Treat our holiday workers with respect
For most people, the holiday season is about family, celebration, and joy. But for the people who make that joy possible, the cashiers, stockers, warehouse pickers, drivers, and food workers…
Trump vows to freeze migration from ‘Third World Countries’ after attack on National Guard members in D.C.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries,” following the death of a National Guard member in an attack near…
Faith communities are showing up at the ICE office for 40 weeks of prayer and protest
On a rainy Wednesday a week before Thanksgiving, members of the congregations of the Roman Catholic parishes of Holy Innocents and St. Joan of Arc gathered in front of the…
For the love of God, use your restaurant gift cards
Restaurant gift cards begin as a thoughtful gesture — a birthday envelope, a holiday token, a “you deserve a night out.” So often, however, they migrate to a junk drawer…
‘The places that helped form me were Philadelphia and rural South Jersey’: Patti Smith talks about her childhood
Patti Smith has been associated with New York for her entire public life. In 1971, her first poetry and music performance was at St. Mark’s Church in-the-Bowery with Lenny Kaye…
Where to see the most magical holiday light shows around Philly this season
Philadelphia nearly experienced its own nightmare before Christmas this year, with the closure of the Center City Macy’s and the iconic, beloved holiday light show. Capitalism can’t stop Christmas traditions,…
A finger stuck in a laundry machine upset Thanksgiving brunch plans on this week in Philly history
Holiday or not, N. Barba had laundry to do. The hairdresser had two boys, ages 4 and 12, and some time to kill before Friendsgiving brunch. Advertisement So on a…
Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died,…
Balloons float through Manhattan in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Children wave at Santa Claus during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa) Heather Khalifa / AP Balloon handlers guide the Macy’s…