Asha Prihar

Reporter

asha@billypenn.com @AshaPrihar @AshaPrihar

Asha Prihar is a general assignment reporter at Billy Penn. She has previously written for several daily newspapers across the Midwest, and she covered Pennsylvania state government and politics for The PLS Reporter in the fall of 2020. Asha graduated in 2021 from Yale University, where she majored in political science and served as managing editor of the Yale Daily News.

Alexander Tominsky celebrates with the crowd finally finishing an entire rotiserie chicken for the 40th consecutive day

Hundreds cheer the red carpet eating of 40th rotisserie chicken, ‘a part of Philly history’

It wasn’t supposed to be a party, but the vibes were absolutely electric.

Philadelphia's 2020 mail ballots in a secure area at the Pa. Convention Center

Election 2022

Why Philly had such a big drop in mail ballot requests this year

“What kid likes to fill in bubbles, like a standardized test?” one youth vote organizer said.

Red October 2022

No, Philly restaurants weren’t dissing the Astros when they declined catering service

Angelo’s Pizzeria and Mike’s BBQ are owned by avid Phillies fans, but that’s not why they didn’t take the jobs.

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