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Philadelphia restaurants are experimenting with new ways to stay afloat as costs rise and customers cut back.
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Daylight saving time ends this weekend, bringing with it shifts in sleep timing, eating habits, difficulty concentrating or sadness. We asked a mental health provider for tips on dealing with the clock change.
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Here is your guide to all the haunted happenings around Philly this Halloween weekend, and beyond.
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Curious what to get up to this weekend? Philly has some spooky season fun you can get into.
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Edgar Allan Poe's "The Murders in the Rue Morgue” is considered the first modern detective story – and it was written in Philly.
Celebrate Poe, detective stories and murder mysteries Saturday morning at this week's 'Firstival.'
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This is your last weekend to check out the Museum of the Philadelphian in Fishtown, before the temporary installation closes. The whole micro museum is also now up for sale.
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After news that the Portal art installation was leaving Philly this month, a “very generous patron” stepped up to keep it here.
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Philly now has a rat czar! Adrian Jordan has been tapped to oversee the city department’s rodent reduction efforts amid what some in City Hall have called a rat emergency.
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Philly diner Silk City has apologized for throwing a mother and daughter's belongings in the trash, while the customers were in the restaurant bathroom.
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Many supporters are still fighting the closure of the Academy of Natural Sciences. Philadelphians expressed their frustration for the museum's shuttered doors at a vigil on Tuesday night.
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Billy Penn's DIY Philly Halloween costume guide is back! If you need a last minute Halloween outfit, you can find it here. billypenn.com/2026/10/28/phi…
The date for the SS United States’ final voyage has finally been set for Thursday, Nov. 12. Here's how you can watch. billypenn.com/2026/10/27/ss-…
Billy Penn's Davis Cuffe went ghost-hunting overnight at Fort Mifflin. Here's what he encountered. 👻
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The only thing better than kids dressing up for Halloween is dogs dressing up for Halloween.
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Looking for spooky spots in West Philly this Halloween? There's a map for that.
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The Historic District's "52 Weeks of Firsts" has created a dedicated group of "Firsties," who have attended all or many of this year’s celebrations of Philly history.
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From trick-or-treat spots to Halloween decoration spots and events, the West Philly Fright Registry shows Philadelphians where they can find spookiness past 30th and Market streets.
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Rat birth control? After City Council declared a rat emergency in Northeast Philly, the animal rights group PETA has proposed contraception as an alternative to traps and poison.
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