Kristin Hunt

Kristin Hunt is a senior staff writer for PhillyVoice. A history and pop culture junkie, she spends her spare time stalking the Free Library shelves and binge watching TCM. She has previously contributed to Vulture, GQ, Mental Floss, JSTOR Daily, and The Washington Post.

kristin@phillyvoice.com

July 10, 2023

Arts & Culture

Gothic, horror and Halloween-inspired Oddities & Curiosities Expo coming to Philly area in August

by Kristin Hunt

The Oddities & Curiosities Expo, a traveling market and showcase for 'all things weird,' is coming to Oaks on Saturday, Aug. 19. Vendors will sell original art, antiques, taxidermied animals, preserved specimens, jewelry and Halloween-inspired pieces at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center.

July 10, 2023

New HBO docuseries revisits 1990s serial killings of gay men from Philly and N.Y.

by Kristin Hunt

'Last Call,' a new four-part HBO docuseries, revisits the 1990s serial killings of gay men who were picked up in piano bars in Manhattan. The first episode, which premiered Sunday, July 9 and is now streaming on Max, focuses on the Philly-based investment banker and socialite Peter Stickney Anderson and Thomas Mulcahy, a salesman from Massachusetts whose body was found in Burlington County.

July 7, 2023

Investigations

Five men charged with sexually abusing children within Jehovah's Witnesses congregations in Pennsylvania

by Kristin Hunt

Five men who were part of Jehovah's Witnesses congregations in Pennsylvania have been charged with sexually abusing children within those communities, Attorney General Michelle Henry said Friday. The defendants include David Balosa, of Philadelphia, and Errol William Hall, of Delaware County.

July 7, 2023

Performances

Lil Uzi Vert will play Philly this fall as part of Pink Tape Tour

by Kristin Hunt

Lil Uzi Vert's 'Pink Tape' concert tour returns to Philadelphia on Nov. 22 at the Well Fargo Center. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 7, at 2 p.m. It is part of the Philly rapper's 17-city tour.

July 6, 2023

Weekend

An AND1 streetball tournament and the 'Moulin Rouge!' musical: Your weekend guide to things to do

by Kristin Hunt

Soccer players and streetballers will compete in two athletic tournaments this weekend in Philadelphia: the Icarus Cup at Drexel's Vidas Athletic Complex and the AND1 Open Run at James Allen Shuler Playground. 'Moulin Rouge!' opens at Kimmel Cultural Campus, and the Oval pop-up festival returns to Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

July 6, 2023

Celebrities

Kevin Hart roasts LeBron James, Will Smith, Tyrese in new comedy special

by Kristin Hunt

Kevin Hart's new comedy special 'Reality Check' debuted on Peacock on Thursday, July 6. The comic's first special in three years was filmed at Resorts World Las Vegas and features jokes about Will Smith, LeBron James, Ludacris, Tyrese and T.I.

July 5, 2023

Transportation

SEPTA to close 10 trolley stations Friday for two weeks of cleaning and maintenance

by Kristin Hunt

SEPTA will suspend trolley service between 13th and 40th streets starting at 10 p.m. on Friday, July 7. It will resume on Monday, July 24 at 5 a.m. after cleaning and repairs, including the demolition and replacement of the eastbound 22nd Street track. SEPTA has conducted summer cleaning blitzes since 2014.

July 3, 2023

Chestnut Hill to be featured on 'Good Morning America' on Fourth of July

by Kristin Hunt

Chestnut Hill will be featured on 'Good Morning America' on Fourth of July for the ABC talk show's new 'Main Street U.S.A.' series, which began in Stillwater, Minnesota on Monday, July 3. GMA will broadcast live from the 8100 block of Germantown Avenue at 8 a.m. Tuesday. The series then heads to Chagrin Falls, Ohio; McKinney, Texas; and Orlando, Florida.

July 3, 2023

Women's Health

Maternal deaths in the U.S. have more than doubled since 1999, study finds

by Kristin Hunt

The U.S. maternal mortality rate more than doubled from 1999 to 2019, with increases observed across all racial groups, a study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association found. The highest rates were observed among Black mothers. Troubling trends also were observed among American Indian and Alaska Native mothers.

July 3, 2023

Real Estate

Lynnewood Hall, the last Gilded Age mansion in the Philly area, to be restored

by Kristin Hunt

Lynnewood Hall, the home of Philly industrialist Peter A.B. Widener, was sold to the Lynnewood Hall Preservation Foundation and will undergo a three-phase restoration. The estate is considered the last surviving Gilded Age mansion in the Philadelphia area and was last owned by the First Korean Church of New York.