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Midnight Oil Documentary

'Midnight Oil,' a documentary about the 2019 Southwest Philly oil refinery explosion, now streaming on YouTube

Playboi Carti to perform in Philly this fall for Antagonist tour

Center City Pretzel Co. looks to reopen in late July – 10 months after it caught fire

Center City Pretzel reopen

Philadelphia Taco Festival returning with piñata smashing, eating contest and wrestling

Taco fest

Brauhaus Schmitz to host South Street block party with German beer and family-friendly activities

Brauhaus Schmitz Block Party

Motorist fatally struck by metal debris that crashed through her windshield on I-95 in South Philly, police say

I-95 Driver Killed

Queen & Rook to move to South Street, expand with retro arcade this fall

Queen and Rook Relocating

Jam out to live music, dine on local cuisine and get creative with arts and crafts at Bok's annual street festival

B[L]OK PARTY

Odunde Festival returns to South Philly June 11 with celebrations of West African culture

Odunde Festival

Look for 'rain poetry' to appear on some Philly sidewalks during the next storm

philadelphia rain poetry

Newbold's summer music festival returns with live music and local beer

Newbold Music Fest

A sixth Philadelphia school closed after asbestos exposure, City Council wants independent oversight of buildings

Universal Vare School asbestos

Local artists will pay tribute to Jerry Blavat at this year's Italian Market Festival

Italian Market Festival

Philly will increase policing of bike lanes in effort to improve traffic safety

PPA Bike Lanes

Climb stairs at the Linc to raise money for leukemia and lymphoma research

Big Climb Philly

Tom Hanks gifts 1950s typewriter from personal collection to South Philly repair shop

Tom Hanks Typewriter

Sample international cuisine and browse free comics at South Street Fest

South Street Fest

P'unk Burger, Slice owners to open throwback sandwich shop and deli in South Philly

Nipotina Italian Restaurant

Sample cocktails, dishes from local chefs when Bok Bar reopens this spring

Bok Bar Reopening

WXPN to release limited-edition Record Store Day vinyl featuring Philly musicians

WXPN RSD 2023

Sample South Philly's best eats during Flavors on the Avenue

Flavors on the Avenue

Dress in your Sunday best and win prizes during Philly's Easter Promenade

Easter Promenade 2023

Philly to resume street sweeping this spring in neighborhoods most impacted by litter

Philadelphia Street Sweeping

Mawn, a BYOB Cambodian noodle house, to open next month in South Philadelphia

mawn noodle house south philadelphia

Academy of Vocal Arts reimagines classic Italian opera in 1960s South Philly

academy of vocal arts philadelphia opera don pasquale

Listen to scores from your favorite Warner Bros. movies at candlelit performances at Bok Building

Candlelight Warner Bros

Big Charlie's Saloon, the Chiefs bar in South Philly, cancels Super Bowl watch party

Big Charlie's Saloon Chiefs

East Passyunk Restaurant Week will highlight 24 eateries on the avenue

East Passyunk Restaurant Week

$5 million-winning scratch-off lottery ticket sold at 7-Eleven in South Philly

Lottery Winner South Philly

Strip down to your underwear for charity during one-mile Cupid's Undie Run

Cupid's Undie Run

Crush Bar at Xfinity Live! will serve orange crush cocktails, a shore town staple

Crush Bar Xfinity Live

Five-story apartment building planned for Broad Street Diner lot in South Philly

Broad Street Diner Plans

Reputed Philly mob underboss sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegal gambling scheme, related crimes

Philly Mob Steven Mazzone

Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks to perform one-night concert at Lincoln Financial Field next summer

Shop for holiday gifts and support a mutual aid fund at Bok Building this weekend

Feminist Flea Baby Tooth

Tabachoy's Chance Anies takes over chef in residency program at Volvér

Volver Chef Residency Tabachoy

How much hot chocolate can you drink? Find out on East Passyunk Avenue this holiday season

East Passyunk Deck The Ave

Philly's 'Chicken Man' declines PETA's vegan challenge after a 40-day rotisserie chicken binge

Philly chicken man turns down PETA vegan challenge

Philly's 'Chicken Man,' who helped cure the city's World Series blues, doesn't actually like the meat

Heavy Metal Sausage Co. in South Philly wants you to try real charcuterie

Pat Alfiero Heavy Metal Sausage

Former Boot & Saddle location to be site of new cafe, wine bar and live-music venue, Solar Myth

Boot Saddle Solar Myth

Insomnia Cookies to host Halloween-themed College Night at its speakeasy-style bakery

Insomnia Cookies Halloween

'Friends' fans can solve a murder mystery inspired by the hit TV series

Friends Murder Mystery

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Retired Penn professor arrested for blocking Uber Eats robot

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35 Halloween events in Philly, the suburbs and South Jersey

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Can social media bans protect young people's mental health? Early research suggests they aren't the answer

Social Media Bans

Researchers traced origins of enslaved people who escaped to Philly

Underground Railroad research

Your next job? Just across the Delaware

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5 Sixers thoughts: What did we learn during training camp and preseason?

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