PHILADELPHIA — Humans aren’t the only ones feeling the heat. As temperatures inched closer to 100 degrees on Thursday, primates at the Philadelphia Zoo enjoyed some icy, fruit-and-veggie flavored popsicles. Elsewhere in the zoo, giant river otters migh…
$500K Harriet Tubman statue controversy gets national attention, prompts a petition, and elicits the sculptor’s response
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s controversy over awarding a direct commission for a permanent Harriet Tubman monument has aroused widespread national interest and a split among the city’s own statue advisory committee. During a June 15 public input meeti…
Philadelphia’s weird connection to Jordan Peele’s ‘Nope’
PHILADELPHIA — With “Nope” now in theaters, it looks like director Jordan Peele has yet another hit on his hands, following the massive success of “Get Out” and “Us.” While we expected Peele’s latest directorial effort to be good, we didn’t expect to f…
John Fetterman inches back onto the campaign trail in Philly with first fund-raiser appearances since stroke
PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman, largely absent from the campaign trail for two months, is slowly resuming his campaign following a stroke that nearly killed him. Fetterman, who suffered the stroke four days before the primary elect…
Helen Ubiñas: Philly mayor’s latest comments hurt thousands of families of homicide victims
PHILADELPHIA — I didn’t come for Mayor Jim Kenney when he stepped in it a couple of weeks ago. Even when he told reporters he’d “be happy” when he was not mayor anymore after the July Fourth shootings on the Parkway, I didn’t pounce or pile on — not th…
Editorial: Counting the cost of America’s fickle fascination with space travel
The popularity of every Star Wars and Star Trek spin-off imaginable on TV streaming services shows how much Americans remain intrigued by the possibility “to boldly go where no man has gone before.” But 53 years after Neil Armstrong first set foot on t…
Pa. state university system will chase non-traditional students to boost enrollment under next phase of redesign
With the merger of six of its schools in effect, Pennsylvania’s state university system is looking ahead to the next phase of its redesign, including how to lure adults to enroll who have some college but no degree. Daniel Greenstein, chancellor of the…
Philly declares an ‘emergency’ as heat wave intensifies, with 100 degrees possible Sunday
PHILADELPHIA — With temperatures forecast to head deep into the 90s for the next several days and with a heat advisory in effect through Sunday — when it might hit 100 — Philadelphia has declared its first “heat health emergency” of the season. The Pub…
Mom who says daughter and niece were snubbed by Sesame Place’s Rosita speaks out
PHILADELPHIA — The mother who posted a video of her daughter and niece after they were were seemingly snubbed by a costumed character at Sesame Place spoke out Tuesday, saying the incident was “disgusting” and “unbelievable” and pressed to hold Sesame …
Doug Mastriano campaign blames ‘default Facebook setting’ for deleted videos, ignores other questions
PHILADELPHIA — Doug Mastriano, the Republican nominee for governor, is sounding the “fake news” alarm over a Monday Inquirer article about his disappearing Facebook videos, claiming that they were removed due to a “default Facebook setting” that automa…