Kristin Hunt

Kristin Hunt is a senior staff writer for PhillyVoice. A history and pop culture junkie, she spends her spare time stalking the Free Library shelves and binge watching TCM. She has previously contributed to Vulture, GQ, Mental Floss, JSTOR Daily, and The Washington Post.

kristin@phillyvoice.com

June 19, 2026

Music

Tierra Whack debuts new mixtape and music video featuring vintage Eagles gear and urban cowboys

by Kristin Hunt

North Philly native Tierra Whack dropped 'Whack's Museum' on Juneteenth. The 12-track mixtape is her first major release since 'World Wide Whack.' She recently collaborated with Jill Scott on 'Norf Side.'

June 19, 2026

Entertainment

Scenes from Philly bars: Soccer fans pack pubs to watch Team USA's victory over Australia

by Kristin Hunt

Team USA took on Australia in the World Cup on Friday afternoon. Here's what it was like in sports bars across Philadelphia, where fans gathered to watch the critical Group D matchup.

June 18, 2026

Courts

NPS doesn't need to restore original slavery exhibits at President's House, appeals court rules

by Kristin Hunt

A federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration in its fight to remove panels from the President's House at Independence National Historical Park detailing slavery. The judges vacated a previous order to restore them.

June 18, 2026

Courts

Langhorne dental clinic ordered to pay misled patients about $517,000

by Kristin Hunt

Alpha Dental Excellence was ordered to pay patients about $517,000 in restitution in a settlement. Attorney General Dave Sunday said the Langhorne clinic upsold expensive services on the promise that Medicare would cover them.

June 18, 2026

Business

World Cafe Live says it's entering an 'exciting new era.' Workers and its landlord still have issues with its past

by Kristin Hunt

World Cafe Live, renamed World Stage, has been in conflict with workers, the city revenue department, the state liquor control board and University of Pennsylvania. But its president says the music venue is entering an 'exciting new era.'

June 15, 2026

Investigations

Suspected gang members charged with armed robberies in Center City, North Philly

by Kristin Hunt

Carlos Bristow, Nyere Gredic and Hasan Robinson are facing charges for allegedly stealing license plate tags and credit cards at gunpoint in Center City and North Philly in 2025.

June 15, 2026

Transportation

Fairmount residents say they've received parking tickets for World Cup restrictions despite having permits

by Kristin Hunt

The PPA said it would only allow residents of surrounding neighborhoods to park near Lemon Hill, the site of the FIFA Fan Festival. But some who live in Fairmount say they've been unfairly penalized since the start of the World Cup.

June 12, 2026

History

Long rumored alien encounter in 'Pennsylvania's Roswell' is referenced in Steven Spielberg's 'Disclosure Day'

by Kristin Hunt

'Disclosure Day,' the new Steven Spielberg movie out Friday, references a bizarre incident that occurred in Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, on Dec. 9, 1965. Some residents think an alien UFO crashed in the woods.

June 12, 2026

Education

Penn President J. Larry Jameson plans to step down next summer

by Kristin Hunt

The president of the University of Pennsylvania is stepping down in 2027. J. Larry Jameson, who took over for Liz Magill following her controversial Congressional testimony on antisemitism, did not say who would replace him.

June 12, 2026

Investigations

Georgia man robbed Facebook Marketplace seller at knifepoint in Camden County, police say

by Kristin Hunt

Gloucester Township police have arrested Oswald Ricardo Whyatt Greene on robbery charges. Camden County officials say the Georgia resident stole an expensive watch during a Facebook Marketplace transaction in May.