Why subs and heros are called ‘hoagies’ in Philadelphia — and the bizarre history behind the name

Why subs and heros are called ‘hoagies’ in Philadelphia — and the bizarre history behind the name

Who came up with this jawn? In Philadelphia and environs, sandwiches have been given an iconic name reserved mostly for metro-area munchers: the hoagie. Residents of the City of Brotherly Love have coined one of America’s most famed regional cold cut sando synonyms — all apologies to the various homes of the grinder, the hero, the … Read more

Horn & Hardart Automats to return to NYC from the dead — if this determined millennial gets his way

Horn & Hardart Automats to return to NYC from the dead — if this determined millennial gets his way

Walk along West 38th Street in the Garment District and you’ll catch a glimpse of one of the last remaining Horn & Hardart signs in the city, painted a lifetime ago on the brick back of 1385 Broadway. The Automat has been gone so long that many New Yorkers wouldn’t recognize it. The rest may … Read more

America’s other sweetheart: How Kylie Kelce charmed her husband and Taylor Swift by not taking BS

America’s other sweetheart: How Kylie Kelce charmed her husband and Taylor Swift by not taking BS

Over Memorial Day in Margate City, NJ, a fan got irate after Kylie Kelce politely declined to take a photo with her. “I don’t give a f–k who you are, you’ll never be allowed in this town again!” the woman screamed at Kylie, 32, who was on a date with her husband, retired Philadelphia Eagles … Read more

What do last-minute Roots Picnic tickets cost to see Lil Wayne, Nas?

What do last-minute Roots Picnic tickets cost to see Lil Wayne, Nas?

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. The Roots know music. And on June 1-2, the beloved 12-piece Hip-Hop outfit will show off their exquisite taste with their annual curated Roots Picnic Festival at their … Read more

How much are tickets to Cody Johnson’s recently extended ‘Leather Tour’?

How much are tickets to Cody Johnson’s recently extended ‘Leather Tour’?

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Round two is on. After taking his ‘Leather Tour’ all over North America in early 2024, country star Cody Johnson is coming back for seconds. From May through … Read more

Unbrie-lievable! Philadelphia’s trendy new late-night hangout is a cheese vending machine

Unbrie-lievable! Philadelphia’s trendy new late-night hangout is a cheese vending machine

Curd your enthusiasm. An enterprising Philadelphia dairy recently unveiled a highly sophisticated cheese and charcuterie vending machine that’s receiving raves — and attracting customers at all hours of the night. Perrystead Dairy, steps from the City of Brotherly Love’s fashionable Fishtown district, is now robotically selling many of its own high end cheeses — some good enough … Read more

Jelly Roll sued by Pennsylvania wedding band with same name, accused of harming reputation with prison stint

Jelly Roll sued by Pennsylvania wedding band with same name, accused of harming reputation with prison stint

Jelly Roll is being sued by a Philadelphia-based band with the same name that claims the country star has infringed on its trademark and caused its business “irreparable harm.”  The lawsuit, filed last week, claims the wedding and charitable band Jellyroll owns the trademark Jellyroll and has been using the name since 1980, four years before … Read more

Inflation has made these US cities the most likely to ruin your wallet: experts

Inflation has made these US cities the most likely to ruin your wallet: experts

Some of America’s most beloved destinations have also become its most untenable. A new analysis plunges into which American cities struggle the most with sky-high prices of marked-up goods. Surprisingly, nearly 20 dense population centers are ponying up more than New Yorkers as the year-over-year rate of inflation sits currently at 3.5% — way up … Read more

Get tickets to Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Robert Plant’s July 4 Picnic

Get tickets to Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan and Robert Plant’s July 4 Picnic

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. There’s nothing as American as fireworks, apple pie and baseball. Well, actually, Willie Nelson may be. The nonagenarian country icon — who’s been on the road since the mid … Read more

I’m a dietitian — here are my 7 favorite Target grocery finds for weight loss

I’m a dietitian — here are my 7 favorite Target grocery finds for weight loss

Is she on Target with her picks? A Philadelphia-area registered dietitian credited for creating the 90-30-50 diet plan is sharing her favorite seven Target items for weight loss — ranging from protein bars to kettle chips and nonfat yogurt. “These finds are high-protein & made with REAL ingredients, supporting blood sugar balance, metabolism & healthy … Read more

Jewish singles flock to Philadelphia matchmaking conference ‘YentaCon’ to meet that special someone

Jewish singles flock to Philadelphia matchmaking conference ‘YentaCon’ to meet that special someone

A convention of matchmakers are helping young Jews make love, not war. Leading “yentas” from New York and around the world descended on Philadelphia Thursday and Friday for the inaugural “YentaCon,” billed as the “first Jewish matchmaking conference” in the country designed to match members of the Tribe.  But these weren’t little old babushkas like … Read more

Peso Pluma announces ‘Exodo Tour.’ Get tickets today

Peso Pluma announces ‘Exodo Tour.’ Get tickets today

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Fresh off a huge nationwide 2023 tour, Peso Pluma is putting the pedal to the metal and returning to the road this year. From May through October, the … Read more

Horse runs wild on Philadelphia highway just before rush hour: video

Horse runs wild on Philadelphia highway just before rush hour: video

A driver captured a wild video showing a horse running along busy Interstate-95 in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning just ahead of rush hour. Footage taken by Angelo Palmer shows the animal sprinting on the side of the highway’s northbound lanes around 6 a.m. local time, with its hooves audibly clattering on the pavement. “I have … Read more

‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ cast present at Emmys for the first time ever in 16 years: ‘Disrespectful’

‘It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia’ cast present at Emmys for the first time ever in 16 years: ‘Disrespectful’

It wasn’t quite sunny at the 2024 Emmy Awards for this cast. The stars of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” made a surprise appearance during Monday’s Emmy Awards where they presented the award for Outstanding Talk Series. However, thier excitement was cut short when they realized that that this was the first time they had … Read more

How to see the Savannah Bananas on tour in 2024: Tickets, schedule, more

How to see the Savannah Bananas on tour in 2024: Tickets, schedule, more

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. There’s a bunch of reasons to love the Bananas. In their eight years of existence, Savannah’s alt-baseball team has introduced absurd rules, dancing umpires, players on stilts, showy … Read more

‘Maestro’ of love: Read Bradley Cooper’s high school opinion about best friends hooking up

‘Maestro’ of love: Read Bradley Cooper’s high school opinion about best friends hooking up

Call it the Silver Linings Hookup. Long before “Silver Linings Playbook” — the 2012 box-office hit that earned him his first Oscar nomination — a young Bradley Cooper was writing the script on besties becoming boos. The Cooper Opinion — in a 1993 column titled “When best friends cross the line” — was published in … Read more

New York City, Philadelphia go record-breaking 22 months without an inch of snow

New York City, Philadelphia go record-breaking 22 months without an inch of snow

Major cities in the Northeast, like New York City and Philadelphia, have broken records regarding snowfall – but not because there’s too much of the white stuff. Instead, it’s because it has been nearly 22 months since those cities have seen an inch of snow in a single calendar day from a winter weather event. … Read more

Some Jingle Ball 2023 tickets are under $10

Some Jingle Ball 2023 tickets are under

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Now that the turkeys have been carved and we’ve told our family members what we’re thankful for, it’s officially Jingle Ball season. From Nov. 26 through Dec. 16, … Read more

Philadelphia radio station ‘forced to punt’ Taylor Swift songs ahead of Chiefs-Eagles game

Philadelphia radio station ‘forced to punt’ Taylor Swift songs ahead of Chiefs-Eagles game

Philadelphia fans aren’t sure where Taylor Swift’s loyalties lie. A Philadelphia radio station, Q102, announced it would not be playing any Swift songs until after the “Monday Night Football” game between the Chiefs and the Eagles. “This weekend we gotta focus, so we’ve been forced to punt Taylor Swift from the playlist,” Q102 on-air personality … Read more

Philadelphia-area cop pulls driver over during anti-Cowboys sports radio call

Philadelphia-area cop pulls driver over during anti-Cowboys sports radio call

Peter in Lehigh Valley is a sports talk radio caller who knows how to multi-task. The apparent law enforcement officer was calling into 94 WIP’s midday show with Hugh Douglas and Joe Giglio to deliver an impassioned rant about despising the Cowboys with every fiber of his being, when duty called and he had to … Read more