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The Pennsylvania Mystery That Still Has No Clear Answer

Next time you go hiking in Bucks County, be sure to pack a hammer and don’t be alarmed if you hear eerie sounds coming from deep inside the woods. No, these noises are not made by humans, animals, or even the movement of trees, but rather by a group of stationary boulders that emit a […]

Bucks County, PA · 6d

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Fetty Wap goes from ‘Trap Queen’ to wedding ring in Pompton Plains

New Jersey · 7h

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These 13 New Jersey Churches Became Something Surprisingly Different

A bell tower bedroom in Hoboken. A technology office beneath stained glass in Newark. A wooden church in Morris County where the quiet activity now involves turning pages. Across New Jersey, buildings designed for Sunday services have picked up some wonderfully unexpected weekday jobs. Their steeples, pointed windows, and grand...

New Jersey · 2d
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New Jersey’s Only Surviving Building From A Former King’s Estate Is Now A Fascinating History Museum

The restrooms at this little museum teach history. One is named for the Delaware River, and the other for Crosswicks Creek. Yep, even a bathroom break comes with a lesson. The building itself is the real headliner, though. It’s a modest gardener’s house, and it’s the only original structure left from an estate owned by a former king.

New Jersey · 1d
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Art Now Sought for 2026 ‘Scenes of the Schuylkill’ Show

POTTSTOWN PA – Artists are being encouraged to begin offering submissions for the 22nd annual “Scenes of the Schuylkill” juried art show and sale. The event, conducted by the Schuylkill River Greenways (SRG) National Heritage Area, benefits its work in making the river publicly accessible for tourism and recreation. It also serves to visually define the river’s beauty and bounty for local, state, and national audiences.

Montgomery County, PA · 2d

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Carversville Inn Restoration Wins Preservation Alliance Award

The Carversville Inn, a Bucks County tavern that served ice cream during Prohibition, reopened last May as a boutique hotel after a restoration that tackled structural decay and a floodplain location, writes Hidden City Philadelphia. A Village Tavern Takes Shape. Isaac Pickering built the tavern in 1813 as the first...

Bucks County, PA · 3d

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Old York Road Historical Society to host ‘Incomprehensible Friends and Rebellious Enemies: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War’ Nov. 11, Bryn Athyn train wreck presentation Dec. 5

The Old York Road Historical Society continues their historical lectures series on Wednesday, November 11th, 2026 at 7:30PM in the John Barnes Room of Abington Friends Meeting with Incomprehensible Friends and Rebellious Enemies: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War by Friederike Baer, Ph.D.. The presentation will be offered both in-person and on Zoom.

Bryn Athyn, PA · 1d

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Mercer County Library System Announces Winter Reading Bingo Program

The Mercer County Library System is inviting readers of all ages to participate in its Winter Reading Program, running from Monday, Dec. 14, through Saturday, Jan. 30, 2027. This year’s program features a reading-themed bingo challenge, encouraging participants to explore new authors, try different genres and make time for reading during the winter months.

Mercer County, NJ · 9h

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Mercer County Library System Collecting Diapers for Families in Need Through November

The Mercer County Library System is partnering with Maker’s Place, a nonprofit diaper bank and resource center, for its annual diaper drive to support low-income families in Trenton. Community members can drop off diaper donations at any Mercer County Library System branch through Nov. 30. Diapers in sizes 4...

Mercer County, NJ · 9h

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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...

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

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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...

Philadelphia, PA · 3d

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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...

Philadelphia, PA · 3d

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Veterans Day 2026: Events, freebies and military discounts around Philly

Veterans Day (Nov. 11) is right around the corner, and Philadelphia and its surrounding communities are gearing up to honor those who have served. The Old City museum will mark the holiday with a full schedule of activities honoring both Revolutionary War soldiers and today's veterans. First, active-duty military members, veterans and Blue Star Families can enjoy free museum admission to the MoAR from Nov. 8 to 11, courtesy of Comcast NBCUniversal.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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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...

Upper Darby, PA · 2d

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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.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d

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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.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

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

From the museum steps to Rocky's apartment.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

Resolve Philly

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‘When America catches a cold, the Black community gets the flu,’ says one Germantown museum founder.

What disappears when a museum closes? Three Black-led Germantown museums explore that question through the family stories, artifacts, and discoveries their spaces hold — and the challenges of keeping their doors open. The post ‘When America catches a cold, the Black community gets the flu,’ says one Germantown museum founder. appeared first on Resolve Philly .

Philadelphia, PA · 15h