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The National Park Service has started dismantling exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park.

The President’s House, which serves as a memorial to the nine people George Washington enslaved there during the founding of America, has come under increased scrutiny by President Donald Trump’s administration. The president and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed.

Around 3 p.m. Thursday, an Independence Park employee told an Inquirer reporter that his supervisor instructed him to take down all the displays at the iconic site earlier that day. Two other individuals later joined the employee to help remove the educational exhibit.

“I’m just following my orders,” the employee repeatedly said, refusing to say whether he was tasked with removing the displays because of the executive order.

One by one, the exhibits — including those entitled “Life Under Slavery” and “The Dirty Business of Slavery” — were taken down.

Learn more at the link in our bio.

📝 by Fallon Roth and Maggie Prosser / Staff
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The National Park Service has started dismantling exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park. The President’s House, which serves as a memorial to the nine people George Washington enslaved there during the founding of America, has come under increased scrutiny by President Donald Trump’s administration. The president and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered content at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. to be reviewed and potentially removed. Around 3 p.m. Thursday, an Independence Park employee told an Inquirer reporter that his supervisor instructed him to take down all the displays at the iconic site earlier that day. Two other individuals later joined the employee to help remove the educational exhibit. “I’m just following my orders,” the employee repeatedly said, refusing to say whether he was tasked with removing the displays because of the executive order. One by one, the exhibits — including those entitled “Life Under Slavery” and “The Dirty Business of Slavery” — were taken down. Learn more at the link in our bio. 📝 by Fallon Roth and Maggie Prosser / Staff 📹 by Maggie Prosser / Staff ✂️ by Astrid Rodrigues / Staff
Independence Hall, the Rocky statue, the Liberty Bell and ... a 2016 Honda Civic parked in Fishtown?

That odd appendage at the end of the list just became one of Philadelphia’s newest tourist attractions on Google Maps.

How does a silver sedan get minted a must-see site in the birthplace of America? It gets completely covered in ice.

The journey from plebeian commuter vehicle to local celebrity has been a source of both humor and headache for 24-year-old Tianna Graham, the car’s owner.

On Monday, Graham posted two more videos about her car. One of her girlfriend and friend gingerly cracking the ice off the car with hammers, and another of the car getting towed away.

Watch the video to see the car finally break free of it's icy spot. And for the full details, click the link in our bio.

📝 by Dana Munro / Staff
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Independence Hall, the Rocky statue, the Liberty Bell and ... a 2016 Honda Civic parked in Fishtown? That odd appendage at the end of the list just became one of Philadelphia’s newest tourist attractions on Google Maps. How does a silver sedan get minted a must-see site in the birthplace of America? It gets completely covered in ice. The journey from plebeian commuter vehicle to local celebrity has been a source of both humor and headache for 24-year-old Tianna Graham, the car’s owner. On Monday, Graham posted two more videos about her car. One of her girlfriend and friend gingerly cracking the ice off the car with hammers, and another of the car getting towed away. Watch the video to see the car finally break free of it's icy spot. And for the full details, click the link in our bio. 📝 by Dana Munro / Staff 📹 Courtesy of Tianna Graham ✂️ by Sam Stewart / Staff
Through four generations and 75 years of selling watermelons curbside in West Philadelphia, @cartermelons has developed a grand unified theory of how to choose the perfect melon.

Some people swear by the color of the belly or the distance between the stripes, or they’ll put a piece of straw on top and see if it spins. The Carters don’t pay any of that any mind.

Instead, they cradle a melon like a baby and thump it, tuning in to its vibrations and listening to its tones. If it gives off a certain hollow sound, the watermelon is ripe and ready to eat.

“We try to give a person a melon tailor-made to their desire,” said Joshua Carter Sr., who is 79 and has worked at the watermelon stand since he was 5. “Just like you would go and get a dress made or a suit made to your desire. That’s the same way we give a person a melon.”

Read the full story at the link in @phillyinqfood’s bio.

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Through four generations and 75 years of selling watermelons curbside in West Philadelphia, @cartermelons has developed a grand unified theory of how to choose the perfect melon. Some people swear by the color of the belly or the distance between the stripes, or they’ll put a piece of straw on top and see if it spins. The Carters don’t pay any of that any mind. Instead, they cradle a melon like a baby and thump it, tuning in to its vibrations and listening to its tones. If it gives off a certain hollow sound, the watermelon is ripe and ready to eat. “We try to give a person a melon tailor-made to their desire,” said Joshua Carter Sr., who is 79 and has worked at the watermelon stand since he was 5. “Just like you would go and get a dress made or a suit made to your desire. That’s the same way we give a person a melon.” Read the full story at the link in @phillyinqfood’s bio. 📝 by Zoe Greenberg / Staff 📹 by Gabe Coffey / Staff
Gluten-allergic snackers and those with celiac disease can’t eat most traditional ice-cream cones. The most common way to manufacture gummies features pork gelatin — a forbidden ingredient in halal and kosher diets. And the most common halal gummies simply replace pig products with beef, leaving them off-limits to vegans.

Joe Osborne wasn’t necessarily trying to solve all of that when he created the GummiCone in 2015. At the time, he was a sales rep at Comcast, an avid gamer, and a loyal patron of Jimmy’s Water Ice in South Philly. He’d go home, ice still in hand, and fire up his console. Since water ice generally comes in a broad, flat cup, he’d have to put the controller down to eat. And he’d have to put the treat down to cycle through the game menus.

“I thought, ‘You know, if I was eating an ice cream cone, I could get through these menus,’” Osborne said. Why couldn’t water ice have a handheld of its own?

Enter: the GummiCone.

Joe and his wife, Maureen, started Mojo Industries in 2016; the company became known as Mojoz — for Joe and Maureen Osborne — in October 2024. And the GummiCone launched Nov. 13, 2024. Mojoz’s partners in the candy world include food consultant Jeff Bogusz, who helped popularize Nerds Gummy Clusters, and Carlos Veloso, a machinist hired to develop a process for shaping the gummies into cones from a Linden, N.J., factory. The firm hired Rutgers-educated food scientist Abdul-Rhaman Kharboutli to perfect the cones’ formula.

That formula, it turns out, made the cones gluten-free, vegan, and halal. Mojoz hadn’t just pioneered a new kind of snack accessory; they’d developed one that could fit a vast range of dietary requirements.

Read more about the GummiCone at the link in @phillyinqfood’s bio.

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Gluten-allergic snackers and those with celiac disease can’t eat most traditional ice-cream cones. The most common way to manufacture gummies features pork gelatin — a forbidden ingredient in halal and kosher diets. And the most common halal gummies simply replace pig products with beef, leaving them off-limits to vegans. Joe Osborne wasn’t necessarily trying to solve all of that when he created the GummiCone in 2015. At the time, he was a sales rep at Comcast, an avid gamer, and a loyal patron of Jimmy’s Water Ice in South Philly. He’d go home, ice still in hand, and fire up his console. Since water ice generally comes in a broad, flat cup, he’d have to put the controller down to eat. And he’d have to put the treat down to cycle through the game menus. “I thought, ‘You know, if I was eating an ice cream cone, I could get through these menus,’” Osborne said. Why couldn’t water ice have a handheld of its own? Enter: the GummiCone. Joe and his wife, Maureen, started Mojo Industries in 2016; the company became known as Mojoz — for Joe and Maureen Osborne — in October 2024. And the GummiCone launched Nov. 13, 2024. Mojoz’s partners in the candy world include food consultant Jeff Bogusz, who helped popularize Nerds Gummy Clusters, and Carlos Veloso, a machinist hired to develop a process for shaping the gummies into cones from a Linden, N.J., factory. The firm hired Rutgers-educated food scientist Abdul-Rhaman Kharboutli to perfect the cones’ formula. That formula, it turns out, made the cones gluten-free, vegan, and halal. Mojoz hadn’t just pioneered a new kind of snack accessory; they’d developed one that could fit a vast range of dietary requirements. Read more about the GummiCone at the link in @phillyinqfood’s bio. 📝 by Jadon George / Staff 📹 by Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff ✂️ by Astrid Rodrigues / Staff
Ramesses Dreuitt Vazquez scooted his wheelchair on a Mount Airy playground, pressing the ground with his sneakers to approach the man credited with saving his life.⁠
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Caseem Wongus had last seen the child staggering from a flaming car after a medical jet torpedoed onto Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, blasting wreckage into the neighborhood around the Roosevelt Mall and killing all six passengers onboard.⁠
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Now the 10-year-old Philadelphia boy smiled through his scars, reaching his arm out to greet Caseem. Wongus bent down and hugged him.⁠
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“I’m glad to see him with his family and to see how well he’s doing — seeing him just trying to function as a kid again and scooting around in the wheelchair on the basketball court,“ Wongus said.⁠
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Get the full story at the link in our bio.⁠
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Ramesses Dreuitt Vazquez scooted his wheelchair on a Mount Airy playground, pressing the ground with his sneakers to approach the man credited with saving his life.⁠ ⁠ Caseem Wongus had last seen the child staggering from a flaming car after a medical jet torpedoed onto Cottman Avenue in Northeast Philadelphia, blasting wreckage into the neighborhood around the Roosevelt Mall and killing all six passengers onboard.⁠ ⁠ Now the 10-year-old Philadelphia boy smiled through his scars, reaching his arm out to greet Caseem. Wongus bent down and hugged him.⁠ ⁠ “I’m glad to see him with his family and to see how well he’s doing — seeing him just trying to function as a kid again and scooting around in the wheelchair on the basketball court,“ Wongus said.⁠ ⁠ Get the full story at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Wendy Ruderman / Staff⁠ 📸 by Tyger Williams / Staff; Wendy Ruderman
Former Eagle C.J. Gardner-Johnson left the Linc a winner, and to nobody's surprise, he wasn't shy about it afterward. 👀

Read the full story at the link in @phillyinqsports' bio.

📝 and 🎥 by @jeff_neiburg / Staff
✂️ by Vaughn Johnson / Staff

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Former Eagle C.J. Gardner-Johnson left the Linc a winner, and to nobody's surprise, he wasn't shy about it afterward. 👀 Read the full story at the link in @phillyinqsports' bio. 📝 and 🎥 by @jeff_neiburg / Staff ✂️ by Vaughn Johnson / Staff #eagles #cjgardnerjohnson #nfl #reels #foryou #fyp
LL Cool J, the hip-hop legend who was scheduled to co-headline the Wawa Welcome America concert Friday on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, announced Thursday night that he would not perform while the municipal strike was ongoing.⁠
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“I’m not gonna cross a picket line and perform for money when people are hurting,” the rapper said in a video posted on his Instagram account.⁠
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He said he was still on his way to Philadelphia and would take the stage if the city reached an agreement with District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.⁠
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The strike entered its third day on Thursday with no immediate end in sight.⁠
“I never, ever, ever want to disappoint my fans, especially in Philadelphia,” he said, but he said there was “absolutely no way” he would go against strikers who are “fighting for a living wage.”⁠
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Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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📝 by Robert Moran / Staff⁠
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LL Cool J, the hip-hop legend who was scheduled to co-headline the Wawa Welcome America concert Friday on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, announced Thursday night that he would not perform while the municipal strike was ongoing.⁠ ⁠ “I’m not gonna cross a picket line and perform for money when people are hurting,” the rapper said in a video posted on his Instagram account.⁠ ⁠ He said he was still on his way to Philadelphia and would take the stage if the city reached an agreement with District Council 33 of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees.⁠ ⁠ The strike entered its third day on Thursday with no immediate end in sight.⁠ “I never, ever, ever want to disappoint my fans, especially in Philadelphia,” he said, but he said there was “absolutely no way” he would go against strikers who are “fighting for a living wage.”⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Robert Moran / Staff⁠ 📸 by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP
The crowd at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday cheered for many reasons: Fans came decked out in costumes for “Star Wars” night, Kyle Schwarber made history hitting four home runs, the Phillies beat the Braves by a whopping 15 runs — and the cast of “Abbott Elementary” appeared on the Jumbotron, cheering along in the stands, too.⁠
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Barricaded in section 114, eight actors from the beloved ABC sitcom, including creator and star Quinta Brunson, sat together amid dozens of extras while multiple cameras captured the action.⁠
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But why were they there?⁠
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A few weeks ago at San Diego Comic-Con, Brunson announced plans to film at a “live event” in Philadelphia, but she didn’t elaborate much. “I do think that Philly sports fans will be very happy … and sports fans in general,” she said.⁠
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Last night’s game was that live event and, yes, Phillies fans are definitely happy.⁠
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Especially Brunson, who shared a photo with her and Schwarber on her Instagram story on Friday morning.⁠
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Read the full story at the link in @phillyinquirer’s bio.⁠
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The crowd at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday cheered for many reasons: Fans came decked out in costumes for “Star Wars” night, Kyle Schwarber made history hitting four home runs, the Phillies beat the Braves by a whopping 15 runs — and the cast of “Abbott Elementary” appeared on the Jumbotron, cheering along in the stands, too.⁠ ⁠ Barricaded in section 114, eight actors from the beloved ABC sitcom, including creator and star Quinta Brunson, sat together amid dozens of extras while multiple cameras captured the action.⁠ ⁠ But why were they there?⁠ ⁠ A few weeks ago at San Diego Comic-Con, Brunson announced plans to film at a “live event” in Philadelphia, but she didn’t elaborate much. “I do think that Philly sports fans will be very happy … and sports fans in general,” she said.⁠ ⁠ Last night’s game was that live event and, yes, Phillies fans are definitely happy.⁠ ⁠ Especially Brunson, who shared a photo with her and Schwarber on her Instagram story on Friday morning.⁠ ⁠ Read the full story at the link in @phillyinquirer’s bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Rosa Cartagena / Staff⁠ 📸 by Yong Kim / Staff
Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler terminated a controversial county partnership with ICE Wednesday, citing negative impacts on public safety and immigrants’ trust of law enforcement.

Ceisler said Wednesday that he signed two orders, one revoking the 287(g) partnership, and another that prohibited deputies from asking crime victims, witnesses, and court observers about their immigration status.

“Bucks County is home to over 50,000 immigrants... those immigrants are our neighbors,” said Ceisler, a Democrat, during a news conference outside of the Bucks County Justice Center Wednesday. “They are our friends. They are taxpayers and they deserve the protection of law enforcement in this community.”

Learn more in the video. For more information, click the link in our bio.

📝 by Fallon Roth and Jeff Gammage / Staff
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Bucks County Sheriff Danny Ceisler terminated a controversial county partnership with ICE Wednesday, citing negative impacts on public safety and immigrants’ trust of law enforcement. Ceisler said Wednesday that he signed two orders, one revoking the 287(g) partnership, and another that prohibited deputies from asking crime victims, witnesses, and court observers about their immigration status. “Bucks County is home to over 50,000 immigrants... those immigrants are our neighbors,” said Ceisler, a Democrat, during a news conference outside of the Bucks County Justice Center Wednesday. “They are our friends. They are taxpayers and they deserve the protection of law enforcement in this community.” Learn more in the video. For more information, click the link in our bio. 📝 by Fallon Roth and Jeff Gammage / Staff 📹 & ✂️ by Gabe Coffey / Staff
What was the best bite at Food Fest?

From Emmett’s wagyu tartare tartlets to tacos from Bolo and grilled oysters from Alice, people had opinions.

The hummus from Philly Hummus Girl and Chef Jen Carroll’s Peanut Chew curry were also real fan favorites.

📹 ✂️ by Ariane Datil / Staff
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What was the best bite at Food Fest? From Emmett’s wagyu tartare tartlets to tacos from Bolo and grilled oysters from Alice, people had opinions. The hummus from Philly Hummus Girl and Chef Jen Carroll’s Peanut Chew curry were also real fan favorites. 📹 ✂️ by Ariane Datil / Staff 📸 by @kc_tinari @dantone_creative 📹 by @mychalcewycz and @colin_ridgway
A group of teenagers will take the final steps toward getting their criminal records expunged by running the 13.1 miles of the Philadelphia Half Marathon this Saturday.⁠
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They’re students of MileUp, a juvenile diversion program that gives young people who are charged with certain offenses, such as auto theft and vandalism, the chance to clear their records.⁠
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Mentors help them practice accountability and responsibility while developing distance running. For the fall cohort, the Philly Half follows their completion of a 5K and the All-City 10 Miler.⁠
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Data from the District Attorney’s Office show the program is keeping teens out of the criminal justice system. Participants say they’re grateful for the opportunity to start fresh as they approach adulthood: “Everyone deserves a second chance,” one 16-year-old told The Inquirer.⁠
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📝 by Nate File / Staff⁠
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A group of teenagers will take the final steps toward getting their criminal records expunged by running the 13.1 miles of the Philadelphia Half Marathon this Saturday.⁠ ⁠ They’re students of MileUp, a juvenile diversion program that gives young people who are charged with certain offenses, such as auto theft and vandalism, the chance to clear their records.⁠ ⁠ Mentors help them practice accountability and responsibility while developing distance running. For the fall cohort, the Philly Half follows their completion of a 5K and the All-City 10 Miler.⁠ ⁠ Data from the District Attorney’s Office show the program is keeping teens out of the criminal justice system. Participants say they’re grateful for the opportunity to start fresh as they approach adulthood: “Everyone deserves a second chance,” one 16-year-old told The Inquirer.⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Nate File / Staff⁠ 📸 by Jose F. Moreno / Staff
🫣 Jumpscare warning. Last week, a mural of U.S. Vice President JD Vance debuted on the side wall of Fishtown restaurant Sulimay’s.⁠
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Read more about the mural and Jack Inacker, the brain behind the Fishtown mural, at the link in our bio.⁠
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🫣 Jumpscare warning. Last week, a mural of U.S. Vice President JD Vance debuted on the side wall of Fishtown restaurant Sulimay’s.⁠ ⁠ Read more about the mural and Jack Inacker, the brain behind the Fishtown mural, at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Earl Hopkins / Staff⁠ 📸 by Tom Gralish / Staff
About 30 demonstrators blocked the garage doors at the Philadelphia ICE office on Tuesday morning, saying they intended to stop agency vehicles from going to “terrorize” local residents.

Only one car attempted to leave, and Philadelphia police moved demonstrators aside so it could depart.

No one was arrested.

Organizers with No ICE Philly had pledged to block the garage until they were forcibly removed or arrested, but halted the protest after about two hours. They said they had accomplished their goal, and that the bitterly cold weather was too harsh on demonstrators who are older or who have medical conditions.

The temperature was about 15 degrees when the protest began shortly before 8 a.m.

“All of us here have proven in our song and our prayer that we can slow down the machine of authoritarianism, of fascism, that we can delay the operations that will detain and kidnap and destroy our neighbors, our families, our community,” said the Rev. Jay Bergen, a leader of No ICE Philly and pastor of the Germantown Mennonite Church.

Read more at the link in our bio.

📝 by Jeff Gammage, Ximena Conde, and Rob Tornoe / Staff
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About 30 demonstrators blocked the garage doors at the Philadelphia ICE office on Tuesday morning, saying they intended to stop agency vehicles from going to “terrorize” local residents. Only one car attempted to leave, and Philadelphia police moved demonstrators aside so it could depart. No one was arrested. Organizers with No ICE Philly had pledged to block the garage until they were forcibly removed or arrested, but halted the protest after about two hours. They said they had accomplished their goal, and that the bitterly cold weather was too harsh on demonstrators who are older or who have medical conditions. The temperature was about 15 degrees when the protest began shortly before 8 a.m. “All of us here have proven in our song and our prayer that we can slow down the machine of authoritarianism, of fascism, that we can delay the operations that will detain and kidnap and destroy our neighbors, our families, our community,” said the Rev. Jay Bergen, a leader of No ICE Philly and pastor of the Germantown Mennonite Church. Read more at the link in our bio. 📝 by Jeff Gammage, Ximena Conde, and Rob Tornoe / Staff 📹 by Jenna Miller / Staff
You can rename it. Rebrand it. Put up a new sign. Philly’s still gonna call it whatever we want.

We still “tap MAC,” call the mall in the Northeast, Franklin Mills and we’ll never fully accept any new name for the Gayborhood, Wells Fargo Center or Delaware Ave.

It’s Philly. We said what we said.
What did we miss? ⬇️

Read the full story at the link in @phillyinquirer’s bio.

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You can rename it. Rebrand it. Put up a new sign. Philly’s still gonna call it whatever we want. We still “tap MAC,” call the mall in the Northeast, Franklin Mills and we’ll never fully accept any new name for the Gayborhood, Wells Fargo Center or Delaware Ave. It’s Philly. We said what we said. What did we miss? ⬇️ Read the full story at the link in @phillyinquirer’s bio. 📝 Stephanie Farr / Staff 📹 Ariane Datil and Astrid Rodrigues / Staff
Isaiah Zagar, 86, of South Philadelphia, renowned mosaic artist who crafted glittering glass art on 50,000 square feet of walls and buildings across the city and founded Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, has died.⁠
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Mr. Zagar died at his home in Philadelphia from complications of heart failure and Parkinson’s disease, the Magic Gardens confirmed on Thursday.⁠
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“The scale of Isaiah Zagar’s body of work and his relentless artmaking at all costs is truly astounding,” said Emily Smith, executive director of the Magic Gardens. “Most people do not yet understand the importance of what he created, nor do they understand the sheer volume of what he has made.”⁠
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His art, Smith said, “is distinctive and wholly unique to Philadelphia, and it has forever changed the face of our city.⁠
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Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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Isaiah Zagar, 86, of South Philadelphia, renowned mosaic artist who crafted glittering glass art on 50,000 square feet of walls and buildings across the city and founded Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, has died.⁠ ⁠ Mr. Zagar died at his home in Philadelphia from complications of heart failure and Parkinson’s disease, the Magic Gardens confirmed on Thursday.⁠ ⁠ “The scale of Isaiah Zagar’s body of work and his relentless artmaking at all costs is truly astounding,” said Emily Smith, executive director of the Magic Gardens. “Most people do not yet understand the importance of what he created, nor do they understand the sheer volume of what he has made.”⁠ ⁠ His art, Smith said, “is distinctive and wholly unique to Philadelphia, and it has forever changed the face of our city.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Rosa Cartagena / Staff⁠ 📸 by Margo Reed / Staff
🎥 The Michelin Guide finally came to Philly — but which restaurants truly deserve the star treatment? 🌟

Ariane Datil is kicking off our Michelin mission to find out which local restaurants Philadelphians think should make the cut. She started off in one of the city’s top foodie hubs: Rittenhouse Square.

👀 Watch to see if your go-to made the list — and drop your own picks in the comments!

And make sure to check out our food critic and reporters guesses. Full article at our link in bio.

🎥 by @arianedatil / Staff

#MichelinGuide #PhillyEats #RittenhouseSquare #PhillyFoodies #PhillyRestaurants #MichelinStar
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🎥 The Michelin Guide finally came to Philly — but which restaurants truly deserve the star treatment? 🌟 Ariane Datil is kicking off our Michelin mission to find out which local restaurants Philadelphians think should make the cut. She started off in one of the city’s top foodie hubs: Rittenhouse Square. 👀 Watch to see if your go-to made the list — and drop your own picks in the comments! And make sure to check out our food critic and reporters guesses. Full article at our link in bio. 🎥 by @arianedatil / Staff #MichelinGuide #PhillyEats #RittenhouseSquare #PhillyFoodies #PhillyRestaurants #MichelinStar
Former Phillies All-Star center fielder Lenny Dykstra waived his preliminary hearing on two misdemeanor drug charges Tuesday before District Judge Randy Schmalzle, meaning the matter will now be addressed in a higher court.

The charges stem from a New Year’s Eve traffic stop in Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania, when Dykstra was the passenger in a GMC pickup driven by Scranton resident Kevin Zelna. State Trooper Kody Nowicki pulled the GMC over after Zelna failed to stay in his lane, according to testimony by Nowicki and a criminal complaint. Zelna, 37, was charged with several counts, including driving under the influence.

When Dykstra told law enforcement that he wanted to retrieve his ID and credit card, “troopers observed, in plain view, a glass smoking device and a jar/container containing suspected narcotics.” Nowicki later testified that the narcotics tested positive for crack cocaine.

Get more details at the link in @phillyinqsports’ bio.

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Former Phillies All-Star center fielder Lenny Dykstra waived his preliminary hearing on two misdemeanor drug charges Tuesday before District Judge Randy Schmalzle, meaning the matter will now be addressed in a higher court. The charges stem from a New Year’s Eve traffic stop in Pike County in northeastern Pennsylvania, when Dykstra was the passenger in a GMC pickup driven by Scranton resident Kevin Zelna. State Trooper Kody Nowicki pulled the GMC over after Zelna failed to stay in his lane, according to testimony by Nowicki and a criminal complaint. Zelna, 37, was charged with several counts, including driving under the influence. When Dykstra told law enforcement that he wanted to retrieve his ID and credit card, “troopers observed, in plain view, a glass smoking device and a jar/container containing suspected narcotics.” Nowicki later testified that the narcotics tested positive for crack cocaine. Get more details at the link in @phillyinqsports’ bio. 📝 and 🎥 by Christian Red / For The Inquirer ✂️ by Astrid Rodrigues / Staff
Philly’s own Top Chef Jen Carroll has a tough decision to make — wet bottom or dry bottom? 👀

She made two Peanut Chew pies for The Inquirer Food Fest,
but only one can make the menu.

 So… which one are you voting for, Philly? 🥧

 👉🏻 Cast your vote in the comments and see the winning pie
at The Inquirer Food Fest! And click the link in @phillyinqfood’s bio for tickets 🎟️.

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Philly’s own Top Chef Jen Carroll has a tough decision to make — wet bottom or dry bottom? 👀 She made two Peanut Chew pies for The Inquirer Food Fest, but only one can make the menu. So… which one are you voting for, Philly? 🥧 👉🏻 Cast your vote in the comments and see the winning pie at The Inquirer Food Fest! And click the link in @phillyinqfood’s bio for tickets 🎟️. 📹 by Ariane Datil / Staff
Pennsylvania’s ban on public funding for abortion is unconstitutional, a divided Commonwealth Court ruled Monday.⁠
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In reaching that conclusion, the statewide court that oversees government-related matters, recognized “a fundamental right to reproductive autonomy” in the Pennsylvania Constitution.⁠
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The finding likely sets up another clash over abortion in the state Supreme Court, where three justices previously signaled their willingness to rule that abortion access is a right.⁠
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Recognizing the right is necessary to restrict government “attempts to coerce reproductive choice,” Judge Matthew Wolf wrote for the majority.⁠
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“Those choices are the People’s, not the government’s,” Wolf wrote.⁠
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Fellow Democrats Michael Wojcik and Lori Dumas joined the majority opinion, as did the Republican President Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer.⁠
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Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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Pennsylvania’s ban on public funding for abortion is unconstitutional, a divided Commonwealth Court ruled Monday.⁠ ⁠ In reaching that conclusion, the statewide court that oversees government-related matters, recognized “a fundamental right to reproductive autonomy” in the Pennsylvania Constitution.⁠ ⁠ The finding likely sets up another clash over abortion in the state Supreme Court, where three justices previously signaled their willingness to rule that abortion access is a right.⁠ ⁠ Recognizing the right is necessary to restrict government “attempts to coerce reproductive choice,” Judge Matthew Wolf wrote for the majority.⁠ ⁠ “Those choices are the People’s, not the government’s,” Wolf wrote.⁠ ⁠ Fellow Democrats Michael Wojcik and Lori Dumas joined the majority opinion, as did the Republican President Judge Renee Cohn Jubelirer.⁠ ⁠ Read more at the link in our bio.⁠ ⁠ 📝 by Abraham Gutman / Staff
Has it been a while since you’ve jumped rope?

In the summertime, hundreds of people flock to the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to bond over their childhood — and adulthood — tradition: Double Dutch.

Philly Girls Jump (@phillygirlsjump) brings the timeless African American pastime to iconic locations across Philly.

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Has it been a while since you’ve jumped rope? In the summertime, hundreds of people flock to the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art steps to bond over their childhood — and adulthood — tradition: Double Dutch. Philly Girls Jump (@phillygirlsjump) brings the timeless African American pastime to iconic locations across Philly. 📹 by @gabrielncoffey / Staff

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