Zohran Mamdani can, & must, fix our classrooms
Education barely registered in this year’s mayoral race, but the nation’s largest school system will now be the crucible for Zohran Mamdani’s progressive ideals. He inherits a vast bureaucracy, but…
How did The Inquirer review Michelin’s top Philadelphia picks in the past?
On Tuesday night, Philadelphia won big with three Michelin stars, 10 Bib Gourmands, and 21 Recommended winners. One of the world’s most prestigious restaurant awards, Michelin deploys anonymous inspectors to…
Your 2025 holiday guide to fun and fabulous events across Collin County
The most wonderful time of the year always seems to sneak up on us, but this time we’re well prepared. Regardless of budget, where you live or what brings a…
Your 2025 holiday guide to fun and fabulous events across Dallas County
Even before the turkey comes out of the oven, you’ll have so many options to get into the holiday spirit. Whether you live in Dallas proper or one of the…
Albert C. Barnes loved Henri Rousseau’s ‘honesty of approach.’ So he built one of the world’s largest Rousseau collections.
Lions, and tigers, and bare women. These are some of the figures in the iconic jungle pictures by Henri Rousseau (1844-1910), a self-taught French artist who strove to realize financial…
Is it rude to bring a store-bought Thanksgiving dish when everyone else is cooking from scratch?
It’s almost Thanksgiving and maybe you’re not the cooking type. Or maybe you just have too much on your… plate. I invited two Inquirer journalists to answer the age-old holiday…
People who are self-employed could become exempt from paying a Philly business tax | City Council roundup
Philadelphia-based independent contractors and others who are self-employed could soon become exempt from paying certain business taxes as part of a measure aimed at easing tax burdens on small businesses.…
7 things to do in NYC this weekend: Nov. 21-23
Highlights this weekend include a modern twist on dinner theater, Andre De Shields raising holy hell in the House of the Redeemer and Emily Coates revisiting George Balanchine’s “choreographic legacy.”…
3,000 protested conditions for Philly’s Black students in 1967. Here’s how these city kids remembered it.
The students walked together, chanting over the hum of Center City traffic, holding a homemade sign and shouting into a chilly November sky. “Hey hey!” they yelled. “Ho ho! Black…
Letters to the Editor | Nov. 17, 2025
Compassionate choices I was deeply saddened to read the article regarding the death by suicide of former Rothman CEO Michael West after an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. I’m also deeply grateful to…