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Missed Connections: DECEMBER 2025

December 1, 2025 Karl Von Lichtenhollen 0

December’s dark nights, bright lights, and stranger things in between. [more…]

Silhouette of a turkey against a colorful Philadelphia sunset, feature image for Missed Connections: November 2025 on The Local.
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Missed Connections: NOVEMBER 2025

November 1, 2025 Karl Von Lichtenhollen 0

For second helpings, last hurrahs, and the fine art of blissful denial. [more…]

A red balloon floats behind a cracked window in a weathered blue house — eerie, mysterious, and perfect for The Local’s Missed Connections October 2025 Halloween edition.
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Missed Connections: OCTOBER 2025

October 1, 2025 Karl Von Lichtenhollen 2

Unsent messages, restless spirits, and floaty feelings that go bump in the night. [more…]

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Missed Connections: JULY 2025

July 1, 2025 Karl Von Lichtenhollen 0

Sunburnt dispatches from the edge of reason, radiating warmth, abandon, and a whiff of low tide. [more…]

Dozens of mannequin heads in bridal veils and vintage hats, arranged in rows like ghostly brides—an eerie metaphor for strange missed connections.
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Missed Connections: JUNE 2025

June 4, 2025 Karl Von Lichtenhollen 0

Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to scroll through these strange and varied local proposals. [more…]

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Missed Connections Archive (March 2019 – July 2017)

March 18, 2019 Karl Von Lichtenhollen 5

Before we posted monthly, we posted everything right here. An unfiltered scroll through Philly’s rawest, weirdest years of emotional debris. [more…]

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