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4 Philadelphia Museums Make USA TODAY’s 10Best List
USA TODAY has named four Philadelphia museums to its “10Best” list of museums, writes Damon C. Williams for Philly Burbs. Readers and the voting public had four weeks to choose their favorite museums, and Philadelphia was highly represented among the group. The Franklin Institute in Center City holds the distinction of being Pennsylvania’s most visited…
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Owners of Crust Vegan Bakery Strives to Create Safe Haven for Often Marginalized Communities
Crust Vegan Bakery is a queer, women-owned Manayunk mainstay that aims to serve as a safe place for communities that are often marginalized, writes Lisa Dukart for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The popular bakery, best known for its handmade pop-tarts, pastries, and cakes, has achieved this through its menu, company policies, the customers it serves,…
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Philadelphia Offers a Dynamic Fusion of Cuisines, Culture and Creativity
Once a tourist hotspot due to its political history, Philadelphia has been attracting more visitors lately thanks to its dynamic fusion of diverse cuisines, cultures, and creativity, writes Zoey Goto for National Geographic. The city has the second-largest Italian and Irish communities in the country, as well as the fourth-largest African-American community, so it is…
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Six King of Prussia Eateries Among Wine Spectator’s 2024 Restaurant Awards Winners
Wine Spectator has published its 2024 Restaurant Awards list and six King of Prussia eateries have found their place among over 3,700 establishments from around the globe, writes Emma Dooling for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The annual awards are presented in three categories: Award of Excellence, Best of Award of Excellence, and Grand Award. The…
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Bucks County Community College Launches 48th Annual Bucks County Poet Laureate Competition
The 2024 search is on for the 48th annual Bucks County Poet Laureate, according to Bucks County Community College professor and director of the program, Ethel Rackin, Ph.D. The Bucks Laureate Program is one of the oldest in the country. It also holds a High School Poet Contest every spring. The Bucks County Poet Laureate Program…
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Philadelphia ‘Walking Artist’ Embarks on 51-mile Juneteenth Emancipation Walk
Philadelphia “walking artist” Ken Johnston headed to Texas on June 18 to start on a 51-mile walk in a state where Juneteenth started, writes Valerie Russ for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Around 2,000 Union troops, under the command of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, made their way to Galveston on June 19, 1865, to announce the decree…
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Philly is One of the Best Cities for Nude Bike Riding, According to New Study
Just a couple months away from the Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride, a new study has found that Philadelphia is among the best cities in the nation to ride nude, writes Max Bennett for Patch. Lawnstarter recently published a ranking of the U.S. cities for naked bike riding, and Philadelphia ranked third on the list. To…
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Here Are Some Black-Owned Restaurants in Philadelphia You Must Try
Philadelphia has a number of Black-owned businesses that feed both your soul and your belly, writes Jasmine Osby for Travel Noire. Friday Saturday Sunday, a 2023 James Beard Award winner, is one of the longest-running restaurants at 40 years. However, the new concept features an evolving eight-course tasting menu. Jamaican D’s has managed to create…
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Stop By This Center City Cocktail Bar For a Brunch Party This Summer
Assembly Rooftop Lounge, the Center City cocktail bar inside the The Logan Philadelphia, is throwing several brunch parties this summer, writes Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia. “What better way to celebrate the summer solstice than with a brunch party on a rooftop?” Hannah Boothman, food and beverage sales and marketing manager at The Logan, said…
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Iconic Northeast Philadelphia Ice Cream Shop, Twistee Treat, Goes Up for Sale
Twistee Treat, the iconic Northeast Philadelphia ice cream shop, is going up for sale for $150,000, writes the FOX 29 staff. The shop is known for its 27-foot-tall cone-shaped building in Mayfair. Mohammed Nasher, owner of Twistee Treat since last August, said he is preferably looking for a buyer from the nearby community who can…
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Schuylkill River Sojourn Sees Most Participants in Its 26-year History
Schuylkill River Sojourn, a 7-day, 112-mile river ride organized by Schuylkill River Greenways, recently recorded the highest number of participants in its 26-year history, writes Ron Devlin for the Republican Herald. This year, 288 paddlers have joined either for the whole journey from Schuylkill Haven to Philadelphia or a part of it. For half of…
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SS United States Must Leave Pier 82 in South Philadelphia by September
The iconic ocean liner SS United States — once the fastest passenger ship in the world — has been ordered to leave Pier 82 in South Philadelphia by September 12, 2024, according to a staff report from The Maritime Executive. This has left the nonprofit that owns the ship scrambling to secure a new location…
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West Philly’s Juneteenth Parade is One of the Largest in the Nation
On Sunday, June 16, Malcolm X Park in West Philadelphia served as the location of one of the nation’s largest Juneteenth celebrations, writes Vik Raghupathi for KYW Newsradio. This year’s annual parade and festival featured about two dozen floats, with Mayor Cherelle Parker serving as grand marshal. The gathering featured more than 250 local vendors,…
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Taylor Swift Collection Now On Display at Stone Harbor Museum
The Stone Harbor Museum has opened a new Taylor Swift collection in the small Jersey Shore town where Swift often spent her summers as a child, writes Saleah Blancaflor for Penn Live. The collection officially opened on June 13, and will run through the end of September. Among the featured items in the collection include…
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Why the Founder of Colored Girls Museum Moved From Germantown Home to Ensure Its Continued Existence
Vashti DuBois, founder and executive director of The Colored Girls Museum, had to move from her home to ensure that the museum she created there was saved, writes Elizabeth Wellington for The Philadelphia Inquirer. For the past eight years, DuBois escorted visitors through her home in Germantown, showing them a variety of paintings, collages, fiber…
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Philadelphia Entrepreneur Sarela Herrada Named One of Nation’s ‘Most Intriguing Women Entrepreneurs’
Philadelphia entrepreneur Sarela Herrada found her place on the “Most Intriguing Women Entrepreneurs” in the nation list recently published by Inc., writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Katy Perry, Natalie Portman, and Billie Jean King are among other women who made the list. Herrada, who grew up on a chicken farm in Peru,…
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Philadelphia Founder of Mobile Barbershop Nonprofit Offers Free Haircuts in Kensington
Philadelphia native Josh Santiago offers empathy and love to those who need it the most through Empowering Cuts, his mobile barber shop nonprofit, reports Shaynah Ferreira for FOX 29. Santiago offers free haircuts to the homeless in Kensington. While the neighborhood might be notorious, Santiago looks beyond the sensationalized headlines and just sees people in…
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Philadelphia Seeing Historic Surge in Multifamily Developments Throughout the City
Philadelphia is currently experiencing a historic surge in multifamily development, with over 13,000 units under construction throughout the city, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia Business Journal. In 2021, developers raced to get multifamily projects approved to take advantage of low-interest rates and the city’s readiness to scale back its ten-year tax abatement for new…
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