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.
November 3, 2022
TV
Philly-native Jules Bass lives on through Christmas classics, like 'Rudolph,' and their pioneering animation style
Jules Bass, half of the Rankin/Bass holiday special powerhouse, died at the age of 87. His brand of "animagic" stop motion animation was seen in "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Little Drummer Boy," "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" and "The Year Without a Santa Claus."November 2, 2022
Government
Philadelphia post offices will undergo audit for mail delays
The USPS Office of the Inspector General will audit post offices in Philadelphia and Wilmington. Mail delays and theft have plagued the Philly area, warranting a congressional hearing ahead of the midterm elections.November 1, 2022
Environment
Compost your pumpkins at these community drop-off sites in Philly
Halloween jack-o-lanterns and pumpkins can be composted at community gardens across Philadelphia. The parks and recreation department launched its long-delayed Community Composting Network earlier this year. Composting reduces food waste and greenhouse gas emissions.October 28, 2022
Government
Why doesn't the Philadelphia police require crisis intervention training?
The Philadelphia police officers have been undergoing crisis intervention reforms since the 2020 killing of Walter Wallace Jr in West Philly in 2020, which includes the the department spending $14 million to equip all officers with Tasers. Previously CIT training had been mandatory for all cops carrying stun guns, but now that training has become optional in order to speed up the rollout of the stun guns.October 28, 2022
Politics
Philly and Houston city councils place wager on World Series
The Philadelphia and Houston city councils have placed a World Series wager, each betting a home team victory for the Phillies or Astros. Walnut Street Theatre also entered a similar bet with Houston's Alley Theatre involving a championship belt from Rocky the Musical. Philabundance has a fundraising challenge with the Houston Food Bank.October 27, 2022
2022 Election
More than 700,000 people in Pennsylvania already have voted in the 2022 election
Early, mail-in voting statistics are already rolling in for the 2022 midterm elections in Pennsylvania. Most of the 733,370 ballots returned belong to registered Democrats. More than half came from seniors. Democrats and voters over 65 tend to favor absentee voting for any reason.October 26, 2022
Politics
Pa. House Republicans file articles of impeachment against D.A. Larry Krasner
Pennsylvania House Republicans filed articles of impeachment on Oct. 26 against Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Rep. Martina White and others on the Select Committee on Restoring Law and Order accuse Krasner of abuse of office in his failure to reverse rising crime trends. They have not alleged criminal behavior.October 26, 2022
Food & Drink
Is Standard Tap (still) haunted?
Standard Tap, the longtime Northern Liberties bar owned by William Reed and Paul Kimport, is purportedly haunted. Visitors have reported seeing multiple ghosts in the building, whose history stretches back to the 1800s, when the first railroad track in America was laid outside its doors. So If you find yourself there this Halloween weekend and spy a woman with a voluminous blue dress, run.October 25, 2022
Environment
Here's how to get a free tree for your yard so you can help improve Philly's canopy
TreePhilly is giving away free yard trees this fall to improve the city's urban tree canopy. The Philadelphia Parks and Recreation program hopes to boost UTC to 30% in every neighborhood, thereby reducing the urban heat island effect and improving stormwater management and air quality. Greenery can also improve mental health.October 24, 2022
Children's Health
A spike in respiratory illnesses is filling children's hospitals in Philly
A surge of respiratory illnesses, particularly RSV, has left the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia at or near full capacity for weeks. Similarly, St. Christopher's Hospital for Children has seen spikes in RSV and rhinovirus, the predominant cause of the common cold. It's part of a trend that is overwhelming pediatric hospitals nationwide. And anticipated COVID-19 and influenza waves have yet to arrive.Just In
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- Philly bike protest targeting 'Zionist establishments' draws rebuke from city and state leaders
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- Full injury reports for Sixers-Cavaliers on Friday
- Eagles-Giants Week 9 injury report, with analysis
- Fort Mifflin to recreate 1918 Marine Thanksgiving dinner with food from acclaimed Philly restaurant
- Philadelphia Ballet's 'The Nutcracker' returns Dec. 4 with $10 opening-night tickets
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