Whenever I saw him in the old newsroom I’d say, “they’re not booing, they’re chanting Lou.” He always chuckled at my dumb joke. But he deserved the cheers for real. inquirer.com/obituaries/lou… via @phillyinquirer

Part 1 of my 4-part series on how NIL collectives are impacting the Big 5: “Big backing and even bigger bucks have turned Villanova basketball into a professional team” inquirer.com/college-sports… via @phillyinquirer

Just beyond awful news this morning: Local journalist Josh Kruger, 39, was fatally shot inside his Point Breeze home overnight. Police haven't identified a motive but believe someone entered his house and shot him. No arrests yet. inquirer.com/crime/josh-kru…

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Each year, 50 Philly rowhomes are compromised or destroyed by reckless construction next door. That damage is concentrated in formerly redlined communities — with the greatest impact on those who can least afford it. inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

A The Philadelphia Inquirer investigation found a surprising number of Philadelphia police officers were taking advantage of a state disability benefit. Thanks to The Inquirer’s reporting, the number of police officers on leave fell by 46%. lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-reso…

Free Speech Absolutists Explain Why People They Disagree With Should Be Fired bit.ly/3SoKlfF

Supt Watlington says #PHLed will soon meet with Temple U and CCP with the idea to start a middle college HS that puts district students on a path to graduate from college, debt free, on the road to become teachers.

While the Shore debates wind turbines, Pennsylvania’s have been spinning for two decades inquirer.com/science/climat… via ⁦The Philadelphia Inquirer⁩ #wind #climate

Can confirm Paramount Global is suspending too. It’s a deluge. Apple, Disney, Warner, Paramount Global and Lionsgate pause advertising on X Story here: cnbc.com/2023/11/17/app…

Elon Musk’s X now worth 71% less than when billionaire bought it as Twitter trib.al/6YdL5sv

I didn’t listen to a single Taylor Swift song on Spotify last year. She still made money off me. trib.al/znPjCDR

If you want to get on top of Philly's health care industry and stay there, then you NEED Abraham Gutman and Aubrey Whelan 's indispensable The Philadelphia Inquirer newsletter. They deliver the definitive word on what matters most in the health care space. Let's look at the inbox journalism.

“These guys almost killed me and I had no control over it,” Todd Gordon, who nearly suffocated after a surgical team mistakenly left 6 to 8 feet of gauze inside his chest cavity. (The photo is chilling.) With ⁦Dylan Purcell⁩ & ⁦Sarah Gantz⁩ inquirer.com/health/inq2/me…

The Philadelphia Inquirer looked into a catastrophic medical error: When surgical objects get left behind in patients' bodies. This "never event" happened to more than 200 Philly-area patients in six years Wendy Ruderman Sarah Gantz Dylan Purcell found. inquirer.com/health/inq2/me…

This is trash. I have about five outfits. Who cares.

Look what my camera snapped at #LKAM24. A Temple University Owl powerhouse. The Philadelphia Inquirer education reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner Kristen Graham with 2x Emmy winning Abbott Elementary creator, writer and star #QuintaBrunson

Shootings in Philadelphia, after quickly spiking to unprecedented heights after the pandemic, have just as suddenly dropped to their lowest levels in years. Graphics and analysis with Ellie Rushing Chris Palmer Dylan Purcell inquirer.com/crime/inq2/gun…

Violent car crashes surged in Philly during a period when traffic citations hit an all time low - falling 91% from 1998 to 2023 Now the city says it wants to crack down on dangerous driving - but experts say that’s easier said than done w/Dylan Purcell inquirer.com/news/traffic-i…

What is wrong with people? I guess it’s jealousy. Reese is a successful 22-year-old rising star under a lot of pressure. Clark is doing her own thing. One doesn’t negate the other.