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

August 22, 2024

Weekend

Philly Bookstore Crawl and the end of the Oval: Your weekend guide to things to do

by Kristin Hunt

The Philly Bookstore Crawl returns for its second year on Saturday, Aug. 24. Other weekend options include the Ukrainian Folk Festival in North Wales or the free events at the Oval, which closes Sunday, Aug. 25.

August 22, 2024

Transportation

Here are the road closures and parking restrictions for Sunday's Philly 10K

by Kristin Hunt

The 2024 Philly 10K will start Sunday, Aug. 25, at 7:30 a.m. The city will temporarily close several blocks in South Philadelphia and restrict parking in those areas. Some SEPTA bus routes will detour.

August 20, 2024

Movies

Philly native Jaeden Martell fights computers in new 'Y2K' trailer

by Kristin Hunt

Philly native Jaeden Martell fights computers in the new 'Y2K' trailer. The A24 comedy-horror film also stars Rachel Zegler and Julian Dennison. It is directed by Kyle Mooney and opens Dec. 6.

August 20, 2024

Performances

Philadelphia Orchestra to perform music from M. Night Shyamalan's movies

by Kristin Hunt

M. Night Shyamalan will host a Philadelphia Orchestra concert dedicated to his movies' scores. Their composer James Newton Howard will conduct the Sept. 20 show, which includes selections from 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Signs.' The show takes place at the Kimmel Center's Marian Anderson Hall.

August 19, 2024

Arts & Culture

Sculptures made from the seals on plastic bottles coming to Philadelphia Museum of Art

by Kristin Hunt

A new installation from Ghanian artist El Anatsui will open at the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Oct. 11. Nearly 200 sculptures made from salvaged bottle security seals and copper rings will hang in the Williams Forum. They will be on display for two years.

August 19, 2024

Arts & Culture

A 75-foot-wide lime green floating observation deck on the Schuylkill River scheduled to open in 2026

by Kristin Hunt

Mural Arts and Bartram's Garden will start work on FloatLab, an art installation and observation deck over the Schuylkill River, this fall. The 75-foot-wide platform will be free to the public and open in 2026.

August 16, 2024

Wildlife

Skunk captured in Camden County this week tests positive for rabies

by Kristin Hunt

A Gloucester Township resident observed a skunk interacting with their dogs Tuesday. It later tested positive for rabies at a state lab in Trenton. There are no known human exposures.

August 16, 2024

Movies

Penn Vet program for search-and-rescue dogs featured in Netflix documentary

by Kristin Hunt

Penn Vet's Working Dog Center is featured in in Netflix's new documentary 'Inside the Mind of a Dog.' The university research and training program concentrates on bomb sniffing, search-and-rescue and cancer-detecting dogs.

August 15, 2024

Neighborhoods

Streets near Rittenhouse Square to be car-free on last 4 Sundays in September

by Kristin Hunt

Center City will close several blocks to cars near Rittenhouse Square on the last four Sundays in September. The sections of 18th Street from Locust to Chestnut streets, and Walnut Street from 15th to 19th streets, will be pedestrian-only from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on those days.

August 15, 2024

Weekend

Philadelphia Folk Festival, art and anime: Your weekend guide to things to do

by Kristin Hunt

This weekend, the Philadelphia Folk Festival returns after a one-year hiatus on Aug. 16-18. Other weekend things to do include Pink's concert at Lincoln Financial Field and ShikkariCon, the video game and anime convention.