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Pennsylvania has a long history of putting limits on buying booze, but it just loosened one of its laws

A 650-piece exhibit on Philly history features items from a sunken British ship and a World Series ring

Philly history exhibit

Ed Helms' podcast explores a 1971 break-in at an FBI office in Delco that exposed mass government surveillance

Medberg FBI robbery

Isaiah Zagar, known for his mosaics, also has collaborated on delicate works made of grass and beeswax

Zagar art

MLB's most nomadic team, the Oakland Athletics, are abandoning another city, like they did to Philly 70 years ago

1914 Philadelphia A's

Edgar Allan Poe house to close for the summer for fire safety upgrades

Edgar Allan Poe house

To mark the Philly Zoo's 150th anniversary, here's a look back at its most famous resident: Leo the lion

Leo the lion

Before the internet, the Gay and Lesbian Switchboard of Philadelphia connected LGBTQ callers with safe spaces

Gay switchboard

The smallest NPS site is in Old City. It honors a Polish military expert who helped America win its independence

NPS site

S.S. United States Conservancy seeks $500k to relocate the ship docked in South Philly for nearly 30 years

SS United States

A lantern at the Fireman's Hall Museum is a relic from when being a firefighter was even more dangerous

Fireman's Hall Museum

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Museum of the American Revolution to celebrate Fourth of July with 6 days of events

museum american revolution july 4

Tuskegee Airman with Philly ties appears in new Nat Geo special

Tuskegee Airmen

Battleship New Jersey will soon return to Camden from South Philly

Battleship New Jersey

McGillin’s bartender John Doyle reflects on 50 years working at the oldest bar in the city

mcgillin's john doyle

Philadelphia's busy 2026 will include TED talks, new Mural Arts project

Semiquincentennial Philly

Pa. is rebranding as 'The Great American Getaway' in ad featuring Abbi Jacobson

Pennsylvania Slogan Tourism

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Museum of the American Revolution to commemorate Memorial Day weekend with crafts, performances

museum american revolution memorial day

A Brewerytown block will be renamed after Welcome America festival creator

Lana Felton-Ghee Way street renaming

Family recipes are heirlooms. Learn ways to preserve them like historical documents at the Free Library.

Free Library recipes

Before Eastern State Penitentiary closed, music by the prison's inmate band delighted radio audiences

Eastern State Penitentiary music

Rival Bros. Coffee opens shop at Brewerytown's renovated Poth building

Rival Bros Brewerytown

Tun Tavern, birthplace of the Marines, to be reconstructed in Old City

Tun Tavern Marines

For one Chester County family, farming is way of life largely unchanged for three centuries

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Steamer trunk at Weitzman Museum tells the story of Jewish displacement after World War II

Weitzman Museum Philly displaced persons

Before Beatlemania swept the U.S., a Philly record label tried — and failed — to cash in on the Fab Four

Beatles Swan Records Philly

America's oldest drive-in movie theater to celebrate its 90th anniversary

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Museum of the American Revolution to host day camps for kids in April

museum of the american revolution day camps

Philly author's book was inspired by the unsolved murder of an ancestor in Italy

Sicilian Inheritance Jo Piazza

Michael Douglas will play Ben Franklin in upcoming Apple TV+ series

Benjamin Franklin Michael Douglas

The Weitzman Museum, which celebrates Jewish American heritage, may join the Smithsonian

Weitzman Museum Smithsonian

100-year-old WWII veteran from Philly to receive France's highest honor

WWII veteran Legion of Honor

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Museum of the American Revolution to offer family-friendly 'spring break' activities

museum of the american revolution spring break

Philly native's new series explores aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination

manhunt apple tv

New course series by Science History Institute explores how scientists perpetuated racist myths

Science History Institute series

Penn Relays documentary explores history, cultural significance of annual track meet at Franklin Field

Penn Relays Documentary

Please Touch Museum begins yearslong renovations of Memorial Hall

Please Touch Museum renovations

Chinatown celebration intended to showcase neighborhood and push back against 76ers arena plans

Chinatown celebration

Over a century before the Civil War, this radical Quaker agitated for an end to slavery

Benjamin Lay abolitionist Quaker

Why do so many museums have locks of George Washington's hair?

George Washington portrait

William Penn statue will not be removed from Philly's Welcome Park, NPS says

William Penn statue

Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers hopeful message at inauguration, says 'it's on us' to change Philly

Mayor Charelle Parker inauguration

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American Revolution museum to offer winter-themed activities for kids between Christmas and New Year's

American Revolution Winter

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