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Can you spot the real logo among the fakes?

Earn the right to critique recent rebrands of the Philadelphia Art Museum and Eastern State in our fiendish logo quiz.

By

Garland Fordice

Published Nov 25, 2025

It’s been almost two months since the Philadelphia Art Museum unveiled its new name and logo to, let’s be kind and say, a mixed response. To the bane of all graphic designers, rebrands are lightning rods where everyone suddenly becomes a branding expert.

So we wanted to put your knowledge to the test. We’re going to ask you to identify the real logo among those that we’ve subtly modified.

Good luck!

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Question 1 of 6

Before the change, one of these was the real logo for The Philadelphia Museum of Art. Can you pick the right one?

CorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right.

For those concerned about the changing logo, fear not. Legally the museum’s name isn’t changing, just its “consumer-facing” one.

Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

The questions will get a little harder from here.

Question 2 of 6

Which logo replaced the one above?

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The museum said in a statement, “The new brand identity captures Philadelphia’s vibrant culture, reflecting how art influences everyday life and resonates across the city’s diverse communities.” The change surprised many, with lots of critics upset with the new look.

Question 3 of 6

Let’s move to another art gallery. Which is the real logo for the Barnes Foundation?

CorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right.

Pentagram, the company responsible for the logo, said about the design: “The identity is based on the forms found within a specific ‘ensemble.’ The letters play with positive and negative space, gaining coherence through the act of reading across the ensemble.”

Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer

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Question 4 of 6

Which is the real Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts logo?

CorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right.

The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts is the nation’s first institution that is both an art museum and school. The Heads of State, the brand agency that designed the logo, said: “We felt a classic wordmark would be an opportunity for visual simplicity and increased name recognition.”

Tom Gralish / Staff Photographer

Question 5 of 6

Eastern State Penitentiary also recently rebranded. Can you pick out their new logo?

CorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right.

Not only does Eastern State have a new look, but they also recently released their 2025-2029 strategic plan, with a focus on criminal justice education and a reimagined visitor experience.

Question 6 of 6

The Museum of the American Revolution has part of its logo displayed on its building. Can you spot the right design?

CorrectIncorrect. XX% of other readers got this question right.

The thirteen stars in the museum’s logo are displayed on the building outside. The stars are based off the Commander in Chief’s Standard flag, which is on display in the museum.

Tyger Williams / Staff Photographer

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You scored XX out of 6.

The average reader scored XX out of 6

Get out there and see some museums!

Respectable. You clearly have a good eye or spend all your free time at museums across the city.

Good eye! We’ll listen to any of your “takes” on the new Philadelphia Art Museum branding.

Staff Contributors

Design, development, and reporting: Garland Fordice

Editing: Sam Morris

Copy Editing: Brian Leighton

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November 25, 2025
House of the Week: a Passyunk Square home with a famous neighbor for $455,000

Rebecca Procopio was attracted to the walkability of the two-bedroom, 1½-bathroom home to the eateries, “the vibrant energy,” and other attractions of Passyunk Square.

But after buying it in 2023, she took particular delight in the view from her front porch of the studio of renowned mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar.

“I’ve always felt drawn to the unique,” said Procopio, referring to both to the neighborhood and the house. The home “felt a lot more open than the other homes I looked at.”

Her fiancé, Tyler Griffiths, joined her there last year. But the couple is now headed for Chicago where she has a new job in her field of genetic counseling.

Primary bedroom

The house is 1,036 square feet and four stories, including the finished basement.

The main floor is open concept, with hardwood floors in the living room, dining area, kitchen, and half bathroom. The living room also features an exposed brick wall.

The kitchen has updated cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, and a marble countertop.

Kitchen

The two bedrooms have ample closet space and large windows, letting in plentiful natural light.

The second bedroom has been serving as a combination guest room and home office.

Guest bedroom/office

The primary bathroom has a contemporary design, with ceramic tile and a large shower.

The basement can be used as a family room, home office, or gym, in addition to storage space and a laundry area with a washer and dryer.

Basement

The property has a private outdoor space.

Public transportation is easily accessible.

The house is listed by Nancy Alperin of Maxwell Realty Co. for $455,000.

November 25, 2025
Exploring three trades the Phillies could make to address their offseason needs

Let’s play the general manager game.

The Phillies have been relatively quiet so far this offseason, which presents the opportunity for some hypothetical exercises.

Here are three trade ideas for the Phillies that could address their winter to-do list, and reasons that they may or may not work if they came across Dave Dombrowski’s desk:

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The trade

Infielder Aidan Miller to the Red Sox for outfielder Jarren Duran

Why it could work

Boston already has a logjam in its outfield, and top outfield prospect Jhostynxon Garcia is near-MLB ready. That makes the Red Sox logical trade partners for the Phillies, who need outfield help.

Duran, who primarily plays left field but has seen time at all three outfield positions, has a controllable contract through 2028. Last season, the 29-year-old slashed .256/.332/.442 and hit 16 home runs. He also posted 11 defensive runs saved, which ranks second behind Steven Kwan among MLB left fielders. He’s speedy as well, ranking in the 91st percentile of sprint speed.

Miller, the Phillies’ No. 2 prospect, would bolster the Red Sox’s infield depth.

Boston Red Sox outfielder Jarren Duran hit 16 home runs in 2025.

Why it might not

Ideally, the Phillies need a right-handed bat, and Duran is a lefty. Their No. 2 prospect is a high price to pay for yet another left-handed outfield bat. But that’s likely the cost for a player of Duran’s caliber with three years of team control and several clubs needing outfield help. Even so, it would be a big blow to an already thin farm system.

Duran doesn’t counteract the Phillies’ main offensive weaknesses, either. He had a strikeout rate of 24.3% and a chase rate of 31.1% last season. His career OPS against lefties is .620, compared to .837 against righties.

The Red Sox might also prefer to use one of their biggest trade chips to prioritize their more immediate need of starting pitching.

The trade

Pitcher Gage Wood, pitcher Alex McFarlane, and infielder Aroon Escobar to the Orioles for catcher Adley Rutschman

Why it could work

If Plan A of re-signing J.T. Realmuto doesn’t work out for the Phillies, they will need to turn to Plan B. But the catching free-agent market this winter isn’t exactly robust, so trading for one might be the most logical avenue.

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There has been trade buzz surrounding Rutschman since the Orioles signed their top catching prospect, Samuel Basallo, to an eight-year extension in August. Rutschman is under team control through 2027.

The 27-year-old switch-hitter was is coming off his least productive major league season, and was limited to 90 games with oblique strains. Even so, he had an above-average chase rate (21.7%) and whiff rate (14.5%) in 2025. Over his four-year career, Rutschman has a .254/.344/.412 slash line.

The Orioles need pitching. The Phillies’ top pitching prospect, Andrew Painter, was off the table at the trade deadline, and it’s unlikely that has changed. To avoid including their top three prospects — Painter, Miller, and Justin Crawford — it probably would require a bigger package to net Rutschman.

McFarlane, 24, is the closest of the three included prospects to being major league ready was recently was protected by the Phillies ahead of the Rule 5 draft. He finished the 2025 season, his first back from Tommy John surgery, as a reliever with double-A Reading and posted a 4.84 ERA across two levels.

Wood, whom the Phillies plan to develop as a starter, was the Phillies’ first-round draft pick out of Arkansas this year.

Rounding out the package is Escobar, the Phillies’ No. 5 prospect. He had a .270 batting average and .774 OPS across three levels, ending the season with a September promotion to double A.

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman slashed .220/.307/.366 in 90 games in 2025.

Why it might not

Rutschman is coming off a down year, and the Orioles would be selling low on a player who was envisioned as the future face of their franchise when he was drafted first overall in 2019.

While the Orioles vastly underperformed preseason expectations in 2025, finishing last in the American League East, Baltimore president of baseball operations Mike Elias could be banking on a return to contention in 2026. There’s certainly precedent, after the Blue Jays went from last to first in the AL East in one year. If so, Baltimore might prefer to keep Rutschman around, as he’s more polished behind the plate than Basallo.

From the Phillies’ perspective, sending away three top-30 prospects would be a big setback for a farm system that already is lean. They also would be betting that Rutschman would bounce back from a career-low OPS+ of 90.

And if the Phillies re-sign Realmuto, this trade would be redundant.

The trade

Third baseman Alec Bohm and pitcher Jean Cabrera to the Mariners for catcher Harry Ford

Why it might work

Bohm, who is entering his final year before free agency, has been the subject of trade rumors for two straight offseasons. The Mariners need a third baseman, with Eugenio Suárez now a free agent.

Andrew Painter, Alex McFarlane, and Gabriel Rincones Jr. added to Phillies’ roster before Rule 5 draft

Seattle’s top catching prospect, Ford, is blocked from a starting role by Cal Raleigh, the 2025 AL MVP runner-up. Ford, 22, made his major league debut in September and played eight games for the Mariners, but he currently doesn’t have a path to regular playing time. Ford played 97 games in triple A last season, where he hit .283 with an .868 OPS. Behind the plate, he had zero passed balls and caught runners stealing 23% of the time.

He could make sense for the Phillies whether they re-sign Realmuto or not. After sending Eduardo Tait to the Twins in the Jhoan Duran trade, the Phillies lack future catching depth. Bringing Ford into the fold also would help the Phillies get younger.

Garrett Stubbs and Rafael Marchán are under contract with the Phillies for 2026. If Realmuto signs with another team, Stubbs or Marchán could work in a tandem with Ford as he continues to develop.

Why it might not

If the Phillies are trading from their major league roster, they will have to make additional moves to fill the holes it creates. That means they suddenly would be in the market for a third baseman.

That is, unless the Phillies are confident that Otto Kemp and/or Edmundo Sosa will be a sufficient stopgap until Miller is ready for the majors. But third base is not the strongest defensive position for Kemp (minus-7 outs above average) or Sosa (0 OAA).

The Mariners could be looking for an even higher price for Ford, who is ranked as the No. 42 prospect in MLB.

November 25, 2025
The U.S. must support Ukraine in peace deal, not help fulfill Putin’s wish list | Editorial

As families across America prepare to settle in for turkey, stuffing, and football, the Trump administration is imposing a brutal choice on the people of Ukraine: capitulate by Thanksgiving, or lose U.S. support.

If the bloodiest fighting in Europe since World War II is to come to an end, any peace plan must be fair and hold Russia accountable for invading its neighbor. The 28-point plan released last week and endorsed by the White House would enshrine injustice instead.

Perhaps the only surprise about the lopsided peace proposal is that it took so long. Ever since Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, it has often felt like an all-out push for Kyiv’s surrender is just around the corner.

The president has repeatedly praised Russia’s Vladimir Putin, threatened and removed existing U.S. aid to Ukraine’s military, and reinforced Russian talking points about the conflict, including blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war.

Meanwhile, the situation on the ground has deteriorated.

Ukrainians have taken to covering their streets and homes with anti-drone nets due to the Russian military’s “human safari” tactics. Russian drone operators have terrorized civilians and aid workers by attacking them indiscriminately, making simple errands dangerous in cities close to the front lines.

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Russia’s military, fueled by the conscription of ethnic minorities, convicted criminals, and Ukrainians from Russian-occupied territories, has made incremental gains. Meanwhile, the Ukrainian military has suffered from increasing rates of desertion and low morale. While most Ukrainians do not want to give up territory to end the fighting, this position has become more popular over time because of the suffering and devastation the war has unleashed.

American support for Ukraine has reached new lows under Trump, but President Joe Biden bears much of the blame for what’s happening today. The past administration never supplied Ukraine with anything close to the kinds of weapons it needed to succeed in the war’s early stages. Instead of rushing F-16 fighter jets into the country, Biden held off on delivering them for years. Long-range missiles, which would have allowed Ukraine to strike deeper into Russian territory, were also delayed.

Imagine how much stronger a position Ukraine might be in if the Biden administration had approved the transfer of these weapons systems back in 2022, before the country suffered hundreds of thousands of casualties against brutal Russian invaders.

The Trump administration seems prepared to compound this betrayal by forcing Ukrainians to accept a peace plan that some U.S. senators have suggested was written by Moscow.

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As released last week, the plan would force Ukraine to cede territory, abandon hopes of joining NATO, and cap the size of its military. It would create a blanket amnesty for war crimes and allow Russia to rejoin the G8 and reintegrate into the global economy.

Given the scale of the suffering in Ukraine’s towns and cities and along the front lines, peace is a crucial goal. Beyond the direct human toll, the war has also led to the destruction of the Khakhovka Dam on the Dnieper River, a major environmental disaster. Russian recklessness has also repeatedly endangered nuclear plants.

Zelensky and European leaders have countered the plan with one of their own, which was immediately criticized by the Kremlin. Ukrainian negotiators are keen to avoid formally handing over territory, remove or raise the cap on the size of their military, and allow for eventual NATO membership, even if it is off the table in the foreseeable future.

U.S. efforts to end the war should be more in line with its allies’ proposal, instead of fulfilling Putin’s wish list. If Trump sides with Russia, it will send a clear message to other authoritarians that the West will not stand together against illegal aggression.

If America sells out Ukraine, the world will be watching.

November 25, 2025
How is Center City retail doing? It depends what street you’re on.

Center City was resilient this year, reporting slight increases in foot traffic and overall retail occupancy despite high-profile closures along Market Street.

About 84% of Center City storefronts were occupied as of October, up one percentage point from the same time last year, according to the Center City District’s annual survey of business owners. Occupancy has hovered around that point since at least 2023 and has yet to recover to its pre-pandemic level of 89% in 2019.

So far in 2025, an average of 343,540 people walked through Center City each day, an increase of more than 3% from last year, the survey found. Each section of Center City, from the beleaguered Market East to the thriving Rittenhouse Square area, saw at least a 1% bump in average daily foot traffic, according to the survey.

Some retail corridors, however, are looking more vibrant than others.

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Market Street continues to struggle on both sides of Broad Street.

As of October, the office-centric western side of Market had the lowest occupancy in Center City at 62%.

Market East, the future of which continues to be debated by city stakeholders, had a 72% occupancy rate. It has been impacted by a slew of recent closures, including Macy’s, Rite Aid, Iron Hill Brewery, and Giant Heirloom supermarket. The Center City District calculates occupancy rates by number of storefronts, not total square footage.

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On Chestnut Street, the eastern and western sections have vastly different occupancies. The eastern side recorded a 71% occupancy rate in October, according to the survey, while 81% of stores on the western side were occupied.

Walnut Street continues to be the district’s shining star, with 86% occupancy in both the eastern and western sections, according to the survey. In the report, the Center City District highlighted several new additions, including the luxury women’s fashion company Aritzia and North America’s first Nike Jordan World of Flight store.

The report once again highlighted the success of the Open Streets program, during which roads are closed to car traffic and become pedestrian walkways for shopping and dining. There have been 21 Open Streets events since its inception in September 2024, with more planned for December and next year.

The events bring out more than 10,000 people on average, according to the report, and typically result in a 65% boost in businesses’ foot traffic and a 39% bump in sales volume.

An Open Streets in April. There have been 21 Open Streets events since its inception in September 2024, with more planned for December and next year.

Looking to the future, the district surveyed 700 Philadelphia renters to ask what types of retailers they’d like to see more of in Center City.

“Downtown residents seek convenient access to everyday goods, full-service grocery stores and home furnishing options — all within walking distance,” district executives wrote in the report, noting that these types of businesses could fill vacancies in office buildings or in the concourse around Suburban Station.

“CCD looks forward to convening office district stakeholders in 2026 to discuss a coordinated retail attraction strategy that could reposition the office district as a place to accommodate many of the retailers Center City is currently missing.”

Editor’s note: A previous version of this story included an incorrect comparison between 2025 and 2024 for occupancy on Market Street.

November 24, 2025
More New Yorkers want apartments in the Philly area

More out-of-towners and fewer locals are searching for rental homes in the Philadelphia region, with New Yorkers leading the way. No word on whether they plan to become Eagles fans.

In an analysis of the country’s 50 largest metropolitan areas, Philadelphia had the second-largest drop in local rental demand since before the pandemic, as measured by listing views on Realtor.com.

In fall 2019, about 68% of the Philadelphia metro’s rental traffic on the website came from local residents. By this fall, that share had dropped to about 45%, according to a Realtor.com report published this month.

Philadelphia was one of 20 metros that switched from having mostly local demand for rental listings before the pandemic to mostly out-of-town demand. Only Detroit had a larger drop than Philadelphia in the share of locals looking online for rentals.

This fall, most of the Philadelphia metro’s out-of-town rental traffic — 48% — came from the New York metro, which includes some North Jersey cities. The share of listing views coming from the New York metro grew from almost 7% of all traffic before the pandemic to more than 25% this fall.

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In the Philadelphia region, the median asking rent for rentals with zero to two bedrooms was $1,743 in October, according to Realtor.com. The area’s affordability compared to New York and other large nearby metros attracts out-of-town renters. That’s also the case in such metros as San Francisco and Charlotte, N.C.

But for many renters already living in the Philadelphia area, the region’s relative affordability doesn’t mean much. The region is one of the least affordable major metros in the country for its apartment renters based on their incomes, according to a January report by the online real estate brokerage Redfin.

“Shifting affordability across regions is reshaping renter behavior, with a growing share of demand coming from outside local markets,” Danielle Hale, chief economist at Realtor.com, said in a statement.

“Data show that more renters are willing to look farther afield, in some cases to entirely new markets, for homes that better align with their budgets,” Hale said.

Although New York renters are among those eyeing the Philadelphia region, many are looking to stay put. The New York metro had the highest share of local rental demand this fall. About three in four online views for rentals in that metro came from inside the metro, about the same share as in 2019.

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Nationwide, the rental market has continued to cool, Hale said. From January to October of this year, the median asking rent stayed roughly flat, falling by 0.1%. Over the same period of 2024, the median asking rent increased by 1.1%.

November 24, 2025
What brings customers to Philly’s live poultry stores

The sounds of clucks and tiny eyes looking through metal cages are part of the Italian Market background, as some stores sell live poultry.

Citywide, chickens, ducks, quails, and other animals are kept alive until purchase, only leaving the store when becoming someone’s food source.

Struggling to understand the dynamics of the live poultry business, a reader asked Curious Philly, The Inquirer’s forum for questions about the city and region: Who is buying these live chickens, where do they come from, and where are they slaughtered?

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The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture oversees what is called the live bird marketing system, a structure that involves farms, distributors, and stores.

About 500,000 birds weekly are sent to live poultry stores across Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, according to an article published in the Delaware Journal of Public Health in 2021.

Statewide there are 17 live bird markets, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture. Most are in the Philly area, but there is no state registry of the markets.

In the city, the health department licenses and inspects these facilities. The birds are subjected to the same regulations to curb the transmission of avian influenza as all poultry producers in Pennsylvania, a spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture said.

As the public health journal noted, live poultry markets are more common in areas like Philadelphia with significant and growing immigrant populations.

Alex Lemus, 29, and Juan Amador work at one of South Philadelphia’s live poultry stores. They weren’t authorized to speak for their workplace, but said they put effort into making the chickens feel as comfortable as they can.

“We take good care of them; we give them corn, and they grow up free-range,” said Lemus, who has been working in the live poultry industry for seven years.

The birds sell fast, he said, pointing to 16 long metal cages, each with at least 10 chickens and ducks inside. “At least 80 people per day come to buy, mostly Asian and Latino, and that is not counting the holidays,” Amador said.

Among quacks and clucks, longtime customer Nu Aing walked into the store. Stepping over a lone feeder and some light brown liquid residue on the floor, she selected six chickens.

As one worker swept the floor, another weighed the chosen chickens and placed them into a box for Amador to take to the back room. The chickens clucked loudly.

Aing drove an hour and a half from the suburbs because, she said, the chickens here are tender and better for recreating her family’s Vietnamese cuisine.

“Meat is better than the grocery store for soup, but they are good in anything,” Aing said. Around the Vietnamese New Year, “a lot of people are here; the line is long.”

In the back room, the chickens were killed and their bodies plucked and placed in white plastic bags, at Aing’s request.

“It is killed inside in 30 seconds,” Lemus said. “This part of the job was horrible when I started, but you get used to it over time.”

Within 20 minutes, the store is packed with at least 15 people waiting for their orders.

Guatemalan native Carlos Baten, 42, sent pictures of the birds to his family to help him pick the best option. He asked for his chicken to be cut into pieces for a chicken and vegetable soup that would feed three people.

“The freshness of the meat is unmatched,” Baten said. “They just feel like they are healthier and fed with fewer chemicals.”

The idea of eating a healthier type of meat also brought Guatemalan native Mayra González, 35, to the store with her 2-year-old daughter. But as soon as González placed her order, she fled to wait outside.

“I don’t like the scent inside, it smells like chicken feed,” González said. But the meat is “way better than the one at the grocery store,” she said.

To her, live poultry meat feels “silky,” and can feed more people for less. The cost of each chicken depends on the weight, but two chickens are enough to feed 11 people, González said.

“I feel bad for them, but since you can’t see when they are sacrificed, it’s the same as when you buy them at the grocery store,” González said.

November 24, 2025
Tyrese Maxey ‘spreads joy’ during his fourth annual holiday turkey giveaway

Tyrese Maxey’s breakout season continued on Thursday night when the 25-year-old guard scored a career-high 54 points in the Sixers’ 123-114 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The All-Star continues to grow as a veteran leader in his sixth season with the Sixers — but his personality and impact off the court often steal the show.

That was on display Saturday morning as a line steadily formed out front of the Alan Horwitz “Sixth Man” Center as Maxey hosted the Tyrese Maxey Foundation’s fourth annual holiday turkey giveaway. And this year the foundation gave away 3,000 Thanksgiving meals to Philadelphia families in need.

The Tyrese Maxey Foundation is giving out 3,000 Thanksgiving meals pic.twitter.com/roTQE0lEpR

— Ariel (@ArielSimpson16) November 22, 2025

“It’s growing,” Maxey said. “The foundation, my uncle, my mama, everybody that’s part of it, is doing an amazing job. I remember when I first came to it, like I said, it was just a small idea that I wanted to do and it turned grand, and that’s a really good feeling.”

With each passing year since it started in 2022, the event continues to make massive leaps.

In its first year the foundation gave away 400 meals. The following year, that number increased to 1,000 meals, and in 2024 the foundation gave out 2,000 meals.

“It shows my connection with the city,” Maxey said. “I try to do whatever I can to give back, honestly. It’s just one of the many things I try to do. But for me, my family, and my foundation, I really do appreciate them for helping me bring a plan like this to fruition.

“I want people to see that I’m not just a basketball player. I’m a person as well. I grew up in places where I wanted to give back there too. And so now I’m blessed to be able to have that impact in Philadelphia.”

Tyrese Maxey poses with fans before his foundation provides 3,000 turkeys to families on Saturday.

Tyrese Maxey’s historic night against Milwaukee arrived when the Sixers needed it most

Each Thanksgiving meal included a turkey, sides, fresh produce, and sweets. Philadelphia native Ceriene M. Lofton, 71, was grateful to have the help from the Sixers guard ahead of the holiday season.

“He is humble,” Lofton said. “You have a lot of basketball players and you have a lot of stars, they wouldn’t even give you a dime. But him doing this is a great help for the community, especially for senior citizens who can’t get out or don’t have the means to have any type of dinner. So, you know what, I really honor him and I respect him for that because he doesn’t have to do that, but he does it out of his heart.”

Saturday’s event was just one way the Tyrese Maxey Foundation plans to strengthen the community. During the day, Franklin the Dog made an appearance and Maxey met with children, first responders, and Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship founder David Feldman.

Tyrese Maxey at the 4th annual Tyrese Maxey Foundation holiday turkey giveaway pic.twitter.com/Myd0QtyGBI

— Ariel (@ArielSimpson16) November 22, 2025

Wearing his bright red Tyrese Maxey Foundation T-shirt, Maxey couldn’t help but reminisce on a past interaction from his 2022 turkey drive, a day after he broke his foot.

“I was able to go, and I still walked people around and was there the entire time,” Maxey said. “I remember this one lady came up to me just crying, happy that I was there. She just didn’t think I would be here because I broke my foot the day before. … Those are the moments that we live for. That’s why I do it.”

Tyrese Maxey’s foundation provided 3,000 Thanksgiving meals to families on Saturday.

As the event continues to grow, Maxey has big plans for the future.

“It’s the holiday season, I just try to spread joy,” Maxey said. “Just keep making people happy. Right now, it’s a hard time in the world. … A lot of stuff has been changing, but the more families we can feed, the more smiles we can put on people’s faces, I’m happy.”

November 23, 2025
Why are there thousands of tabletop role-playing game players in Philadelphia this weekend?

On Friday morning, Kayla wore glittery makeup and a big smile as she stood inside the Convention Center. “I used to live in Philadelphia and I came to be with my siblings, and we all love board games, so it’s just a great time,” she said.

The Crestview, Fla., resident is a former Philadelphian who came back to the city to attend Pax Unplugged, the gaming convention she loves returning to.

On Friday, the massive main hall at the Convention Center was crammed to the brim with booths selling game accessories, memorabilia, and whimsical gifts like plushies and stickers.

On one side, gamers were engrossed in games of Magic or Dungeons & Dragons. Influencers sat in special areas to meet fans and sign autographs amid a constant hum of chatter and excited energy.

Guests attend Pax Unplugged, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. The gaming convention, which is held in Philadelphia every year, has become a major event for fans of Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, and other tabletop role-playing games.

While other conventions in the Pax family include video games, Philly’s Unplugged focuses on tabletop games. Anyone looking for the Valhalla of tabletop role-playing games, accessories, merch, and communities was in the right place.

Since November 2017, Pax Unplugged has become a major event for fans of Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, and other tabletop role-playing games, and it’s held only in Philadelphia. Pax, “a celebration of gaming and gaming culture,” holds conventions in other cities, like Boston (for Pax East) and Seattle (for Pax West), but the Unplugged convention is exclusive to Philadelphia, drawing fans, vendors, and special guests from all over the country.

The 2025 edition of Pax Unplugged plays host to major Dungeons & Dragons stars and personalities — like Dropout TV standouts Ify Nwadiwe and Aabria Iyengar as well as Critical Role star Matthew Mercer, the last of whom also lent his voice to the Nintendo game The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Guests attend Pax Unplugged, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

Heidi Archer, who owns and operates Meloria Maille — which sells handmade jewelry, trinkets, and stickers — travels from Derry, N.H., every year to run a vendor booth at Pax Unplugged. “I love gamers and I’m a nerd myself, and the fact that I can bring my handmade goods to the nerd populace … it makes it worth it,” said Archer, who has worked at Pax three times. “And I bring them stuff that represents queer pride in fandoms that people might not otherwise have access to.”

At Archer’s stall, there were stickers and other items that represented the LGBTQ+ and Dungeons & Dragons communities. A sticker on sale proclaimed “Naturally Genderfluid” with a 20-sided die as a reference to rolling a “natural 20.”

Guests attend Pax Unplugged, held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025.

This inclusivity is a big part of what brings fans and merch-makers back to Philadelphia every year.

Chris Vicari had traveled from New York City to attend his fourth Pax Unplugged. “[It] is a great representation of how inclusive the community is.” said Vicari, the author of Behind the Screen: A Dungeon Master’s Guide to Crafting Campaigns, who also runs a Substack about crafting Dungeons & Dragons games.

“This is the warmest tabletop show. It’s not the biggest, but it’s the warmest,” said Patrick Rami, the owner of Lethal Shadows, which makes “miniatures” — small figurines used for gameplay during Dungeons & Dragons. This was the fifth time he had traveled from Seattle to attend the convention.

“This is one of everybody’s favorite shows as a vendor,” said Quentin Weir, a managing partner of Elderwood Academy, which makes Dungeons & Dragons dice sets and other items.

“It’s a consumer show, so you’re talking directly to the community. It can be hard to make this work in other markets, but Philly has been great,” said Weir, a Ypsilanti, Mich., resident, who once had to deal with a dead car battery at a previous Pax Unplugged visit. Without hesitating, he said, Convention Center staffers gave the car a jump.

Guests at Pax Unplugged held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. The gaming convention that is held in Philadelphia every year, has become a major event for fans of Dungeons & Dragons, Warhammer, Magic: The Gathering, and other tabletop role-playing games.

Weir and his team have been to Pax Unplugged seven times.

Across three days, Pax Unplugged offers panels, vendors selling all kinds of TTRPG-related goodies, and even massive table setups where people can hang out and play marathon rounds of whichever games they want.

There’s also quite a bit of cosplay action, as many attendees show up in elaborate costumes.

One fan, Emily, was dressed as her Dungeons & Dragons character Mara, carrying a staff and adorned in a mushroom-themed outfit complete with a cap. (For those in the know, Emily informed us that Mara is a “nature slash death cleric.”)

“I feel like there’s not much else locally that’s available for our community,” said Emily, who lives in Lancaster and has attended six Pax Unplugged conventions.

From stalls full of intricately carved miniature figurines to brand new independent tabletop role-playing games on display, Pax Unplugged is a feast for any TTRPG fan. In an increasingly divided world, it’s thrilling — whether you play board games or not — to spend time in a space where people feel free, happy, and literally playful.

Pax Unplugged runs through Sunday at the Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. unplugged.paxsite.com

November 22, 2025
Art Museum’s former HR, DEI director charged with theft after police said she put $58k in personal expenses on company card

The former head of human resources and diversity initiatives for the Philadelphia Art Museum was charged with theft earlier this year. The police said she racked up more than $58,000 in personal expenses on a company credit card, then failed to pay back the funds, court records show.

Latasha Harling, 43, was arrested in July and charged with theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, and related crimes about six months after she quietly resigned from her job as the chief people and diversity officer for the museum.

The charges against Harling — which had not previously been reported or made public by the museum — are the latest chapter in a six-week stretch of turbulence for the prominent institution, and raise new questions about the financial oversight and controls of its senior executives.

On Nov. 4, the museum fired its director and CEO, Sasha Suda, after an investigation by an outside law firm flagged the handling of her compensation. Suda filed a lawsuit on Nov. 10 against her former employer claiming that she was the victim of a “small cabal” from the board that commissioned a “sham investigation” as a “pretext” for her “unlawful dismissal.”

The Art Museum on Thursday responded to the lawsuit in Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas with a petition saying Suda was dismissed after an investigation determined that she “misappropriated funds from the museum and lied to cover up her theft.” Her lawyer, Luke Nikas of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, called the museum’s accusations false.

“These are the same recycled allegations from the sham investigation that the museum manufactured as a pretext for Suda’s wrongful termination,” he said.

A sign shows the recent rebranding of the Philadelphia Art Museum.

Harling declined to comment on the charges filed against her Friday, as did her lawyers at the Defender Association. A spokesperson for the Philadelphia Art Museum also declined to comment on the matter.

Harling was hired by the museum as a senior member of its executive staff in November 2023, according to her LinkedIn profile. In that role, she oversaw human resources for the museum, implemented policies to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion, and managed budgetary responsibilities, among other duties, per her profile.

As part of her job, Harling had access to a corporate credit card for business-related expenses, according to the affidavit of probable cause for her arrest.

In January 2025, museum staff noticed that Harling’s December credit card statement contained “several large, and apparently personal expenses,” the affidavit said.

The museum’s chief financial officer conducted an audit and found that, over the course of Harling’s tenure, she charged $58,885.98 in personal expenses to the company’s credit card, the document said. She had not filed an expense report since July 2024, according to the affidavit.

Museum officials confronted Harling about the charges in January, the filing said, and proposed that she repay $32,565.42. She resigned from her role soon after “without resolution,” according to the affidavit.

The museum continued to negotiate with Harling, and in February, she signed a promissory note agreeing to pay back $19,380.21 over the course of three months that spring, the record said.

But in April, per the filing, a lawyer for the museum contacted the police to say that two months had passed and Harling had not repaid any of the funds. They said that, according to their agreement, she should have paid back about $13,000 by then.

After the museum provided investigators with copies of their emails with Harling, her expenses, and its travel and expense policy, prosecutors agreed to charge her with theft.

The case remains ongoing in Philadelphia’s criminal court.

Staff writer Jillian Kramer contributed to this article.

November 21, 2025