Philly perspective
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Stephanie Farr
Профиль VivelyColumnist with The Philadelphia Inquirer (aka jawnalist) covering what makes Philly weird, wild and wonderfully unique. I fight for Philly's honor against its haters.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia turns 21 on Aug. 4 and there are events around Philly to mark the occasion! First, there are just 4 spots left on the It's Always Sunny Tour bar crawl Saturday. See sites, visit 3 bars and get a shot of Four Walls 1/4 www.alwayssunnytour.com/post/always-...
Oh this is some petty Philly sh*t and I am here for it. billypenn.com/2026/07/27/s...
I shrieked with glee when this news landed in my inbox today and I beamed with pride when I shoved a Silence Dogood pun into this story. www.inquirer.com/life/philade...
After visiting Boston two yrs ago, I wrote about walking the city's Freedom Trail. Far from being half-baked, I had to admit the Beantown tourist attraction was “annoyingly great.” I wondered why we didn't have anything similar in Philly. Now, we're about to... www.inquirer.com/life/path-to...
The Ryans (Gosling & Reynolds) weren't the only ones with big reveals at San Diego Comic-Con last week. Folks from Philly's @franklininstitute.bsky.social were on a panel with people from Lucasfilm to reveal an inside look at the museum's upcoming Star Wars exhibit. www.inquirer.com/life/star-wa...
Though there’s still some kinks to work out, the Path to Democracy shows a lot of promise. Like democracy itself, we don’t know where it will lead, but it’s a worthy pursuit — and one that requires our participation to succeed. www.inquirer.com/life/path-to...
Philly's got LeBron James, partial claim to the current pope, hosting the World Cup under our belt, and the two best mascots in history. We are unf--kwithable. Can't wait to see what's next.
This is so Philly and so Ack-a-me. "Special on cinnamon buns in aisle 8 and this special breaking news: LeBron is coming to Philly."
Queen of Jeansthey announced that we got LeBron over the PA speakers at the Acme lmao
Philly is losing Cecily but getting LeBron! The celebrity news is wilder than the weather around here these days. www.inquirer.com/sixers/live/...
Move over PPA, there's a new Parking Wars in town by a group calling itself the PPPA. www.inquirer.com/life/philade...
Oh I had thoughts on our advice chat this weekend and I shared a personal experience about how Philadelphians will embarrass the hell out of you for word choice and pronunciation, but it’s almost always to save you further embarrassment down the road. www.inquirer.com/life/wawa-pr...
All this smoke has it looking like Tatooine out there today. I keep looking for the second sun.