Julia Binswanger

1 day ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Violet Comber-Wilen |Julia Binswanger |Steve Volk |Meir Rinde

#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAYGuarding the castle in Powelton Village(Photo by @karenbenson.eyeful)City Council will hold hearings looking into the troubled history of the Department of Human Services’ approach to child welfare. Advocates and others have hopes for solutions — and concerns based on a history of inaction — about what will come from it.

5 days ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Hanbit Kwon |Nick Kariuki |Julia Binswanger |Cory Sharber

#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAYView from under the Strawberry Mansion Bridge(Photo by @josephiyoob)The annual Roots Picnic had a rough Saturday [Inq$] due to cleanup from overnight storms that delayed its opening by hours. Sunday went off on schedule. Batala Philly, outfitted in rainbows, energized the crowd as the March began. (Hanbit Kwon)Jayden Jiang and Isaac Geremew represented the region at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week.

1 week ago | billypenn.com | Julia Binswanger

Friday Saturday Sunday's Lovers Bar could win the James Beard Award for Outstanding Bar this year - an impressive feat, considering the establishment took home the honor for Outstanding Restaurant just two years ago. "I'm completely shocked. Absolutely, completely shocked," said Hanna Williams, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband Chad. "To be back there two years later as a finalist is wild.

1 week ago | billypenn.com | Julia Binswanger

Want to help improve Philadelphia's waterways? Experts have this advice: Eat more oysters. As the summer season approaches, so does the time for peak oyster enjoyment. And there's no better time to start slurping up those slippery suckers than this weekend. The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary (PDE), a local environmental nonprofit that works to protect the Delaware River and Bay, is teaming up with Oyster House's Shuckfest, Philly's annual oyster celebration.

1 week ago | asianamericans.einnews.com | Nick Kariuki |Julia Binswanger |Meir Rinde

#BILLYPENNGRAM OF THE DAYUnnamed in Manayunk(Photo by @city_of_architectural_love)The PMA’s new exhibit features wearable art — things like jewelry and wedding headdresses — from the African diaspora and Asia. It also sheds light on a group often misrepresented in art exhibits: women. Continue reading …A display in the “Head to Toe” exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.