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

October 28, 2025

Nature

Cape May County zoo announces birth of baby capybaras — with more on the way

by Kristin Hunt

Cape May County Park & Zoo announced the birth of two baby capybaras. The pups were born Sunday to mom Buttercup and dad Goomba. He is expecting with another female capybara, Marigold, in the coming weeks.

October 28, 2025

Food & Drink

Restaurants are transforming French onion soup into crepes, pizza and more

by Kristin Hunt

Philly restaurants including the Continental Midtown, Bar Lesieur and Bud & Marilyn's are serving French onion soup dumplings, crepes, meatloaf and pizza. Shake Shack has a limited-edition menu of burgers.

October 28, 2025

History

This provocative table spread has cups of toxic waste and a plate that illustrates the Centralia mine fire

by Kristin Hunt

A table spread by Rebecca Howland at the Fabric Workshop and Museum depicts pollution and ecological disasters like the Centralia, Pennsylvania, mine fire and Superfund site at Times Beach, Missouri.

October 28, 2025

Wildlife

Pa. Game Commission warns drivers to look out for 'increasingly active' deer

by Kristin Hunt

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is warning drivers to look out for 'increasingly active' deer during their mating season. They are especially mobile from October to December. Pennsylvania is one of the riskiest states for collisions.

October 27, 2025

Arts & Culture

There's another 'yarn bombing' at the Singing Fountain, just in time for Halloween

by Kristin Hunt

The Singing Fountain on East Passyunk Avenue has been 'yarn bombed' again with a Halloween installation. The Drunken Knitwits, a crafting group that covers public Philly spaces in fabric art, says the display will remain until Nov. 1.

October 24, 2025

Movies

Costumes from 'Black Panther,' 'Sinners' will be displayed at African American Museum

by Kristin Hunt

The African American Museum in Philadelphia will soon display Oscar-winning movie costumes. 'Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design,' opening Nov. 2, features work from 'Black Panther' and 'Sinners.'

October 24, 2025

Movies

Documentary examines sexual abuse in Amish communities and how survivors are silenced

by Kristin Hunt

The documentary 'Keep Quiet and Forgive,' from Lancaster-based journalist and filmmaker Sarah McClure, exposes sexual abuse in Amish communities. It will air on PBS on March 23, 2026.

October 23, 2025

Streaming

What to stream: 'The Diplomat,' 'Mr. Scorsese' and 'Us'

by Kristin Hunt

'The Diplomat' on Netflix and 'Mr. Scorsese' on Apple TV+ top our streaming recommendations for mid-October 2025. 'Us' is also new to Prime.

October 22, 2025

Netflix series on '90s mobster violence in Philly casts the conflict as a generational divide

by Kristin Hunt

'Mob War: Philadelphia vs. The Mafia,' streaming Wednesday on Netflix, focuses on the power struggle between old school boss John Stanfa and young rival Joey Merlino.

October 22, 2025

Transportation

Nighttime work on I-95 will close lanes in Northeast Philly for most of November

by Kristin Hunt

Continuing work on I-95 will close lanes in Northeast Philly every weeknight in November from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. The southbound highway near the Cottman Avenue Interchange will be affected.