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SS United States smokestack

First smokestack from SS United States removed as historic ship is prepared to be sunk later this year

Kids to interview seniors for time capsule at Smith Memorial Playground

smith memorial time capsule

Book chronicles Bruce Springsteen's high-stakes release of 'Born to Run'

Bruce Springsteen book

New York is battling a Legionnaires' outbreak; Nearly 50 years ago, the disease was famously identified in Philly

Bellevue Hotel Legionnaires

Rally on Saturday aims to save Independence National Park exhibit threatened by Trump

President's House slavery

Mural in Bella Vista honors William Still, the father of the Underground Railroad, and his prominent family

William Still mural

Early Declaration of Independence copy to be displayed at Museum of American Revolution

Declaration of Independence copy

Library of Congress adds docuseries on Camden health-care workers to records on COVID-19

Cooper University Health documentary

Christmas light show, Dickens Village will return to Wanamaker Building

Macy's light show dickens return

Shakespeare at Clark Park, Christmas in July and after-hours dinos: Your weekend guide of things to do

Shakespeare Clark Park

Penn Museum to license online tool developed by Barnes Foundation that provides up-close look at artifacts

Penn Museum Barnes collab

Ozzy Osbourne's first U.S. concert was at at Rowan University's gym and his band blew out the power twice

Dinosaur painted by a Nigerian prince will roar back to life in Woodmere's new building

Woodmere dinosaur

Inaugural North Philadelphia History Festival to honor the area's cultural past

North Philadelphia History Festival

18th-century tavern in Camden begins inside restorations to turn into American Revolution museum

Benjamin Cooper Tavern restoration

Think you know about the Declaration of Independence? This July 4 quiz may humble you.

Independence Hall Quiz

Philly's history of city worker strikes included Molotov cocktails, suburban weddings and 45,000 tons of garbage

DC 33 strike 1978

A South Philly museum preserves the 150-year-old solar engine invented by an alternative energy pioneer

Ericsson solar model

Mount Vernon Cemetery sells for $1 to buyer who plans to bring eco-friendly burials to Philly

Mount Vernon Cemetery purchase

Red, White, & Blue To-Do returns to Old City with parade, block party on July 2

Red White and Blue To Do

Oscar-winning Native American actor Wes Studi to receive honor in Philly

Wes Studi

Golf Channel docuseries will chronicle restoration of century-old Cobbs Creek Golf Course

Cobbs Creek Golf Main

How PAFA acquired etchings of ancient Rome from Napoleon Bonaparte

Piranesi etching PAFA

Lucy the Elephant supporters scramble to make up funding cuts from DOGE

Lucy the Elephant

Human bones found on Jersey Shore beaches ID'd as captain from 19th century shipwreck

Jersey Shore Skeleton

'Footpath highway': 1,304 steps in Roxborough and Manayunk have linked communities and generations

Manayunk 100 steps

National Constitution Center to open two new galleries ahead of America's 250th birthday

Constitution Center Galleries

Learn about the MOVE bombing through these documentaries, book and podcast

MOVE bombing documentaries

National Constitution Center offers Memorial Day weekend programming

'The Twist' singer Chubby Checker to be inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Coconut used in first 3D MRI image in the 1970s now lives in Old City

Coconut MRI

Play about a confrontational Quaker abolitionist in Philly in the 1700s is a show 'for the moment'

Benjamin Lay play

Rare trees named for Ben Franklin to be planted at Carpenters' Hall

Carpenters' Hall Franklinia trees

Leslie Odom Jr. to reprise role of Aaron Burr in Broadway's 'Hamilton' this fall

hamilton leslie odom jr broadway

Protest art and wartime fashion take the spotlight in new 1940s exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art

Boom art exhibit

Philly will host an event every week in 2026 to mark a different historic first — from the zoo to the Slinky

52 weeks firsts philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary to offer sports pop-up with themed talks, wiffle ball

Eastern State Penitentiary

Penn archaeologists help uncover 3,600-year-old tomb of Egyptian pharaoh

Egypt Penn Museum

Wild turkey on solo 'adventure' captures curiosity of Fishtown residents

Fishtown Wild Turkey

Lewis and Clark's 200-year-old botanical treasures are preserved in Philadelphia

Lewis Clark plants

Museum of American Revolution plans major renovations to its discovery center

American Revolution museum renovations

Rowan University's dinosaur museum to open March 29 and feature quarry to dig for fossils

Edelman Fossil Museum

Tree that can grow 40 types of fruit — from cherries to peaches — takes root at Temple's art school

Tree of 40 Fruits Temple

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SEPTA Solar Displays

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Urban forests improve the health of city residents — that's partly why new trees are planted in Philly every spring

Urban Tree Planting

The most famous jailbreak from Eastern State Penitentiary

Eastern State Penitentiary escape

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Villanova men slip to 8-seed in NCAA Tournament, women a 10-seed

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