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This month is your last chance to wave at a stranger on the other side of the world while standing in the middle of Philadelphia. The Portal \u2014 the curious art installation that allows Philadelphians to look through a screen and see into another country \u2014 is leaving the city.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Given Philly\u2019s history with robots it\u2019s amazing our Portal lasted two years. Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n Philly-based inventor Henry Heyl helped kick off the cinema experience we\u2019ve come to know and love 156 years ago.<\/p>\n Heyl displayed one of the first demonstrations of a projected moving picture to an audience of around 1,500 at the Academy of Music on Feb. 5, 1870.\u00a0Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n BP Quizzo Question of the Day\u00a0<\/p>\n When the Philadelphia Orchestra first took the stage in 1900, who was conductor?<\/p>\n RECAP: What else happened?<\/p>\n $ = paywalled<\/p>\n \u2022 Philadelphia voters decide: Should City Hall always have an office of arts and culture?<\/a> [WHYY]\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Philly school district says GOP-led House panel\u2019s report claiming its lessons incite antisemitism is \u201cblatantly partisan.\u201d<\/a> But\u00a0the city will still revamp its social studies curriculum<\/a> amid the congressional probe. [PhillyVoice\/Chalkbeat]<\/p>\n \u2022 SEPTA\u2019s real-time tools are back online<\/a>\u00a0after being temporarily down due to a cyber security flaw update. [6abc]<\/p>\n \u2022 The Philadelphia Orchestra receives $10.5 million for cultural diplomacy<\/a> just before it leaves for China. [WHYY]\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0How will the EPA excavate 68,000 cubic yards of toxic material from a contaminated site in Port Richmond<\/a>? [WHYY]\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0Thomas Jefferson University leads an effort to expand regional sickle cell care<\/a> under new federal hub program. [WHYY]\u00a0<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0President Trump criticized LeBron James for warmups<\/a> during the national anthem before the Knicks game. [BIlly Penn]\u00a0<\/p>\n When you donate to Billy Penn<\/a>, you\u2019ll be automatically entered for a chance to win a pair of 76ers tickets to the Monday, Nov. 23 home game against the Portland Trail Blazers!<\/p>\n No donation is necessary, though. For details on how to enter and the eligibility requirements, see the official rules online here<\/a>.<\/p>\n MAYOR WATCH<\/p>\n Mayor Parker attends a community resource fair at the Kensington Wellness Support Center recognizing the Police-Assisted Diversion team. (1 p.m.)<\/p>\n Parker later attends an author talk featuring\u00a0Italian author Angelo de Nicola as part of a series of cultural events celebrating the visit of L\u2019Aquila Mayor Pierluigi Biondi to Philadelphia. (4 p.m.)<\/p>\n ON THE CALENDAR<\/p>\n Halloween Hikes & Hayrides (Friday-Saturday), See the **FULL LIST** of\u00a0this week\u2019s events calendar at BillyPenn.com!<\/a><\/p>\n BILLY PENN GUIDES<\/p>\n \ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f\u00a0Billy Penn City Guide<\/a> BP Quizzo answer:\u00a0<\/p>\n Fritz Scheel<\/p>\n \t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Local-students-showed-off-for-the-livestream-scaled.jpg\")
Local students showed off for the livestream on the Portal in LOVE Park on Oct. 22, 2024. (Celia Bernhardt\/Billy Penn)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792903101_905_43a-Motion-Picture_ColibriWorkshop-scaled.jpg\")
No. 1 statue for the first public showing of a motion picture, painted by artist Ava Haitz. (Colibr\u00ed Workshop\/Courtesy of Philadelphia Historic District)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1792903101_903_1920x1080_Billy-Penn-Sixers-Game-Tickets-10-26.jpg\")
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Cresheim Trail Fall Foliage Festival (Saturday),
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