Disney adults have long used the international pavilions of Epcot to "drink around the world" – or patronize the bars of as many countries as possible. Now, some TikTokers are …
June 2025
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Food & Restaurants
Saturday is National Pretzel Day. Here’s where to get freebies in Philly.
by myphillyconnection 54 viewsWithin months of becoming Pennsylvania's governor in 2003, Ed Rendell declared April 26 National Pretzel Day to honor the snack's historical role in shaping the state's economy. Every year since …
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Technology
SEPTA fixes tech outage that prevented riders from buying tickets or reloading Key cards
by myphillyconnection 72 viewsSEPTA riders spent much of Monday unable to buy train tickets or reload their Key cards because of technical issues that affected the transit authority's website, kiosks and on-board purchasing …
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Abington School District joins growing push to restrict students’ use of cell phones in class
by myphillyconnection 52 viewsWhen Abington School District students return to class in September, there will be new rules in place preventing them from using their cell phones during the school day. The district …
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A hollow victory in fight to bring transparency to cops’ use of facial recognition technology
by myphillyconnection 58 viewsFrancisco Arteaga was incarcerated, waiting to appear for a court hearing last fall, when he spotted a huge guy eyeballing him from the other side of the courthouse holding cell. …
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Plan would power new Microsoft AI data center with electricity from Pa.’s Three Mile Island nuclear reactor
by myphillyconnection 62 viewsOne of the two nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania site of a notorious partial meltdown 45 years ago, could be brought back online in the coming years …
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This early movie projector started a dispute between the Franklin Institute and Thomas Edison
by myphillyconnection 51 viewsOn a winter day in 1895, a Quaker inventor brought his movie projector into the halls of the Franklin Institute and stunned its distinguished guests. The Phantoscope, as C. Francis …
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What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately check their phones for notifications of messages, alerts and social media updates by their …
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Three Mile Island owner seeks $1.6 billion federal loan to restart nuclear plant for Microsoft AI facility
by myphillyconnection 52 viewsConstellation Energy, the utility company that owns Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant, is expected to seek a $1.6 billion federal loan guarantee for its project to restart a reactor …
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Gloria Dei Church creates app so visitors can take self-guided tours of its nearly 350-year-old cemetery
by myphillyconnection 65 viewsA nearly 350-year-old cemetery in South Philly with an estimated 5,000 people buried on its grounds has launched an app for self-guided tours. While Gloria Dei Episcopal Church – known …