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

May 9, 2025

Prevention

First at-home test for HPV, the most common cause of cervical cancer, gains FDA approval

by Kristin Hunt

The FDA has approved the first at-home test for HPV, the leading cause of cervical cancer. The Teal Health test kit, known as the Teal Wand, is an alternative to the traditional pap smear, and just as accurate at detecting pre-cancer.

May 8, 2025

Weekend

Parks, PGA and alternative comedy: Your weekend guide to things to do

by Kristin Hunt

A PGA Tour event comes to the Philadelphia area this Mother's Day weekend. Volunteers will also help clean neighborhood spots for Love Your Park Week, and Cherry Street Pier is hosting a craft art market.

May 6, 2025

Music

LL Cool J, Jazmine Sullivan to headline Wawa Welcome America festival

by Kristin Hunt

Rapper LL Cool J and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan will headline the 2025 Wawa Welcome America festival on July 4th. The free concert and fireworks display takes place on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway at 7 p.m.

May 6, 2025

Government

Multiple Philadelphia theaters lose NEA grants for past and future shows

by Kristin Hunt

Ensemble Arts, the Wilma Theater, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia Theatre Company and Pig Iron Theatre Company all say their NEA grants were canceled by the Trump administration.

May 5, 2025

Arts & Culture

Philly circus program loses NEA grant weeks before show opening

by Kristin Hunt

The Trump administration abruptly canceled NEA grants issued to cultural institutions Friday, including the Circadium School of Contemporary Circus in Philadelphia.

May 5, 2025

Government

Sanitation crews to clear litter, graffiti and abandoned cars from every Philly neighborhood by August

by Kristin Hunt

Sanitation workers will beautify every Philadelphia neighborhood during a 13-week cleaning sprint beginning Monday, May 5. Mayor Cherelle Parker is reviving a program she launched last summer as part of efforts to pick up 25 billion pieces of garbage by the semiquincentennial celebrations in 2026.

May 2, 2025

Arts & Culture

Short films about immigrants will be projected on LOVE Park welcome center

by Kristin Hunt

A video series about immigrants in Philly will be projected on the LOVE Park welcome center each night from May 7 to June 8. The project from artists Hironaka & Suib was made with Mural Arts and the Forman Arts Initiative.

May 2, 2025

Investigations

Second teen charged in connection with Jones Road Wildfire that's still burning in New Jersey Pinelands

by Kristin Hunt

A second suspect, a 17-year-old boy, has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with the Jones Road Wildfire, which has burned over 15,000 acres in the New Jersey Pinelands.

May 2, 2025

Recreation

2025 Broad Street Run: Road closures, SEPTA detours, course details and everything else you need to know

by Kristin Hunt

Have questions about the 2025 Broad Street Run? Here's when it starts, the course runners will follow, the roads that will be closed and the SEPTA routes that will be detoured.

May 1, 2025

Entertainment

More people are staying out late in Center City than before the pandemic

by Kristin Hunt

Evening pedestrian volumes in Center City increased in 2024 compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019. More people are staying out late, between the hours of 9 p.m. and 1 a.m., according to a new report.