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Why so many historic Philadelphia street lamps are shaped like the letter 'P'

Hundreds of historic lampposts in neighborhoods like Society Hill and Old City curve into an arch resembling a capital "P," carrying fixtures known as "Franklin lights." The design traces back to the 1750s, when Benjamin Franklin set out to improve fragile, soot-covered round glass globes imported from London. Franklin’s four-pane...

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NJ home to two of America’s best golf courses, according to Golfweek

Ready to tee off? Golfweek's Best, the popular golf magazine, released its annual list of the top par-3, short and non-traditional private golf courses for 2026. The rankings are determined by a panel of hundreds of course raters who evaluate layouts on a 10-point scale based on how much they enjoyed the design and the environment. Out of the top 25 classic golf courses on the list, the wining location sits in the Garden State. Pine Valley in New Jersey has reclaimed the No. 1 spot and Hamilton Farms claimed the No. 5 spot. Below are results from Golfweek. Pine Valley (Short Course) 2025 ranking: 1 Average rating: 8.79 Location: Pine Valley, NJ Designer(s): Tom Fazio Year opened: 1992 Details: 10 holes, 2,006 yards, par 31 Hamilton Farms (Hickory) 2025 ranking: 5 Average rating: 7.70 Location: Far Hills, NJ Designer(s): Michael Hurdzan, Dana Fry Year opened: 1998 Details: 18 holes, 3080 yards, par 54 Golfweek's top 10 private par-3 and short golf courses in US Classic courses are distinguished from modern ones by their natural designs, minimal earth scraping and contoured greens. Pine Valley (Short Course); Pine Valley, NJ Philadelphia Cricket Club (St. Martins); Philadelphia, PA Augusta National Golf Club

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Glassboro Board Approves 220-Unit Glassworks Tower, Old Library Set to Fall

Glassboro's planning board has unanimously approved Glassworks, a six-story mixed-use building that will bring 220 apartments and 8,208 square feet of retail space to Main Street, replacing the borough's former library and a row of High Street shops. The vote came Wednesday, clearing the way for one of the biggest redevelopment projects downtown has seen in years.

Glassboro, NJ · 1d

We Are New Jersey

Wait, America's First Balloon Flight Landed In Gloucester County

You've probably driven past Deptford's balloon signs without knowing the story behind them. In 1793, a French balloonist made history with a landing right here in Gloucester County. And yes, George Washington was involved!

Gloucester County, NJ · 4d

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TD Winter Festival will bring free Santa photos, tree lighting to Mount Laurel Dec. 4

Families looking for a free holiday outing in South Jersey can head to Mount Laurel on Friday, Dec. 4, for TD's Winter Festival, featuring photos with Santa, games and a Christmas tree lighting. The celebration will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. at TD's property at 4140 Church Road,...

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Grace Kelly at 97: Her Philadelphia Story, From East Falls to Monaco

Over Christmas 1955, Prince Rainier III of Monaco asked Grace Kelly to marry him inside a brick Colonial on Henry Avenue in East Falls. It was the house she grew up in, where a linen closet door still carried marks recording her height as a girl. By then, Kelly was...

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Comcast Co-Founder and Cable Television Hall of Famer Dead at 93

Julian Brodsky, who co-founded Comcast more than six decades ago, has died at age 93. The cable company announced today that he died on Nov. 5. Variety reported the news. Julian Brodsky Was a "Mentor and a Friend" Comcast stated that Brodsky was surrounded by his family at the time...

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Diwali Celebrations held at BAPS Swaminarayan Aksharham

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Philadelphia Shuts Down the Parkway Sunday for Veterans Day Parade, Festival

Philadelphia rolls out its Veterans Day Parade and Festival this Sunday, Nov. 8, with the parade stepping off at noon on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and a festival following at Eakins Oval. The event is billed as a free, family-friendly celebration honoring the men and women who have served the country, and it comes with a long list of street closures and transit detours that will reshape the area around the Parkway for most of the day.

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‘Rocky’: 7 Iconic Philadelphia Locations From the Film Franchise

From the museum steps to Rocky's apartment.

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Philly's Thanksgiving Day Parade, the nation's first, was born out of a department store's promotion

Ellis Gimbel, one of the founders of the former Gimbels Department Store, decided to think outside the box when gearing up for the holidays in 1920, sensing growing competition in Philadelphia's retail space. Instead of confining decorations to her Center City store, Gimbel had 50 employees dress in costumes and...

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Academy museum’s real deficit

When Philadelphia officials argue about what a museum costs the public, a single number can travel farther than the paperwork behind it. At a City Council hearing, speakers cited a $4.4 million shortfall for the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Documents later placed the 2025 gap at $960,000. That distance between a hearing figure and a ledger figure is the Academy museum deficit in its most political form: not only red ink, but a fight over which red ink the city is being asked to believe.

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Christmas gets creepy at Fort Mifflin with Krampusnacht, 50-plus vendors and wrestling Santa

Santa Claus will be wrestling, fire performers will be lighting up the night, and Christmas shopping will take a decidedly darker turn at Fort Mifflin this December. The historic Philadelphia fort will host its second annual Krampusnacht on Saturday, Dec. 5, bringing together gothic holiday traditions, punk-inspired entertainment and an alternative Christmas market with more than 50 vendors.

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Upper Darby’s ‘King of Vinyl’ Val Shively Gets the Documentary Treatment

Inside his Garrett Road shop, stacked among millions of 45s, sits the life’s work of Val Shively, reports Peg DeGrassa for the Daily Times. R&B Records holds an estimated four to five million records, and collectors rank it among the world’s great record stores. Now its 82-year-old owner...

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Philadelphia security guard's artwork earns display in City Hall

Khaliik White, a security guard who draws intricate artwork during his breaks, now sees his work hanging on the walls of Philadelphia's City Hall.

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Prepare to be mesmerized at the Kimmel Center’s immersive magic show

In a dark room set up with tables all around and a stage at the front, audiences are ushered in to a memorial for the late, great magician Dieter Roterburg.