Danya Henninger

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Danya Henninger (she/her) has been editor at Billy Penn, a Philadelphia local news site owned by WHYY, since January 2018. She is a former food and beer writer with bylines that include Philadelphia Inquirer, All About Beer, Vice and Draft. In 1997, she and husband Mark Henninger cofounded photo-video firm Imagic Digital.

The 104-piece nigiri plate at Royal Izakaya, available by request only — if the chef is willing

Royal Izakaya’s $1,000 nigiri plate is basically art

Chef Jesse Ito usually turns down requests because the dish is so time intensive.

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Independence Hall and Liberty Bell reopen after COVID shutdown

Capacity restrictions mean a better view, so if you haven’t been for a while, it might be worth a trip.

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Well City Challenge

These 15 new startups want to help Philly millennials stay healthy

After getting access to expert advice, the Well City Challenge finalists will compete to win $50k in prizes.

Left: 'Portrait of a Carthusian' by Petrus Christus, 1446; Right: Just another NE Philly dude

This 15th century Carthusian monk looks exactly like a dude from Northeast Philly

Thanks to an observation by Bucks native Colt Shaw, the Medieval young boul has gone viral.

Holidays in Philly

How to let goats eat your Christmas tree, or recycle it another way in Philly

Don't let your tree end up clogging the trash.

Gritty Claus warning a face shield at the Winter on Broad light show

Philly health department clears Gritty for Flyers games, NHL relents

The mascot petitioned the league to be deemed “essential" — and appears to have won.

Your best pics of Philly streets in the city’s first snow in a thousand days

Addison Street lights? City Hall Tree? Check and check.

'Four Seasons Total Landscaping and Fantasy Island Adult Books
2020' (wood, plaster, paint, metal, lights, lcd screen, media player, speakers, transformer)

Election 2020

Four Seasons Total Landscaping becomes high-end diorama art in Berlin

Artist Tracey Snelling, who specializes in multimedia sculpture, said the piece is meant as political commentary.

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