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 5, 2026

Music

Taylor Swift releases new country-tinged song for 'Toy Story 5'

by Kristin Hunt

Taylor Swift has released a new country-tinged song for the 'Toy Story 5' soundtrack. The Berks County native pop star wrote 'I Knew It, I Knew You' with Jack Antonoff. The latest Pixar movie hits theaters June 19.

June 5, 2026

Investigations

Firefighters find 1 dead and rescue person on roof in West Philly blaze

by Kristin Hunt

Firefighters responded to 'heavy' fire on the 300 block of Edgewood Street in Haddington, West Philadelphia, on Friday afternoon. They found one person dead and another trapped on the roof. The cause of the blaze is unknown.

June 5, 2026

History

Why didn't Philadelphia make the cut to host the 1994 World Cup?

by Kristin Hunt

Philadelphia failed to land its bid to host World Cup games in 1994 due to the AstroTurf at Veterans Stadium and the Phillies' schedule. The international soccer tournament will play six matches at Lincoln Financial Field this summer.

June 4, 2026

Movies

Passyunk Square couple plans to open video rental shop 13 years after the last Blockbuster in Philly closed

by Kristin Hunt

Passyunk Square couple Dylan and Keri Wise are seeking a space in Philly for their video rental shop Little Movie Store. It will offer members over 20,000 DVDs, Blu-rays and VHS tapes to rent.

June 4, 2026

Food & Drink

Reading Terminal Market to open an outdoor plaza with bar, shops ahead of World Cup

by Kristin Hunt

Reading Terminal Market is opening an outdoor plaza with a bar from Molly Malloy's and shopping stalls manned by local vendors ahead of the World Cup. The pop-up will be open daily on the 1100 block of Filbert Street from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

June 3, 2026

Transportation

Philly Pride March: Here are the road closures and parking restrictions in place for Sunday

by Kristin Hunt

The annual Philly Pride March will close parts of Benjamin Franklin Parkway and the Spring Garden Street Tunnel on Sunday. Parking restrictions and bus detours will also be in place around Fairmount.

June 2, 2026

Books

Philly science writer delves into 'amazing superpowers' of bugs in new book

by Kristin Hunt

Science writer Margie Patlak delves into the world of bugs in 'Insect Safari.' The nonfiction book debuted Tuesday. It includes photos and interesting facts about butterflies, bees, wasps, beetles, praying mantis and moths.

June 2, 2026

Movies

He acted in 'The Thing' and 'Warriors.' Now, he's returning to his native Bucks County to rock

by Kristin Hunt

Thomas G. Waites went to Juilliard and acted with Al Pacino. The Levittown native is returning to Bucks County with his band June 7 at New Hope Winery. He discussed the ending of 'The Thing' and why he got fired from 'The Warriors.'

June 2, 2026

Transportation

SEPTA reopens underground concourse connecting Walnut-Locust and City Hall stations

by Kristin Hunt

SEPTA has reopened the underground tunnel that connects Walnut-Locust Station to 15th Street and City Hall stations. The South Broad Concourse had been closed since the summer of 2020.

June 1, 2026

Investigations

Woman used kids to help her steal from Wawa in Montgomery County, police say

by Kristin Hunt

Hatboro police are searching for a woman who allegedly used kids to help her steal from Wawa. Workers at the Montgomery County branch said this was a 'common trend' for the suspect, seen exiting in a silver Nissan Versa.