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Past articles by Pat:

Meet Stormy Daniels, the porn star Michael Cohen says Trump told him to pay $130,000 to cover up an alleged sexual affair

Stormy Daniels is at the heart of a years-long investigation into Donald Trump, which led to the former president's arrest and arraignment. → Read More

2022 Pennsylvania governor primary: Republican Joe Gale, a Montgomery County commissioner, aims to disrupt the status quo

Joe Gale, a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor, has cast himself as a conservative outsider who will disrupt the status quo in Harrisburg in a Donald Trump-like fashion. The Montgomery County commissioner has pledged to reform election policies, property taxes and pensions for state employees. He also wants to privatize the state liquor system. → Read More

Late night hosts poke fun at New Jersey's legalization of recreational marijuana

Stephen Colbert, James Corden and Jimmy Fallon were among the late night show hosts who poked fun Wednesday at New Jersey's legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana. The jokes ranged from hypothetical cannabis strains that will be available in the state to why New Jersey waited until a day after 4/20 for sales to begin. → Read More

Outdoor, retro-style roller rink returns to Dilworth Park this spring

The Rothman Orthopaedics Roller Rink at Dilworth Park in Center City will open for its second season on Friday and remain available to skaters of all ages through July 17. The roller rink will be open Sunday-Thursday from 11 a.m.-8:45 p.m. and Friday-Saturday from 11 a.m.-11:15 p.m. → Read More

Philadelphia Film Society to host series of family-friendly movie screenings

The Philadelphia Film Society is hosting a series of family-friendly movie screenings this spring. The organization will hold a sensory-friendly showing of 'The Incredibles,' as well as family matinee screenings of 'Alice in Wonderland,' 'My Neighbor Totoro' and 'Lilo & Stitch.' All presentations will take place at the Philadelphia Film Center in Center City. → Read More

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville to open resort village in Poconos

Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville will open its first village-style resort in the Poconos by mid-2024. Construction of Margaritaville Resort Village Pocono Mountains is expected to begin next year. The venue will feature four different experiences for visitors to choose from, including a hotel and a luxury RV camp. → Read More

COVID-19 & Transportation: SEPTA passengers no longer required to wear masks

SEPTA passengers and employees will no longer be required to wear masks when riding aboard transit vehicles or waiting in stations or concourses. The transit authority's decision to end its COVID-19 mask requirement came after a federal judge voided a nationwide rule Monday that mandated face coverings be worn on public transportation. → Read More

Philadelphia Museum of Art to host world premiere of Henri Matisse exhibit

The Philadelphia Museum of Art will host the first major exhibit celebrating the artwork of Henri Matisse in the 1930s. 'Matisse in the 1930s' will open Oct. 19 and run through January 2023. The French modernist artist transformed his career after a visit to the Barnes Foundation in 1930. → Read More

2022 XPoNential Music Festival: The War on Drugs, Patti Smith featured on concert's Day 1 lineup

The War on Drugs and Patti Smith will headline the 2022 XPoNential Music Festival this September at the Camden Waterfront. The Philadelphia brass band Snacktime, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, Geese and The Revivalists will also perform at the three-day concert series. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. → Read More

COVID-19 & Philadelphia: City's indoor mask requirement returns as lawsuit aims to stop mandate

Philadelphia's COVID-19 indoor mask mandate returns Monday amid a recent uptick in coronavirus infections and hospitalizations. But a group of city businesses and residents have filed a lawsuit to stop the reinstatement of the mask requirement, saying that Philly does not have the legal authority to reimplement such a rule. → Read More

King of Prussia to host pop-up food trucks, fitness classes this spring and summer

King of Prussia will host Food Truck Tuesdays and Wellness Wednesdays this May through July at various corporate parking lots across the Montgomery County town. Both outdoor pop-up events series will be free and open to the general public. → Read More

Woman killed at King of Prussia gas station was pregnant, prosecutors say

Rafiq Thompson, 38, of Philadelphia, was charged Thursday with the death of an unborn child after prosecutors found that his ex-girlfriend was 14 weeks pregnant at the time of her death. Thompson was arrested and charged Wednesday for fatally shooting 31-year-old Tamara Cornelius at a King of Prussia gas station last Friday. → Read More

Warby Parker opens fourth brick-and-mortar location in region at Cherry Hill Mall

Warby Parker opened its first retail store in South Jersey and fourth in the Philadelphia region this week at the Cherry Hill Mall. Customers will be able to purchase prescription glasses, contact lenses and other eyewear accessories at the shop. → Read More

Love City Brewing to open new outdoor beer garden near its Philadelphia taproom

Love City Brewing will open a new outdoor beer garden located across the street from the brewery's Callowhill taproom at 1023 Hamilton St. 'Love City Gardens' will be open seven days a week and serve as an extension of Love City's taproom. Guests can order beers, cocktails, wine and ciders. → Read More

Briarcliffe Fire Company shuts down due to racist remarks made on Zoom call

The Briarcliffe Fire Company in Darby Township, Delaware County has voted to disband amid accusations that members of the volunteer fire department made racist comments about Black firefighters, residents and Fanta Bility on a Zoom call in January. An attorney representing the company said that it had to shut down its operations due to 'frenzied public perception not based in fact.' → Read More

Philadelphia man arrested for alleged fatal shooting of ex-girlfriend at King of Prussia gas station

Prosecutors have charged Rafiq Thompson, 38, of Philadelphia, with first-degree murder, illegal possession of a firearm and other related offenses for allegedly killing his ex-girlfriend Tamara Cornelius at a King of Prussia gas station Friday. Thompson turned himself in Wednesday after authorities posted Monday a $5,000 reward for information that led to his arrest. → Read More

Pennsylvania House approves bill that would ban transgender athletes from playing women's sports, but Gov. Wolf intends to veto it

A bill that would ban transgender athletes from playing women's sports in Pennsylvania was passed by the state House of Representatives on Tuesday. The Republican-backed measure now heads to the Senate, but Gov. Tom Wolf has pledged to veto the bill should it reach his desk. → Read More

Man who rented U-Haul in Philly is wanted gunman in Brooklyn subway shooting

Frank James is the wanted gunman in connection with Tuesday morning's mass shooting on a New York City subway train, the New York City Police Department said Wednesday. Authorities said that James, 62, fired a number of gun shots that seriously injured 10 people inside a subway car at a Brooklyn subway station. A search for James' whereabouts is ongoing. → Read More

New Philadelphia Stars mascot resembles the Phillie Phanatic and Gritty

The Philadelphia Stars debuted their new mascot, a red-colored creature that resembles the Phillies Phanatic and Gritty. The Stars are asking football fans to name the mascot. The Stars make their season debut in the revived USFL on Sunday against the New Orleans Breakers. → Read More

Take in a full moon and stars at the Cape May Lighthouse this spring and summer

The Cape May Lighthouse will host a series of nighttime climbs this spring and summer in which visitors will be able to take in a full moon or a constellation of stars from the structure's top. The climbs will take place at various dates and times from April through August. → Read More