Happy Bear Coffee, with Carlino’s bites, coming to Philly’s Navy Yard
The Navy Yard is getting a coffee shop and wine bar as part of its redevelopment. Happy Bear Coffee Company is set to open its first physical location at the…
A winter getaway with chocolate, caverns, and holiday lights in Hershey, Pa. | Field Trip
Hershey is not just chocolate. OK, it’s a lot of chocolate. But beyond its famous namesake and the company Milton Hershey founded in 1894, this sweet little town has all…
A recession seems increasingly likely in 2026, economist says
It’s December, which means it’s time for economists to publish their forecasts for the upcoming year. Given all the political, economic, and social concerns, the crystal ball is fuzzy. However,…
Trump came to a Pa. casino to promise prosperity. Gamblers here had a mixed view of the economy.
A smattering of people pushed their luck Tuesday at the Mount Airy Casino Resort, tapping neon slot buttons, flipping dice onto felt craps tables and refilling gambling cards hanging from…
The Frankford Arsenal once housed Philly’s narcotics unit. The site gave officers brain cancer, lawsuits say.
Joseph Cooney joined the Philadelphia Police Department’s narcotics unit in 1998. For eight years, the officer began and finished each workday at the unit’s headquarters on the site of the…
Popular THC drinks will soon be illegal. Companies are fighting to save the billion-dollar industry.
Right now, any Philadelphian 21 or older can go online or walk into a regional smoke shop and buy a THC-infused drink as potent as products in legal dispensaries. But…
Former East principal denies discrimination claims | Inquirer Cherry Hill
Hello, Cherry Hill! 👋 A former East principal has denied discrimination allegations made against him by a former assistant principal earlier this year. Also this week, the district’s elementary schools…
Spotify Wrapped season’s here once again. Here’s where to find your 2025 results.
It’s OK if you don’t want to admit how many times you listened to “Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters — Spotify will tell us, anyway. Spotify Wrapped — the music…
A surgeon father and an artist son discover a common love: robots
Jake Weinstein and his dad, Gregory Weinstein, both spend a lot of time thinking about robots. Jake, an art student, has been drawing robots since he was young, inspired after…
20-year tax abatement to help turn schools into homes may soon be legal in Philly
Philadelphia developers may soon benefit from a 20-year property tax abatement to convert large, underutilized properties into residences. Buried among the litany of provisions in the state budget and fiscal…