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Toy French soldiers march across a vintage American document against a French tricolor background for a feature on France and the American Revolution.
Art & Entertainment

The French Connection

April 9, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

From Yorktown to The Count of Monte Cristo, France steals the scene. [more…]

Portrait-style illustration of Lydia Barrington Darragh set against an American flag
Contributors

Feminine Front

February 16, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Here’s to Lydia Barrington Darragh and the women whose fearless resolve helped secure American independence. [more…]

Weather vane atop Carpenter’s Hall in Philadelphia, site of the First Continental Congress in 1774.
Contributors

Fifty-One Days on Chestnut Street

February 13, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Independence Hall gets the spotlight, but the real revolution began one block up the cobblestones. [more…]

National Park Service workers remove a slavery history panel from the President’s House site at Independence Mall in Philadelphia.
Germantown News

Empire in Denial

February 4, 2026 Carolyn Fillmore 0

They took down the panels. The receipts remain. [more…]

Art & Entertainment

Black History Jawn

January 26, 2026 The Local 0

Celebrate a legacy of talent, culture, and impact — Philly-style.  [more…]

Colorful “52 Weeks of Firsts” sculpture celebrating Philadelphia’s first manned balloon flight, with hot air balloon artwork and festive confetti
Art & Entertainment

We’re Number One

January 3, 2026 Michael Thomas Leibrandt 0

Lifting off into a yearlong, citywide celebration of Philly firsts. [more…]

Editors of The Local holding one of the first DIY issues of the newspaper, with a collage of front pages from ten years of community journalism in the background, with balloons
Businesses and organizations

Print Happens

December 18, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Ten Years of DIY News — and Why It Still Matters [more…]

Holiday model train set circling under a Christmas tree, with wrapped presents and festive lights creating a nostalgic holiday display.
Businesses and organizations

All Aboard for the Holidays

December 4, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

Why trains go under Christmas trees, and how their spirit endures.  [more…]

Illustrated winter scene of the 1921 Bryn Athyn Train Wreck, showing a burned wooden coach in a narrow snowy ravine on the Pennypack Trail as onlookers stand above.
History

Calamity on the Tracks

November 23, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 0

The Great Train Wreck of Pennypack Park [more…]

Bronze Pilgrim statue on Kelly Drive shown against an old illustration of the Speedwell ship, highlighting the forgotten story behind Philadelphia’s monument.
Art & Entertainment

Lost Ship, Found Democracy

November 17, 2025 Carolyn Fillmore 3

The legacy of the other Mayflower. [more…]

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