Stephanie Farr
@farfarraway.bsky.social
Columnist with The Philadelphia Inquirer (aka jawnalist) covering what makes Philly weird, wild and wonderfully unique. I fight for Philly's honor against its haters.
Lou Turk's is changing its name after 50+ years, but keeping its Mother's Day flower sale.
Whew! I mean you wouldn’t want to tell your mom you bought her flowers at the Acme, would you?
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Whew! I mean you wouldn’t want to tell your mom you bought her flowers at the Acme, would you?
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Delco’s iconic strip club is rebranding but keeping its Mother’s Day flower sale
Lou Turk's, a Delco staple for more than 50 years, announced it's changing its name to The Carousel Delco, which comes with ups and downs.
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February 4, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Lou Turk's is changing its name after 50+ years, but keeping its Mother's Day flower sale.
Whew! I mean you wouldn’t want to tell your mom you bought her flowers at the Acme, would you?
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Whew! I mean you wouldn’t want to tell your mom you bought her flowers at the Acme, would you?
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This is why I support local journalism
@farfarraway.bsky.social gets to the naked truth of the story, as always
(Lou Turks also v popular with birders, given its proximity to the Heinz refuge)
@farfarraway.bsky.social gets to the naked truth of the story, as always
(Lou Turks also v popular with birders, given its proximity to the Heinz refuge)
Delco’s iconic strip club is rebranding but keeping its Mother’s Day flower sale
Lou Turk's, a Delco staple for more than 50 years, announced it's changing its name to The Carousel Delco, which comes with ups and downs.
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February 4, 2026 at 12:59 PM
This is why I support local journalism
@farfarraway.bsky.social gets to the naked truth of the story, as always
(Lou Turks also v popular with birders, given its proximity to the Heinz refuge)
@farfarraway.bsky.social gets to the naked truth of the story, as always
(Lou Turks also v popular with birders, given its proximity to the Heinz refuge)
What is amazing?
Watching a contestant try to pronounce “Schuylkill” on Jeopardy’s Tournament Champions.
Watching a contestant try to pronounce “Schuylkill” on Jeopardy’s Tournament Champions.
February 4, 2026 at 12:44 AM
What is amazing?
Watching a contestant try to pronounce “Schuylkill” on Jeopardy’s Tournament Champions.
Watching a contestant try to pronounce “Schuylkill” on Jeopardy’s Tournament Champions.
Was in a meeting with six people and I realized we were all wearing glasses and I called us “glassified” and I am still kicking myself for not saying bespectacled because that is a fantastic word.
February 3, 2026 at 11:17 PM
Was in a meeting with six people and I realized we were all wearing glasses and I called us “glassified” and I am still kicking myself for not saying bespectacled because that is a fantastic word.
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Carl Henderson this weekend, owner of Carl's Cards & Collectibles. I profiled him back in 2018 and he was lovely.
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Carl’s Cards owner has hosted more than 600 Philly sports celebs | We the People
And he gives us the play-by-play on who was a gracious guest - and who was not.
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February 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
I was sorry to hear of the passing of Carl Henderson this weekend, owner of Carl's Cards & Collectibles. I profiled him back in 2018 and he was lovely.
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What instances can you think of where Philadelphians insist on calling something by its old name after it's been renamed, like The Gallery?
February 2, 2026 at 8:04 PM
What instances can you think of where Philadelphians insist on calling something by its old name after it's been renamed, like The Gallery?
Think I maybe have found the oldest “Welcome to Pennsylvania” sign.
I wonder how many there are total and if others vary in style like this one.
I wonder how many there are total and if others vary in style like this one.
February 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Think I maybe have found the oldest “Welcome to Pennsylvania” sign.
I wonder how many there are total and if others vary in style like this one.
I wonder how many there are total and if others vary in style like this one.
Punxsutawney Phil can shove those six more weeks of winter right up his Gobbler's Knob. We should have let PETA replace him with a terrifyingly large hologram. Or a woman named Amber Canavan. Or any of their other wild proposals.
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PETA says Punxsutawney Phil should be a hologram. Gov. Shapiro says, ‘Don’t tread on me.’
Turning Phil into a hologram is the latest in a long line of suggestions PETA has made when it comes Pennsylvania's strangest holiday.
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February 2, 2026 at 3:17 PM
Punxsutawney Phil can shove those six more weeks of winter right up his Gobbler's Knob. We should have let PETA replace him with a terrifyingly large hologram. Or a woman named Amber Canavan. Or any of their other wild proposals.
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From eight years ago today....this remains one of the most epic Inquirer pages ever.
"May the Foles be with you..."
"May the Foles be with you..."
February 2, 2026 at 2:44 PM
From eight years ago today....this remains one of the most epic Inquirer pages ever.
"May the Foles be with you..."
"May the Foles be with you..."
This beer otter be good.
January 31, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This beer otter be good.
Dear Lord. The damn Boulevard is so dangerous that someone who survived getting into an accident on it this morning died trying to get out of the way of other vehicles hitting his disabled car.
January 30, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Dear Lord. The damn Boulevard is so dangerous that someone who survived getting into an accident on it this morning died trying to get out of the way of other vehicles hitting his disabled car.
Just one of many stories Dan inspired with a tweet alone. ❤️
It was Dan McQuade who received as a gift, and then blew up so much that the company was too embarrassed to keep selling the "greatest, worst map of Philadelphia" ever.
@farfarraway.bsky.social told the story, and seriously, look at this bullshit.
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@farfarraway.bsky.social told the story, and seriously, look at this bullshit.
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January 29, 2026 at 2:18 PM
Just one of many stories Dan inspired with a tweet alone. ❤️
Today, everybody seems to talk about Philly culture, but Dan McQuade was setting the standard when I came here 19 years ago & nobody will ever do it better. He understood this city & its strange sense of humor so well that his tweets alone would inspire our stories 1/4
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Dan McQuade, 1983–2026 | Defector
Dan McQuade, our friend and colleague, died this week at the age of 43. He is survived by his wife and young son. At the end of 2024, Dan was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer. The news of his diag...
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January 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Today, everybody seems to talk about Philly culture, but Dan McQuade was setting the standard when I came here 19 years ago & nobody will ever do it better. He understood this city & its strange sense of humor so well that his tweets alone would inspire our stories 1/4
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Accept no imitations or substitutes.
Delco residents “don’t have very lofty ideas about what it means to be from Delco," but we certainly don't want New Yorkers claiming they are.
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Delaware County, N.Y., can’t take Delco away from Delco
Never in a million Wawa Hoagiefests did I expect there to be another Delco.
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January 28, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Accept no imitations or substitutes.
The grossest part of this storm at my house, where the snow in our tiny backyard is frozen over, is the ungodly amount of rabbit poop sitting on top of it. I knew we had rabbits in our neighborhood but it's like Watership Down was going on back there. 🤢
January 28, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The grossest part of this storm at my house, where the snow in our tiny backyard is frozen over, is the ungodly amount of rabbit poop sitting on top of it. I knew we had rabbits in our neighborhood but it's like Watership Down was going on back there. 🤢
Delco residents “don’t have very lofty ideas about what it means to be from Delco," but we certainly don't want New Yorkers claiming they are.
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Delaware County, N.Y., can’t take Delco away from Delco
Never in a million Wawa Hoagiefests did I expect there to be another Delco.
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January 28, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Delco residents “don’t have very lofty ideas about what it means to be from Delco," but we certainly don't want New Yorkers claiming they are.
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Fantastic cover photos today by my colleague, Yong Kim.
That DN headline (which I'm guessing is by the great Joe Berkery) is *chef's kiss* too.
That DN headline (which I'm guessing is by the great Joe Berkery) is *chef's kiss* too.
January 26, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Fantastic cover photos today by my colleague, Yong Kim.
That DN headline (which I'm guessing is by the great Joe Berkery) is *chef's kiss* too.
That DN headline (which I'm guessing is by the great Joe Berkery) is *chef's kiss* too.
“Ice is the issue,” my husband said, as we watched the news.
And our faces dropped in unison as we realized the irony.
And our faces dropped in unison as we realized the irony.
January 25, 2026 at 12:12 AM
“Ice is the issue,” my husband said, as we watched the news.
And our faces dropped in unison as we realized the irony.
And our faces dropped in unison as we realized the irony.
From an interview with a Delco resident, just now:
"A hoagie tray is a meaningful unit of generosity. People know what that means."
"A hoagie tray is a meaningful unit of generosity. People know what that means."
January 23, 2026 at 4:28 PM
From an interview with a Delco resident, just now:
"A hoagie tray is a meaningful unit of generosity. People know what that means."
"A hoagie tray is a meaningful unit of generosity. People know what that means."
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
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Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
January 22, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Signs about the history of slavery in the U.S. and the 9 people George Washington enslaved are being removed right now at the President’s House Site in Philadelphia, across from Independence Hall, months after the Trump administration threatend to do so.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
How far we have not come in 250 years.
There's so much important and tough news out there right now but my job is to remind you there's still ridiculousness in this world.
PETA has offered to replace Phil with “a giant, state-of-the-art, 3D projection hologram of a groundhog” like he was Tupac Shakur.
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PETA has offered to replace Phil with “a giant, state-of-the-art, 3D projection hologram of a groundhog” like he was Tupac Shakur.
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PETA says Punxsutawney Phil should be a hologram. Gov. Shapiro says, ‘Don’t tread on me.’
Turning Phil into a hologram is the latest in a long line of suggestions PETA has made when it comes Pennsylvania's strangest holiday.
www.inquirer.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:38 PM
There's so much important and tough news out there right now but my job is to remind you there's still ridiculousness in this world.
PETA has offered to replace Phil with “a giant, state-of-the-art, 3D projection hologram of a groundhog” like he was Tupac Shakur.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/p...
PETA has offered to replace Phil with “a giant, state-of-the-art, 3D projection hologram of a groundhog” like he was Tupac Shakur.
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Our paper was featured on Abbott Elementary last night!!!
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Our paper was featured on Abbott Elementary last night!!!
It remains absolutely wild to me that the only way I can maybe think about possibly retiring one day is to gamble/"invest" in the stock market, the whims of which are often dictated by people who never have to worry about whether they'll be able to retire and certainly don't worry about us either.
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
It remains absolutely wild to me that the only way I can maybe think about possibly retiring one day is to gamble/"invest" in the stock market, the whims of which are often dictated by people who never have to worry about whether they'll be able to retire and certainly don't worry about us either.