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

May 5, 2025

Government

Sanitation crews to clear litter, graffiti and abandoned cars from every Philly neighborhood by August

by Kristin Hunt

Sanitation workers will beautify every Philadelphia neighborhood during a 13-week cleaning sprint beginning Monday, May 5. Mayor Cherelle Parker is reviving a program she launched last summer as part of efforts to pick up 25 billion pieces of garbage by the semiquincentennial celebrations in 2026.

May 5, 2025

Arts & Culture

Philly circus program loses NEA grant weeks before show opening

by Kristin Hunt

The Trump administration abruptly canceled NEA grants issued to cultural institutions Friday, including the Circadium School of Contemporary Circus in Philadelphia.

May 2, 2025

Recreation

2025 Broad Street Run: Road closures, SEPTA detours, course details and everything else you need to know

by Kristin Hunt

Have questions about the 2025 Broad Street Run? Here's when it starts, the course runners will follow, the roads that will be closed and the SEPTA routes that will be detoured.

May 2, 2025

Arts & Culture

Short films about immigrants will be projected on LOVE Park welcome center

by Kristin Hunt

A video series about immigrants in Philly will be projected on the LOVE Park welcome center each night from May 7 to June 8. The project from artists Hironaka & Suib was made with Mural Arts and the Forman Arts Initiative.

May 2, 2025

Investigations

Second teen charged in connection with Jones Road Wildfire that's still burning in New Jersey Pinelands

by Kristin Hunt

A second suspect, a 17-year-old boy, has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with the Jones Road Wildfire, which has burned over 15,000 acres in the New Jersey Pinelands.

May 1, 2025

Pop Culture

Walton Goggins, John Boyega among sci-fi stars to attend Fan Expo Philadelphia

by Kristin Hunt

Fan Expo Philadelphia will bring celebrities including Walton Goggins, Parker Posey, John Boyega, John Cena and William Shatner to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The event runs Friday, May 16 to Sunday, May 18.

May 1, 2025

Weekend

Broad Street Run and South Street Live!: Your weekend guide to things to do

by Kristin Hunt

The weekend guide features the Broad Street Run, David Lynch-inspired Eraserhood Fest with surreal performances, and South Street Live!'s nine-block celebration with Derby Day, Maifest, and Renaissance Faire activities.

May 1, 2025

Neighborhoods

Midtown Village is going car-free on 4 Sundays in June as part of Center City's 'open streets' initiative

by Kristin Hunt

The car-free streets initiative championed by the Center City District is expanding to Midtown Village. Sections of Sansom and 13th streets will be closed to traffic on June 8, 15, 22 and 29 — all Sundays.

May 1, 2025

Entertainment

More people are staying out late in Center City than before the pandemic

by Kristin Hunt

Evening pedestrian volumes in Center City increased in 2024 compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019. More people are staying out late, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 1 a.m., according to a new report.

April 29, 2025

Books

A.J. Brown's favorite author is planning to build 'Inner Excellence' center in Kensington

by Kristin Hunt

A.J. Brown's favorite author Jim Murphy is planning to build an 'Inner Excellence' center in Kensington. The self-help book became a surprise bestseller after the Eagles wide receiver was spotted reading it on the sidelines.