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A video montage of Peter Nero during the No Name Pops concert honoring Nero, the Philly Pops’ former leader, who died last summer at age 89, at Verizon Hall inside the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 20, 2024. They are in talks with teh family of Nero to acquire the name "Philly Pops."

No Name Pops is gifted ‘Philly Pops’ name by family of Peter Nero

Nero's manuscripts and sheet music were also part of the gift.

Peter Dobrin2 hours ago

Halloween celebrations hit their peak at Eastern State Penitentiary's immersive Halloween Nights attraction.

👻 Grab your costume, Philly | Things to Do

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce in a recording session for "A Philly Special Christmas Party," the third album of Christmas songs by Kelce with Eagles' offensive linemen Jordan Mailata and Lane Johnson. The full album will be released on Nov. 29.

The first single from the Eagles’ holiday album features the Kelce brothers

Phil Faragalli Sr., ower of Faragalli's Bakery in South Philly, said he could not have reopened his family bakery without the help of friends and customers who donated money to repair his oven.

Faragalli’s Bakery in South Philly is set to reopen after oven collapse

In Philadelphia's latest team-building experience, Beat the Bomb, groups of four to six people suit up in hazmat gear, dodge lasers, crack codes, and try to beat the clock before a bomb of slime, paint, or foam explodes all over you. Here, the Features Creatures team of Philadelphia Inquirer staffers gets slimed.

We got slimed at Beat the Bomb, Philly’s newest team-building experience

Stephanie Farr, Rosa Cartagena, Henry Savage, Sam Ruland, and Esra Erol

No Name Pops is gifted ‘Philly Pops’ name by family of Peter Nero

Nero's manuscripts and sheet music were also part of the gift.

Peter Dobrin2 hours ago

A video montage of Peter Nero during the No Name Pops concert honoring Nero, the Philly Pops’ former leader, who died last summer at age 89, at Verizon Hall inside the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 20, 2024. They are in talks with teh family of Nero to acquire the name "Philly Pops."

A video montage of Peter Nero during the No Name Pops concert honoring Nero, the Philly Pops’ former leader, who died last summer at age 89, at Verizon Hall inside the Kimmel Center in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 20, 2024. They are in talks with teh family of Nero to acquire the name "Philly Pops."

No Name Pops is gifted ‘Philly Pops’ name by family of Peter Nero

Nero's manuscripts and sheet music were also part of the gift.

Peter Dobrin2 hours ago

Harry Philbrick, PAFA’s interim museum director, is optimistic about the future

The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Oct. 22, 2024.

Bojan Spassoff, long-time ballet teacher and leader, has died at 79

Stephanie (front left) and Bojan Spassoff (center) turned out generations of top ballet dancers at the Rock School for Dance Education.

Broadway actors come to Philly to knock on doors for Harris, Walz, and Casey

Bedatri D. Choudhury

Broadway Equity actors from New York City head out from the Teamsters Local 623 Union Hall in Bridesburg to canvass on Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. They were part of a group working with the Philadelphia chapter of Actors' Equity and AFL-CIO, who have been knocking on doors to get the vote out for Harris and Walz since August.

George Anthony Morton, artist featured in the HBO film ‘Master of Light,’ leads Philly mural featuring Henry O. Tanner’s ‘The Thankful Poor’

George Anthony Morton works on a mural that pays tribute to Henry Ossawa Tanner.

Spruce Springsteen in 1985 (left) and actor Jeremy Allen White who portrays The Boss in a film currently in production in New Jersey.

First look at Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’

Mother Joseph (Josie) Cavallucci in a wedding ceremony at the Raven Bar in New Hope, Pa., from Kristal Sotomayor's short documentary "Don't Cry For Me All You Drag Queens."

An iconic New Hope LGBTQ+ bar is now a parking lot, but the town’s queer history won’t be lost

Spruce Springsteen in 1985 (left) and actor Jeremy Allen White who portrays The Boss in a film currently in production in New Jersey.

First look at Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen in ‘Deliver Me From Nowhere’

Mother Joseph (Josie) Cavallucci in a wedding ceremony at the Raven Bar in New Hope, Pa., from Kristal Sotomayor's short documentary "Don't Cry For Me All You Drag Queens."

An iconic New Hope LGBTQ+ bar is now a parking lot, but the town’s queer history won’t be lost

Colman Domingo poses for a portrait to promote the film "Sing Sing" during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023.

(Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Colman Domingo’s new Netflix show, ‘The Madness,’ drops a teaser

Jon Stewart poses in the press room with the award for outstanding talk series for "The Daily Show" during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in September at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Jon Stewart will remain ‘Daily Show’ host on Mondays through 2025

Associated Press

Colman Domingo poses for a portrait to promote the film "Sing Sing" during the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023.

(Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)

Colman Domingo’s new Netflix show, ‘The Madness,’ drops a teaser

Jon Stewart poses in the press room with the award for outstanding talk series for "The Daily Show" during the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards in September at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles.

Jon Stewart will remain ‘Daily Show’ host on Mondays through 2025

Associated Press

Halloween celebrations hit their peak at Eastern State Penitentiary's immersive Halloween Nights attraction.

👻 Grab your costume, Philly | Things to Do

Happy Halloween!It’s time for candy, costumes, and hijinks all around. But that's not all. We also have a Philly-inspired true crime series to dive into and a new Bruce Springsteen documentary.

In Philadelphia's latest team-building experience, Beat the Bomb, groups of four to six people suit up in hazmat gear, dodge lasers, crack codes, and try to beat the clock before a bomb of slime, paint, or foam explodes all over you. Here, the Features Creatures team of Philadelphia Inquirer staffers gets slimed.

We got slimed at Beat the Bomb, Philly’s newest team-building experience

Stephanie Farr, Rosa Cartagena, Henry Savage, Sam Ruland, and Esra Erol

End Times Boutique owner Adam Hutter with his significant other and store manager, Jheaneil Dixon. They are wearing gas masks available at the oddities store at 2152 E. Dauphin St. in Kensington.

Philly’s ‘unique and feral spirit’ is on display at this oddities shop

Kids dance on stage while the band Guachinangos performs Mexican and Latin American rhythms during the 12th Annual CultureFest! Día de Los Muertos at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. The event was hosted with support of the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia. The Day of the Dead is a holiday observed in Mexico where families gather to honor and remember their dead loved ones.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this weekend

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

It's Halloween this week! Fill your days with spooky events for all ages.

The best things to do in Philadelphia this week

Amber Burns and Lauren McCutcheon

Gameday Central: Eagles vs Jaguars

Gameday Central: Eagles vs Jaguars | Sponsored by Borgata

Fuel your fan fire with The Inquirer’s Olivia Reiner and EJ Smith on Gameday Central — your ultimate Eagles playbook.

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

2022 Hoagie Bracket

Who makes the best Italian hoagie in Philly? You decide with The Inquirer’s hoagie bracket.

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

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

2022 Hoagie Bracket

Who makes the best Italian hoagie in Philly? You decide with The Inquirer’s hoagie bracket.

Patricia Madej, Sam Morris, and Evan Weiss

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