Why is Philly saying new turf fields will not have PFAS, when it's not true? Great reporting from David Gambacorta + Barbara Laker inquirer.com/news/philadelp…

The group texts are ablaze, the hottest gossip is about what the delegates are thinking. Happy summer babyyy inquirer.com/politics/break…

The existential crisis of the Let's Go Brandon store at the Jersey Shore: "‘F— Biden’ is great. That’s my favorite,” the store's manager said wistfully, pointing to a bumper sticker featuring the phrase. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

This is our reconstruction of one of the most complicated prisoner-swap deals in history—from Evan’s arrest to his parting message to Putin on.wsj.com/3yzR2Um on.wsj.com/3yzR2Um

Josh Shapiro wrote in his college newspaper that peace “will never come” to the Middle East and expressed skepticism about a two-state solution, describing Palestinians as “too battle-minded” to coexist. A spokesman says his views have changed. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

Please point me toward a reporter who hustles more than Julia Terruso, who had *five* bylines in the The Philadelphia Inquirer today, three of which were on A1. I’ll wait!!!

Chatted with Buzz Bissinger about the Friday Night Lights // Tim Walz connections inquirer.com/politics/frida…

"The new wave of summary trials has already begun to flood the courts. It is not clear how the authority and the courts plan to fix problems that plagued this system in the past." via Max M. Marin inquirer.com/news/septa-pol…

How speculators fueled a nightmare for Kensington residents — and could soon cash in inquirer.com/news/kensingto…

"Alexander assumed that people were undocumented immigrants based on photos and videos, which is not an accurate way to determine someone’s status." The fact Zoe Greenberg had to write that sentence is infuriating and so is this entire story. inquirer.com/politics/sprin…

The top of the ballot has changed, but the importance for each party of winning Pennsylvania has not. Aseem Shukla and Julia Terruso unpack the types of places that could determine which way the political winds will blow in Pa. inquirer.com/politics/elect…

"Some fear a perverse plot twist: Cleaning up Kensington could pave the way for surging development and soaring property values — leaving the same speculators who enabled the disorder and disrepair poised to cash in." inquirer.com/news/kensingto…

Read Zoe Greenberg 's tale of how a Delco creek became the focus of an anti-immigrant conspiracy and what it can tell us more broadly about how the specter of illegal immigration has gripped residents and lawmakers thousands of miles from the southern border. inquirer.com/politics/sprin…

"Philadelphia, she said, is the city that gave her everything, then ripped it away." via Ellie Rushing inquirer.com/crime/a/meredi…

His podcast helped push Biden out. But he’s not in Chicago to party. (He’ll wait for Burning Man for that.) nymag.com/intelligencer/…

The law finally caught up with notorious Philadelphia landlord Phil Pulley ... but for voting fraud via William Bender + Ryan W Briggs inquirer.com/news/philip-pu…

‘Pinnacle Man,’ a 27-year-old hiker found in PA in 1977, is identified after nearly 50 years inquirer.com/news/pinnacle-…

This story was broken by and continues to be owned by Laura Crimaldi of The Boston Globe. I recommend you read her coverage to get a full sense of the horror bostonglobe.com/2024/08/28/met…

reminds me of this Zoe Greenberg story about local right wing influencers in Delco amplifying a false anti-immigrant narrative. But the pet eating discourse has grown more wildly b/c its hyped by a major party VP candidate: inquirer.com/politics/sprin…

When a story has the subhed "shoddy records, dead kittens" 😱 via Max M. Marin inquirer.com/news/pennsylva…