Molly McVety

Molly McVety is a staff writer for PhillyVoice with interests in both the natural and man-made environment, community debates and all things pop culture. She has previously written for DelawareOnline / The News Journal and received her bachelor’s degree in environmental science from the University of Delaware. When she’s not writing Molly enjoys making and listening to music, taking long walks and cooking.

molly@phillyvoice.com

January 22, 2026

Development

ReAnimator Coffee to open sixth location with new shop planned in Mount Airy

by Molly McVety

ReAnimator Coffee is planing to open its sixth with a new shop slated for Mount Airy. Above, the chain's Fishtown location was was its first, opening in 2013.

January 22, 2026

Investigations

Villanova University says its campus is safe after investigating threat to academic building

by Molly McVety

Villanova University canceled classes and activities Thursday after receiving a threat of violence against an academic building. At 11 a.m., school officials said it was safe for students to leave their residence halls.

January 21, 2026

Food & Drink

Philly dining scene collects 13 semifinalist nominations for James Beard Awards

by Molly McVety

Thirteen Philadelphia restaurants and chefs were named James Beard Award semifinalists, including Kalaya for Outstanding Restaurant, Greg Vernick for Outstanding Restaurateur, and six area chefs in the Best Chef category.

January 21, 2026

Food & Drink

Greg Vernick branches out of Center City with Italian restaurant in Kensington

by Molly McVety

James Beard Award-winning chef Greg Vernick will open Italian restaurant Emilia on Monday in Kensington, marking his first foray outside Center City and his first establishment without his name on the front door.

January 20, 2026

Crime

Teen arrested in fatal hit-and-run of longtime DJ at Bob & Barbara’s

by Molly McVety

A 17-year-old turned himself in to the Philadelphia Police Department on Monday in relation to the Dec. 20 hit-and-run that killed Hector 'June' Rodriguez, a longtime DJ at Bob & Barbara's Lounge in Center City.

January 20, 2026

Entertainment

Bucks County native Andrew Heo says devotion to mental health helped him get back to Olympics

by Molly McVety

Speed skater Andrew Heo, a Bucks County native, said focusing on his mental health was key to him getting back to the Olympics. Heo started the sport when he was only 6, but his success hasn't come without struggles along the way.

January 20, 2026

Development

Five-year, $338 million project begins to widen four-mile stretch of Pa. Turnpike in Chester County

by Molly McVety

A project to widen a four-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Chester County began this week. The work is estimated to take around five years and cost approximately $338 million.

January 20, 2026

Politics

Gov. Mikie Sherrill lays out plan for New Jersey in inauguration speech

by Molly McVety

Democrat Mikie Sherrill will become the second woman to serve as governor of New Jersey when she's sworn in Tuesday morning at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Here's how to watch her inauguration.

January 16, 2026

Investigations

Telford man charged with raping elderly woman and burglarizing 4 houses

by Molly McVety

John Vernon Gray, 22, of Telford, is accused of breaking into four homes last year, raping a woman in her 90s and attempting to sexually assault three other women, police say.

January 16, 2026

Mental Health

Psychiatric disorders share more genetic overlap than scientists realized, study shows

by Molly McVety

Psychiatric disorders have more genetic similarities than scientists previously understood, new research shows. The findings may lead to improvements in the way mental health disorders are diagnosed and therapies that can treat multiple disorders at once.