Kate Dailey
@katedailey.bsky.social
Managing Editor, Features at the Philadelphia Inquirer.
ICYMI: A #Philly fairy tale (complete with happy ending) to start your week off right.
A very important thread. When I was probably no more than 10, I saw this picture of the woman known as Harlow in the Philly Inquirer. A little babygay, I was shocked that such a glamour queen could live in my hometown and even more shocked to see her described as "a former man."
December 8, 2025 at 1:59 PM
ICYMI: A #Philly fairy tale (complete with happy ending) to start your week off right.
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Although I've never heard of this person I thought, “I’m always the best-dressed woman at the Acme,” she says., is the most South Philly thing ever I've come across this year.
December 7, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Although I've never heard of this person I thought, “I’m always the best-dressed woman at the Acme,” she says., is the most South Philly thing ever I've come across this year.
Goes without saying (but I’ll say anyway) she looked absolutely regal. Jewels, opera coat, lions‘ mane of golden hair, perfect nails.
Went out for celebratory drinks with Harlow last night and showed her all of the wonderful things people were saying in response to the article. She's extremely touched and a little overwhelmed by the responses. "I wasn't sure if my story was interesting enough!" Lady, please. It's fascinating
Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
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December 7, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Goes without saying (but I’ll say anyway) she looked absolutely regal. Jewels, opera coat, lions‘ mane of golden hair, perfect nails.
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Fantastic old-school feature-writing chops here
Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey
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Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Fantastic old-school feature-writing chops here
Philadelphia and the world, may I have your attention?
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...
Harlow's still here
Fifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Philadelphia and the world, may I have your attention?
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...
@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social's massive, detailed, fascinating profile of the Philly icon that is Harlow published this morning in the @inquirer.com's brand-new weekend edition:
www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...
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Tired: Be gay and do crimes
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Her path to ‘having it all?’ Be gay and move to Philly, a Wharton economist says.
In her new book "Having It All," Corinne Low uses data to explain the pressures on women and how to resolve some of them.
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November 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Tired: Be gay and do crimes
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Inspired: Be gay and move to Philly
Profile of @corinnelow.com by @zoegberg.bsky.social 🎁🔗
Excited and honored to join this cohort of journalists!
November 13, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Excited and honored to join this cohort of journalists!
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Some personal news! I am in the Epstein emails (sort of)!!!
In February 2019, Epstein emailed a column that I wrote about him, Trump and Trump's pal Robert Kraft to his "journalist" friend Michael Wolff. Why would he do this? I have no earthly idea. Should I be flattered?
In February 2019, Epstein emailed a column that I wrote about him, Trump and Trump's pal Robert Kraft to his "journalist" friend Michael Wolff. Why would he do this? I have no earthly idea. Should I be flattered?
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Some personal news! I am in the Epstein emails (sort of)!!!
In February 2019, Epstein emailed a column that I wrote about him, Trump and Trump's pal Robert Kraft to his "journalist" friend Michael Wolff. Why would he do this? I have no earthly idea. Should I be flattered?
In February 2019, Epstein emailed a column that I wrote about him, Trump and Trump's pal Robert Kraft to his "journalist" friend Michael Wolff. Why would he do this? I have no earthly idea. Should I be flattered?
Lots of detail and context about what in the heck is going on at the art museum right now: www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
Philadelphia Art Museum chief Sasha Suda was ousted after investigation by law firm, sources say
While the substance of the investigation is unknown, Suda's lawyer has called it a "sham investigation" used as a pretext for her "unlawful termination."
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November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Lots of detail and context about what in the heck is going on at the art museum right now: www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
One of the perils of the new media landscape is bosses thinking "The only way to Save Media is to double down on content I personally like and want to do anyway" but I am built different and know that readers yearn for in-depth media criticism about local magazines from @zoegberg.bsky.social.
“My initial joke was that I’m not sure how a nonprofit is going to rate the best plastic surgeons on the Main Line,” Chris Krewson said, “but we’re about to find out.”https://share.inquirer.com/iGntGE
Philadelphia Magazine has new owners. But does Philly still want a glossy city mag?
After Philadelphia Magazine was sold to The Philadelphia Citizen, questions remain about whether the 117-year-old publication can reinvent itself for a new era.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:57 PM
One of the perils of the new media landscape is bosses thinking "The only way to Save Media is to double down on content I personally like and want to do anyway" but I am built different and know that readers yearn for in-depth media criticism about local magazines from @zoegberg.bsky.social.
Peter Dobrin yesterday: www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
The Philadelphia Art Museum rebrand surprised locals and board members. Is it as bad as some say?
A beer hall? Soccer team? The Art Museum's new logo and name are drawing fire. But the real test will be whether or not the redesign brings in crowds and raises money.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Peter Dobrin yesterday: www.inquirer.com/arts/philade...
It’s not your imagination. @zoegberg.bsky.social on why it seems like everyone On Here is rooting for the Phils tonight.
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Does the internet have a Philly accent? Why too much time online can make you ‘culturally Philadelphian.’
Perhaps certain online corners have a special Philly pull.
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October 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
It’s not your imagination. @zoegberg.bsky.social on why it seems like everyone On Here is rooting for the Phils tonight.
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Not only is Calder Gardens like nothing else on the Parkway - it’s like nothing else anywhere. This is a great building, as my review explains. To celebrate, a gift link: share.inquirer.com/1K33B0
Calder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality
The project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.
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September 15, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Not only is Calder Gardens like nothing else on the Parkway - it’s like nothing else anywhere. This is a great building, as my review explains. To celebrate, a gift link: share.inquirer.com/1K33B0
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I honestly don’t have enough luminous, magical spirit caves in my life.
Not only is Calder Gardens like nothing else on the Parkway - it’s like nothing else anywhere. This is a great building, as my review explains. To celebrate, a gift link: share.inquirer.com/1K33B0
Calder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentality
The project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.
share.inquirer.com
September 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I honestly don’t have enough luminous, magical spirit caves in my life.
Times are tough; find some rum hams. www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
Find all the rum hams hidden around the city in our ‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ game
To celebrate Always Sunny in Philadelphia’s twentieth birthday, we’ve hidden twenty rum hams over the city. Can you find them all?
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August 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Times are tough; find some rum hams. www.inquirer.com/entertainmen...
Always a Philly angle. www.inquirer.com/news/pennsyl...
FEMA head who resigned after Texas floods will return to Philadelphia Fire Department
Ken Pagurek, a longtime Philadelphia firefighter who served as chief of FEMA’s search and rescue branch for the past year, was well-versed in major disaster response.
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July 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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“It’s a classic story: Folks come to America looking for a better life,” said Frank Watson, a pastor and archivist.
“The sad reality is these guys didn’t have a chance, pigeon-holed and blamed for a disease that they didn’t bring.”
“The sad reality is these guys didn’t have a chance, pigeon-holed and blamed for a disease that they didn’t bring.”
A second mass grave of Irish railroad workers is unearthed in Downingtown
The researchers behind Duffy's Cut believe they found another grave site 11 miles away.
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July 15, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“It’s a classic story: Folks come to America looking for a better life,” said Frank Watson, a pastor and archivist.
“The sad reality is these guys didn’t have a chance, pigeon-holed and blamed for a disease that they didn’t bring.”
“The sad reality is these guys didn’t have a chance, pigeon-holed and blamed for a disease that they didn’t bring.”
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I talked to the alleged Delco Pooper this morning, which is, yet again, another sentence I never expected to write this week.
Also, a "Delco Deucer" sandwich has been created by Wolf's Superior Sandwiches in Aston because Delco.
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Also, a "Delco Deucer" sandwich has been created by Wolf's Superior Sandwiches in Aston because Delco.
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Alleged ‘Delco Pooper,’ charged by police, says ‘Road ragers don’t smile’
"‘I wanted to punch her in the face, but I pooped on her car instead,'" police said the alleged assailant told them.
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May 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I talked to the alleged Delco Pooper this morning, which is, yet again, another sentence I never expected to write this week.
Also, a "Delco Deucer" sandwich has been created by Wolf's Superior Sandwiches in Aston because Delco.
www.inquirer.com/news/christi...
Also, a "Delco Deucer" sandwich has been created by Wolf's Superior Sandwiches in Aston because Delco.
www.inquirer.com/news/christi...
Love the photo that goes with Zoe Greenberg's investigation into a community's fight about kosher certification and trust (no one is fighting about how good the bagels are). www.inquirer.com/food/kosher-...
How a popular Kosher bagel shop became the target of antisemitism allegations in Lower Merion
A kosher-certified bagel shop finds itself at the center of a community reckoning over politics, identity, and trust, after Facebook posts by its Palestinian owner surfaced online.
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April 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Love the photo that goes with Zoe Greenberg's investigation into a community's fight about kosher certification and trust (no one is fighting about how good the bagels are). www.inquirer.com/food/kosher-...
My favorite kind of story: getting to pal around with smart cool reporters getting real details on a possibly fake Philly feud: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Philly “Chicken Man” to NYC rip-off: “Fight me.”
Philly folk legend, Alexendar Tominsky, a.k.a "Chicken Man" is challenging Anthony Po to a boxing match at the site of the old Melrose Diner.
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December 11, 2024 at 11:43 PM
My favorite kind of story: getting to pal around with smart cool reporters getting real details on a possibly fake Philly feud: www.inquirer.com/news/philade...
Yesterday, Craig LaBan offered his ten favorites for the year - a critic's look at the restaurants that outshine the rest. I love all the different lenses we have to look at #Philly's amazing food scene... and love that we have more to come in 2025. www.inquirer.com/food/a/top-1...
Here are Craig LaBan's top 10 restaurants of 2024
From a sushi counter doling out sublime slices of dry-aged toro to a rogue noodle shop producing only-in-South-Philly fusions, here are restaurant critic Craig LaBan's Top 10 for the year.
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December 4, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Yesterday, Craig LaBan offered his ten favorites for the year - a critic's look at the restaurants that outshine the rest. I love all the different lenses we have to look at #Philly's amazing food scene... and love that we have more to come in 2025. www.inquirer.com/food/a/top-1...
Earlier this year we launched the 76, a list of restaurants that define #Philly dining. It was an ambitious mix of high and low, forgoing some famous names for smaller places making a big impact, and will be a way to understand our food scene for years to come: www.inquirer.com/food/inq2/be...
The 76: The most vital restaurants in the Philly area
The 76 restaurants that are defining Philly’s dining scene right now.
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December 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Earlier this year we launched the 76, a list of restaurants that define #Philly dining. It was an ambitious mix of high and low, forgoing some famous names for smaller places making a big impact, and will be a way to understand our food scene for years to come: www.inquirer.com/food/inq2/be...
Some people have decorative gourds. We have this www.inquirer.com/life/italian...
The real start of fall in Philly: It’s fire barrel season on 9th Street
Forget pumpkin spice. The fires endure, despite being a temporary ban in the '90s.
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October 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM
Some people have decorative gourds. We have this www.inquirer.com/life/italian...