Daylight saving time ends this weekend. At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 1, 2026, clocks in Philadelphia turn back one hour to 1:00 a.m. — you gain an hour of sleep, and sunsets come about an hour earlier from Sunday on. What changes by itself — and what doesn’t Changes on its own: phones, computers,…
If you buy your own health insurance — or you have none right now — your window opens soon. Pennie, Pennsylvania’s official health insurance marketplace, opens enrollment for 2027 coverage on Sunday, November 1, 2026. Pennie is the only place where a premium tax credit can lower your monthly cost. Buying the same plan directly…
If you shop at Walmart, take 30 seconds and check your pantry. One canned fruit product sold at Walmart — including in Pennsylvania — has been recalled because it may contain elevated levels of lead. The 30-second check The recalled product is Great Value Fruit Cocktail in Fruit Juice from Concentrate, 15 oz (425 g)…
Halloween week does not have to cost anything. Philadelphia has free trick-or-treating, festivals, and trunk-or-treats running from today through Halloween night — most of them in the daytime, several of them car-free, all of them built for families. Here is the week, in order. Today only: Tacony Halloween Fall Festival (Sat, Oct. 24) The Tacony…
If you are registered to vote in Philadelphia and want to vote by mail in the November 3 general election, the request deadline is almost here: your mail ballot application must be received by the county election office by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. That is the received-by time — leaving it in…
Our LIHEAP guide covers the season’s main heating grant — this post is its companion: the rest of the stack, in the order to apply, while it is still fall. Every week you wait moves you closer to the part of winter when Crisis money gets tight and shut-off notices start arriving. The households that…
Veterans Day itself is Wednesday, November 11, 2026 — a federal holiday, so expect government offices and banks to close. Philadelphia holds its big public celebration the weekend before. Here are the verified details, plus the year-round doors Philly veterans use most. Sunday, November 8 — Philadelphia Veterans Day Parade & Festival The 12th Annual…
Christmas help in Philadelphia runs on fall deadlines, not December ones. The two biggest programs — Toys for Tots and the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree — take applications weeks before the holidays, and both are already open. Here is what is verified for 2026, program by program. Toys for Tots — Philadelphia (applications close December…
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 26, 2026. If a turkey and a full holiday table are not in the budget this year, Philadelphia has real doors — but the good ones reward people who line things up in early November, not Thanksgiving week. Here is what is verified, and one honest gap. The honest gap first…
Día de los Muertos — Day of the Dead, November 1–2 — is one of South Philadelphia’s biggest community celebrations, built around ofrendas (altars), marigolds, music, and remembering the people we have lost. Philadelphia’s 2026 celebrations are anchored by two official events, both free or included with admission. Here are the verified dates. Saturday, October…
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