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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 · 5d

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Philadelphia’s city hall is the world’s tallest building made of only brick and stone

You can see Philadelphia City Hall from blocks away, and that is not an accident. The building rises 548 feet from the sidewalk at Broad and Market Streets, right where William Penn laid out the center of his original city plan. It is the largest city government building in the...

Philadelphia, PA · 2d
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Giant Puppets Roll Through West Philly as Peoplehood Parade Hits Year 26

Giant puppets, marching bands and neighborhood coalitions will fill the streets of West Philadelphia this Saturday as the Peoplehood Parade and Pageant steps off at 1 p.m. from the Paul Robeson House. Street closures begin at 10 a.m., with 50th Street shutting down between Walnut and Chestnut to make room for the procession before it winds its way to Clark Park.

Philadelphia, PA · 2d
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Berwyn School Fight inspires new community mural

A blank wall along a building on 19 Waterloo Ave. in Berwyn will soon depict a pivotal moment in the T/E community’s history. Main Line Mural Arts (MLMA), in collaboration with the Easttown Township Board of Supervisors, is planning its largest mural yet on the building’s south wall. The mural will commemorate Berwyn’s historic fight to desegregate local schools, with artists Nila Devaney, Justin Keller and Kate Welbes overseeing its design and painting.

Berwyn, PA · 2d
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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 · 1d

phillyvoice.com

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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.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

LehighValleyLive.com

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District 11 6A football quarterfinal photos: Emmaus at Nazareth, Nov. 6, 2026

The Blue Eagles football team hosted the Green Hornets on Friday night in a district quarterfinal matchup.

Emmaus, PA · 1d

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Photo Gallery: Delco Christian vs Faith Christian

Support Philadelphia Soccer Now’s coverage of high school soccer by subscribing today. Delaware County Christian and Faith Christian Academy clashed in the PIAA District 1 Class A final Tuesday night at Upper Dublin High School. Delco Christian came out on top, winning their first district title since 2010 with a 4-2 victory over defending district and state champs Faith Christian.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

BUCKSCO.Today

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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 · 1d

BUCKSCO.Today

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Highland Farm: Where Oscar Hammerstein Mentored Stephen Sondheim at His Doylestown Farm

The path from The Sound of Music to Sweeney Todd runs through a Doylestown farmhouse, where a Broadway legend took a neighbor’s boy under his wing. Oscar Hammerstein II and his wife, Dorothy, bought Highland Farm in Doylestown Township in 1940 to escape the interruptions of New York. He...

Doylestown, PA · 1d

6abc Action News

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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.

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

Wide Open Country

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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 · 1d

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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 · 21h

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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 · 1d

South Jersey Media

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Perkins hosts annual Veterans and Active-Duty Military Exhibition

Perkins Center for the Arts presents the fourth annual Veterans and Active-Duty Military Exhibition, on display through Monday, Dec. 14. This exhibition is an open invitation to not only Perkins’ active Veterans students, but also to active duty and veteran community members, to submit artwork for display in Perkins’ Moorestown gallery. Perkins’ Veterans programs have […]

Moorestown, NJ · 3d

phillyvoice.com

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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...

Philadelphia, PA · 1d

South Jersey Media

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From the Bering Sea to the bookshelf: Cinnaminson author publishes debut novel

For Cinnaminson resident John Valadez, the journey to publishing his first novel began long before he ever imagined becoming an author. From traveling across the country in his early 20s to working aboard a commercial fishing vessel in Alaska, Valadez has experienced his fair share of adventures. Now, decades later, those experiences have found their […]

Cinnaminson, NJ · 3d