The Philadelphia Inquirer

15 hours ago | inquirer.com | Zoe Greenberg

Growing up in Jordan with Palestinian parents, Nick Sammoudi never ate bagels, let alone made them. But for 25 years at New York Bagels in Overbrook Park, Sammoudi rose at 4 a.m. to boil and bake what many considered to be the best bagels in Philadelphia. Like any serious devotee, he imported the smoked fish from Brooklyn.

15 hours ago | inquirer.com | Marcus Hayes

In the interest of full disclosure, in 30 years of covering the Eagles’ draft adventures, I have correctly predicted their first draft pick exactly once: in 2021, when I foresaw them moving up to take DeVonta Smith, who, I believe, one day will prove to be the best receiver they’ve ever drafted. So that makes me 1-for-30, or about as good as most prognosticators, local and national.

1 day ago | inquirer.com | Jake Blumgart |Sean Walsh |Fallon Roth

Philadelphia City Council members on Wednesday gave a largely warm reception to Mayor Cherelle L. Parker’s proposed housing initiative while still pressing administration officials for additional details on the $2 billion plan that remain elusive just six weeks before lawmakers are expected to vote on it.

1 day ago | inquirer.com | Nick Vadala

The Philadelphia Zoo’s newest residents are officially accepting visitors. The zoo on Wednesday debuted its four female Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoise hatchlings, moving them to their public habitat for all to see for the first time. The occasion is something of a monumental one for the Philadelphia Zoo, which bred and hatched the baby tortoises in-house — a first in its 150-year history.

1 day ago | inquirer.com | Rob Tornoe

After the Phillies lost their second-straight game against the New York Mets Tuesday, is it time to sound the alarm? Yes, according to NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Michael Barkann. “They are 4-7 on the road, and this team might have a winning record at 13-11, but they are a below-average team,” Barkann lamented on Phillies Postgame Live Tuesday night. “7-10 since that 6-1 start...