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New Year's Day in Philadelphia Through My Eyes
Mummers Parade 2026
Jan 3
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Visiting Two Street with Thomas Nast
The History of Philadelphia's Raucous New Year's Celebration
Dec 31, 2025
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The Official Guide to Last Minute Gifts in Philadelphia
What do you do when its midnight and you need a gift for that Philadelphian in your life?
Dec 25, 2025
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Brendan
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Dreams of Big New Jersey: Prospects for Philadelphia's Secession
Nov 25, 2025
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Notes on the Philadelphia Scene
Jun 27, 2025
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A Holly Trolley Christmas: Bringing the Holidays to Philadelphia's Hardest Workers
Dec 22, 2025
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A Qualified Triumph: Philadelphia Housing in 1900
Aug 18, 2025
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What I Want from Philadelphia Magazine
Nov 8, 2025
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Brendan
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The Official Guide to Last Minute Gifts in Philadelphia
Dec 25, 2025
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A Holly Trolley Christmas: Bringing the Holidays to Philadelphia's Hardest Workers
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Plan to Bring the Christmas of 1900 to the workers on Philadelphia's Streetcars and Trolleys
Dec 22, 2025
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Field Notes: August at the Sanitorium
Notes on Burning Man for Good People, Tuberculosis, Poetry, and the End of Summer
Nov 2, 2025
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A Qualified Triumph: Philadelphia Housing in 1900
A look at the development of alleyway slums and their remedy
Aug 18, 2025
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Field Notes: A Night Out In Fishtown
A Music Review, Gentrification Discourse, Johnny Brenda's Architectural History, Vibe Check, Notes on Aging, Music Recs
Aug 7, 2025
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