Philadelphia Culture & News

Rain fell on Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Sunday as lines snaked outside the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University. Families, school groups, and longtime regulars filed through the doors one last time. Outside, supporters in dinosaur costumes waved signs, gathered petition signatures, and later held a candlelight vigil as the public museum closed at 5 p.m. on September 27.The scene marked the end...

The police force of Philadelphia along with FBI is currently involved in an extremely complicated investigation surrounding a dilapidated twin home on 417 West Chew Avenue in Olney district. The investigation has links between the late Raymond “R.C.” Horsch, a long time pornographer who had been producing violent fetish videos until he passed away in May 2025 at 82 years of age, and his...