Stephanie Farr
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Philly culture columnist (aka jawnalist) at The Philadelphia Inquirer, covering what makes Philly weird, wild & wonderfully unique. sfarr @inquirer .com
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This National Guardsman is using binoculars on us. We are 20 feet away.
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People yelling “Everything is free,” looting, trashing this gas station. Damn it, Philly we better than this.
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Got word that Philly’s new public loo opened in Center City today, so I’ve armed myself with a 40 oz Wawa iced tea to give you a first person review. Dear lord this thing better be open I have to pee so bad. Follow along for some service journalism by yours truly. (A thread)
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The way he puts his paws on his dad's shoulders! 😭
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Dedicated Fetterman staffer/volunteer out here handing out “Phillies fans for Fetterman” campaign signs.
“I’ll take one,” one guy said. “The only doctor we believe in around here is Dr. J!”
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A stranger just came up to me, stared me in the face, came in for a hug and said with all seriousness “We’re going to the Super Bowl.”
Your Eagles fan mayhem thread begins now.
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This guy has been atop the light pole at Broad and Sansom for at least 20 minutes and has caught and shotgunned at least seven beers. Cops are waiting for him below. Crowd is egging him on.
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A friend of mine who's visiting Lewes, Del., unexpectedly ran in to President Biden today.
Check out his shirt. It's not kelly green, but it is Eagles.
Go Birds.
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They really got Philly’s most beloved celebrities (our mascots) to reopen I-95!!
Philly - and its acceptance of our mascots as everyday members of our citizenry - remains undefeated.
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Trump says he will send federal law enforcement to Philadelphia.
Philly DA releases statement that he will charge any law enforcement officers who unlawfully assault & kidnap people.
In the event this happens, who will arrest & ID those fed officers?
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"Bad things happen in Philadelphia," Trump.
Bad things happen everywhere, but Philadelphia is an incredible city filled with incredible people who go above & beyond for each other all the time.
And we have the receipts (and tax returns) to prove it.
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Somebody memorized Kelce's entire Super Bowl parade speech, dressed up like him and performed it at yesterday's tailgate. That is ultra Philly.
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Four Seasons Total Landscaping is now hosting concerts and I hope everyone comes to the show dressed as Rudy Giuliani and moshes super hard.
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This is why the internet was created.
This is Annie. She doesn’t mind hydrotherapy as long as “Walking On Sunshine” plays on repeat. 14/10
#SeniorPupSaturday
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Annie Wu Henry, 26, of Fishtown, and her dog, Bella, 5. Annie was at the same corner of Broad when the Eagles won the 2018 SB and when the Phillies won the NLCS. “It’s a Philly thing,” she said.
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I was reminded today that I once asked
@GrittyNHL
via email what Philly neighborhood he best relates to.
He said "Airport, mostly" and I'm still impressed with the diplomacy and absolute absurdity of that response.
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Today is a major day in Philadelphia history.
Seven years ago, Philly averted a robotic uprising.
You're welcome, America.
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A woman awoke to found her car spray painted with "Trump Rules" and "Black Bitch" in South Philly today.
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Walking the dogs in the neighborhood Easter morning and I hear a lady loudly telling her family: “It’s early! You’ve got to have faith. You’ve got to believe!”
It took me a second to realize she was talking about the Phillies and not Jesus.
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Went to the Philadelphia Orchestra for the first time Saturday.
We got drinks in the lobby and the bartender told us he couldn't give us ice.
Me: "Why, are they afraid people will throw it?"
Him: "Everyone thinks that cause this is Philly but no, it's because of the noise."
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All I’m saying is that Phillies better make “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” their song next year.
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I'm dying. Steve Carell is so excited to meet Kelly Clarkson he's actually making a Michael Scott face. 😂
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Oh no, PR person, just no.
"for the West Philadelphia communities like King of Prussia, Downingtown and West Chester"
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The Lt. Gov. is trolling my Wawa coverage.
Full disclosure - I grew up in Sheetz country & went to school at Pitt.
Sheetz has very good food - but it does not invoke the passion or fandom that Wawa does.
Wawa is a lifestyle.
Sheetz is a 2 a.m. drunk hookup.
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I conducted one of the most Philly interviews of my life this week with the pole climber who caught and shotgunned 7 beers on Broad Street Sunday.
This story took so many turns I was not expecting (a thread):
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Adam McNeil, 34, rents out entire laundromats to allow Black Philly moms to do their family's clothes for free, and he gave away 25,000 diapers, 2 fridges and 2 sets of washers & dryers to Black Philly moms in the last six months alone (a thread):
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Guys - I found the most Philly sign at today’s protest.
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Our entire legislature should be ashamed.
As I've said before, we should pay any PA politician who opposes raising the minimum wage $7.25 an hour and see how quickly they change their damn minds.
22 states increased minimum wage on Jan. 1, but in PA it’s still $7.25, despite recent legislative efforts. Many employers in the state actually pay more than that, perhaps to keep up with the norms in PA’s neighbor states Map by
@jduchneskie
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I talked to Anton, 64, who is currently displaced, living in Center City and battling prostate cancer, which makes him use the bathroom a lot. He said the new public loo is a blessing. He used it and filled his H2O bottles up at the hand washing station.
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In what may be one of the most Philly stories ever, a Vietnam vet & Green Beret lived in an empty concession stand inside Veterans Stadium for 3 years in his own “off-the-wall South Philly version of the Phantom of the Opera.”
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Eagles superfan
@GioThePodcaster
, 15, hadn't been to a press conference before - and he'd only prepared questions for if the
@Eagles
won. Yet his Q to
@JalenHurts
at the post-Super Bowl presser got an answer that was carried by outlets everywhere (1/3)
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There is already an escalator not working at Fashion District Philly, which is so Philly and a serious nod to The Gallery.
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I know the flooding is very serious, but watching a virtual city press conference where the word 'wooder' comes up 100 times and is pronounced exactly the same by officials and reporters is very Philly.
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(A thread): Yesterday, I asked whose reaction you wanted to hear about the removal of the Rizzo statute.
@RobertSkvarla
suggested one of the Black Panthers who were stripped naked & arrested at Rizzo's command in 1970.
This is Herbert Hawkins, 71. He was one of those men.
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I can't get over Gov. Shapiro's quote at yesterday's news conference about 1-95 reopening this weekend.
“This is what it looks like when the ingenuity of Delco meets the grit of Philly."
Please supply me with all other examples of Delco ingenuity meeting Philly grit.
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My mom, who died 30 years ago today, made this stained-glass window. When the light shines through it just right, a rose appears on our wall.
“There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in,” Leonard Cohen.
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Children in Philly are practicing now for the Eagles next Super Bowl win.
s/o to the 10 yo girls who routinely climb the street signs in fishtown i only hope my daughter can honor their legacy someday
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Someone shouting at cops pushing crowds back: “This is not what Bryce Harper wants!”
Cop: “I train all day for this sh—.”
Philadelphian: “Yeah? What gym you go to?”
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“You can’t make a beer based on a smiley face sponge.”
New Jersey: “Hold my beer.”
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Montco D.A.: Bill Cosby's bail is $1 million dollars. He posted 10% to be released.
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It’s snowing in Philly and the bell on Independence Hall is ringing and for a moment “everything was beautiful and nothing hurt.”
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I am very sorry to report, the toilet is already clogged. I’m gonna save you photographic evidence, but it is full to the brim. I told a construction worker who went inside and he was like “oh well, I just got to pee.”
This was so great, for like an hour.
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People not from Philly: “Wow! They brought Elmo in for this party!”
Philadelphians: “Nah. He lives here. We’re pretty sure he’s got a place with Gritty on the Schuylkill somewhere.”
It remains unclear how many videos of Philly Elmo dancing will grace Twitter before this election is called.
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Philly, probably the best place on earth.
Ballot boxes dancing to Missy Elliot is how Philadelphia is doing right now
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Got a press release about a Punxsutawney Phil mascot celebrating the Eagles SB run at Reading Terminal Market on Groundhog's Day. The world isn't ready for the amount of PA & Philly-ness about to descend on this planet for the next 2 weeks.
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PSA: If you’re flying out of PHL today get here early. I have never seen the TSA line this long in my life.
A British woman asked an airport worker:
“How can this be the security line?”
“It is!” she responded.
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Happy Independence Day, from the city where it all began. 🔔
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I’ve been to the Philadelphia Museum of Art a dozen times but never saw this work. Over the last year or so it’s come up in several things I’ve read. I went recently, specifically to see it. It’s hidden in a dark, back room with no outside signage. When you walk in you see…
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My cousin and her husband who live near L.A. ate nothing but salmon and asparagus for dinner for like 6 months before their wedding.
My s.o. and I, who get married in 4 days, had cheesesteaks for dinner last night, and will have the other half today.
This is the Philly way.
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Good morning, Philly! I’m at the Independence Seaport Museum awaiting the reenactment of Benjamin Franklin’s arrival in Philly 300 years ago on this very day.
Franklin was 17 when he came here by boat so a 17-year-old actor playing Ben will be arriving here by boat soon too!
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I got married this year and did not take my husband’s name. This Christmas, more than one woman in my life addressed our Christmas card to Mr. & Mrs. (husband’s first and last name). I know it’s the old-timey style but it enrages me to be erased that way.
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In no way do I condone this, but if anyone knows this dude I’d like to interview him. From a safe distance. Like, by phone.
I just have to ask if he knows about the raw sewage. And I need to know the things he saw in there. And what hallucinations he’s having now.
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ICYMI - Last week, word broke that footage and a script exist for "Philly Justice," a show made up by the cast and crew of "Parks and Rec" for fun.
We the people of Philadelphia must see this footage. We demand justice. Philly Justice. (dun dun) 1/2
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"Being disliked by the President of the United States is probably one of the most Philly things that has ever happened to Philly."
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The crowds are thinning out slightly, but there’s still quite a dedicated crowd here, including Philly Elmo and his drum line, who make everything better.
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I'm shaking. I didn't know Josh very well, but I'll never forget how moved I was by a speech he gave at the Keystone Journalism Awards one year about how his past informed his reporting.
I hope Mason finds someone to love him as much as Josh did. 💔
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Alright, let’s try this again. I’m back at Citizens Bank Park for game three of the World Series and look what I just found at the end of the rainbow!!
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Um...this is from the City of Philadelphia and it's slightly disturbing.
Were these fake COVID testing sites? Were they charging? Were they administering actual tests or just making people's results up? This is really weird, even for Philly.
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When I interview ppl who are happy in their older years, I always ask what makes them so. This was Clarence's answer:
“You take your chances, and you keep going,” Walker said of life. “And you keep looking up, because that’s where the light comes from.”
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This column from my colleague
@Will_Bunch
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"The main reason that so many reasonably well-off folks tried to shut down American democracy wasn’t because they feared losing their paycheck, but because they feared losing their white privilege."
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Alright
@Wawa
fans, I’m at the opening of the beloved convenience store’s first drive thru in Westampton, NJ. I’ll be live tweeting and live eating. What should I order?
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Today in press releases, Neshaminy Creek is making a Rita's beer, in case your wooder ice doesn't have enough alcohol for you.
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Yesterday, the
@nytimes
did the same story I did two weeks ago - they even interviewed the same expert! But they made it very NYT-y by:
1.) Mentioning the Santa snowball incident
2.) Mentioning Rocky
3.) Using phrases like "whose steps he fictively climbed"
(1/3)
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TIL that the Philadelphia Museum of Art does not own the Rocky steps, the city does. And it shut the fountains on the steps down for repairs in 1995 and just never finished or reopened them because Philly.
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I feel like only people from Philly will realize the miracle within this photograph.
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Center City before the game ends. Official thread will begin when the mayhem does!
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The great Philly exodus known as shore season is quickly approaching. We're creating an illustration of characters you might meet at the shore and would love suggestions. It could be general (dude with Delco flag) or specific (Martha May, seagull feeder). Who should we include?
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This dude just brought an entire pitcher of beer to Broad Street. Someone else brought falafel, it’s a smorgasbord down here!
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Thanks for the sincerest form of flattery, Gray Lady!
Please subscribe to your local paper.
Go Birds.
(3/3)
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Excuse me please,
@dog_rates
. We think Charlie the Philly Miracle Dog is a 12/10 but would like to seek your expert opinion. He's survived a lot and has tails to tell, but he's finally found his furever dad.
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Happy 341st birthday, Philly. For all your faults, I love you still.
(photo by
@PhillyRover
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Liam and Aman, both 18, loved the new bathroom.
“DUUUUDE!” Liam said when he opened the door.
“Whoa!” Aman said of the hand dryer. And “No way!” of the sink.
Liam stayed in for a while, sparking poop jokes from Aman. Turns out Liam was posting on social media in the loo. 😂
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This man documented the first year of his son's growth by photographing him against a cheesesteak every month. It's early, but I'm nominating him for parent of the year.
#Philly
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Philly: the only place where this glorious holiday wreath would get made. And stolen.
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My 1st day at the Philadelphia Daily News was 17 years ago today. I thought I'd stay 5 years, but I fell in love with Philly & with Philadelphians.
This city & the people in it have given me so much - esp. perspective, courage & grit. I'll be forever grateful I found my way here
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Just saw this gem of Philly truth on reddit:
"Philly isn't nice but it is kind."
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Dressed as Mare of Easttown to hand out candy last night. Nobody even guessed my costume cause I just looked like a world-weary Delco lady drinking wine out of a disposable Wawa coffee cup and now I'm terrified to think that maybe I am.
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This Philly iceberg by
@thecsjones
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