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The Ordinary Extraordinary: Making History Tangible at the Colored Girls Museum
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The Ordinary Extraordinary: Making History Tangible at the Colored Girls Museum

What happens when whiteness is no longer the center of experience? The Colored Girls Museum in Germantown flips the script on conventional house museums and celebrates “home space” as the place where Black women and girls get things done.

Old “Ladies’ Entrance” Signs Blur the Lines Between Gender Bias and Bar Ephemera
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Old “Ladies’ Entrance” Signs Blur the Lines Between Gender Bias and Bar Ephemera

Kiki Volkert goes bar hopping across the city to find old signs that signal a history of sexism and the progress made towards women’s rights

My Mom and Center City: A Love Story
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My Mom and Center City: A Love Story

In this endearing essay Amy Cohen recounts how her suburban-born mother blossomed into a passionate Philadelphian

Happy New Year from Hidden City
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Happy New Year from Hidden City

Hidden City is taking a short winter vacation. We’ll be back on Tuesday, January 19

Give a Gift, Get a Gift: 2020 Fund Drive Perks Are Here
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Give a Gift, Get a Gift: 2020 Fund Drive Perks Are Here

With just three days left in our annual fund drive, check out all the great thank you gifts we have on tap

Reporting for Duty: First Troop Celebrates 246 Years of Civic Service
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Reporting for Duty: First Troop Celebrates 246 Years of Civic Service

From military parades to pandemic learning pods, 23rd Street Armory rises to the occasion amid COVID-19 as a haven for underserved school children. Amy Cohen has the story

Bullets Along the Delaware and the Paradox of a Nature Trail
City Life

Bullets Along the Delaware and the Paradox of a Nature Trail

After the fatal shooting of Walter Wallace, Jr. by Philadelphia Police officers, Ann de Forest reflects on a disconcerting walk at Pennypack on the Delaware

On Love, Loss, and City Life During COVID-19
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On Love, Loss, and City Life During COVID-19

As the dark winter approaches, Mickey Herr shares her reflections and strategies for living through the pandemic


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