Michaela Althouse

5 days ago | phillyvoice.com | Michaela Althouse

The University of Pennsylvania's efforts to remove diversity, equity and inclusion practices in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump was an act of "over-compliance," higher education leaders said Friday. Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania General Assembly members, collegiate professors, campus leaders and a representative from National Association of Diversity Officers took part in a public hearing on DEI efforts at higher education institutions in Philadelphia.

6 days ago | phillyvoice.com | Michaela Althouse

Gigantic lily pads, neon florals and other aquatic plants are again on display at Longwood Gardens. The Waterlily Court exhibit reopens Friday following three years of renovations. Its six pools, located outside the new West Conservatory, include nearly 100 varieties of tropical and hardy waterlilies, lotus plants and water platters – lily pads that can stretch as wide as 6 feet. The water garden will be in peak bloom through early October.

1 week ago | phillyvoice.com | Michaela Althouse

Ending Mt. Joy's latest tour with two nights at the Mann Center in September is a "huge coup" for frontman and East Kensington resident Matt Quinn, partially because he'll only have to drive 20 minutes on Girard Avenue to get home. But it's also one of his favorite places to play because of the energy of the crowd.

1 week ago | phillyvoice.com | Michaela Althouse

Giselle Brown was 14 when she started creating hyperrealism drawings and paintings, which resemble high-resolution photographs and can take months to complete. Now she's 17 and the next stop on her artistic journey is the moon. Brown, from South Jersey, is part of the Lunar Codex project, which inscribes works by writers, musicians, artists and filmmakers onto a coin-sized medallion and sends it into space as a digital time capsule.

2 weeks ago | phillyvoice.com | Michaela Althouse

Roger Rosson, 61, was arrested Tuesday and charged with homicide. Police have not provided a motive for the incident. A suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with a body pulled from the Schuykill River near East Falls on February 7. Roger Rosson, 61, was charged with homicide and related crimes in the death of Joshua Daywalt, 35, CBS reported.