first Christmas show will make its Philadelphia debut from December 19-29 at The Met Philadelphia, the first time that a Cirque du Soleil show has performed at the venue on North Broad. The show is based on the classic poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas” by Clement Clarke Moore.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Morris Arboretum has brought back its outdoor holiday railway, open daily and on weekend evenings.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

'Mabeline: The Greenaissance Tour' presented by The Bearded Ladies and the House of Diorio, performs at Voyeur Nightclub in Philadelphia on Thursday, December 12, 2024.

The Grinch's ex-wife offers a raunchy night of holiday sass and cheer

Zoe Greenberg and Rosa Cartagena

A pile of toys at Island Gym in Ventnor, N.J. is the start of Boxx for Tots season, the 21st year boxing coach and trainer Jon Simon has been collecting toys for needy kdis.

At the Shore, Jon Simon’s Boxx for Tots enters its 21st year collecting toys

Amy S. Rosenberg

Gameday Central: Eagles vs. Steelers

Gameday Central: Eagles vs Steelers | Sponsored by Xfinity

Join The Inquirer’s Olivia Reiner and EJ Smith on Gameday Central for your exclusive behind-the-scenes look at everything Eagles!

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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