Kate Dailey

Kate Dailey

@katedailey.bsky.social

Managing Editor, Features at the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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David Gambacorta
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A Pennsylvania man earned VIP status at FanDuel by wagering large sums on sports bets. He developed a ruinous gambling addiction. The company rewarded him with enviable perks — champagne, Super Bowl tickets and, we found, a personal video from Phillies star Bryce Harper.

inquirer.comFanDuel sent a personal message from Phillies star Bryce Harper to a customer with a gambling addictionTerry Thompson lost $1.5 million on bets he placed with FanDuel. The company gave him VIP treatment — including a personalized video message from the Phillies' All-Star first baseman.
Kate Dailey
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We are back with DAY 2 of our countdown of Philly's most iconic dishes. Did your favorite show up yet? (My favorite, the Schmitter, was #73, but that's fine, I'm over it). www.inquirer.com/food/inq2/76...

inquirer.comFrom Stock’s pound cake to Herr’s chips: Day 2 of our countdownThe Inquirer’s food team ranked the 76 most iconic Philadelphia dishes — the flavors, traditions, and restaurant creations that have shaped the city’s culinary scene.
Kate Dailey@katedailey.bsky.social

America got it's start in Philadelphia (fight me), so for the 250th we're celebrating everything that makes this city great. This week, we are counting down the 76 most iconic Philly dishes: www.inquirer.com/food/inq2/76...

inquirer.comThe food that gives Philadelphia its flavorThe Inquirer’s food team ranked the 76 most iconic Philadelphia dishes — the flavors, traditions, and restaurant creations that have shaped the city’s culinary scene.

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Tom & Lorenzo
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! Reposting this feature article we wrote about the legendary Harlow, an icon of Trans Joy and a testament to the importance of community and allyship for all queer people: share.inquirer.com/kPwMRH

share.inquirer.comHarlow's still hereFifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
Kate Dailey
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On Trans Day of Visibility, please revisit this amazing profile of Rachel Harlow by @tomandlorenzo.bsky.social - a reminder that you can be trans, be bold, be loved, grow old, and still be the best dressed lady at the Acme. www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...

inquirer.comHarlow's still hereFifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
Kate Dailey
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I grew up calling Kids Corner and was DELIGHTED when my son called in to talk to Kathy this year. But had changing childhood, Yoto Minis, Miss Rachel, et al impacted the magic of Kids Corner? Abigail Covington investigated, and stumbled onto the end of an era. www.inquirer.com/life/wxpn-ki...

inquirer.comKathy O’Connell signs offAfter nearly 40 years on “Kids Corner,” Kathy O’Connell is leaving the show that made generations of Philly kids feel heard.
Kate Dailey
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Goes without saying (but I’ll say anyway) she looked absolutely regal. Jewels, opera coat, lions‘ mane of golden hair, perfect nails.

Tom & Lorenzo@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social

Went out for celebratory drinks with Harlow last night and showed her all of the wonderful things people were saying in response to the article. She's extremely touched and a little overwhelmed by the responses. "I wasn't sure if my story was interesting enough!" Lady, please. It's fascinating

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Mad Scholar Frights
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Fantastic old-school feature-writing chops here

Tom & Lorenzo@tomandlorenzo.bsky.social

Getting to know this legend has been one of the greatest joys of my life and I'm so pleased to introduce you to her with this gorgeous feature from the Inquirer, where she speaks for the first time in over 30 years on her incredible journey share.inquirer.com/XdfXr9

share.inquirer.comHarlow's still hereFifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
Kate Dailey
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She is warm and funny with crystal clear, perfectly-timed anecdotes about her glamorous Philly life. And the way people responded to her! Since then, I've felt real pressure to ensure our article captures even a little of what it’s like to be with Rachel. Did we? www.inquirer.com/life/a/harlo...

inquirer.comHarlow's still hereFifty years ago, Harlow was the queen of Philadelphia nightlife, Jack Kelly’s girlfriend, and the city's most famous transgender woman. Today, she’s ready to tell her story.
Kate Dailey
@katedailey.bsky.social

As they say in the article, Harlow was a star "at a time when Philadelphia had enough daily and weekly newspapers to support over a dozen full-time columnists, documenting the movements and drama of the city’s celebrity circuit." Do you love vintage #philly history? You'll love this story.

Kate Dailey
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Throughout the editing process, I would often come across an detail and think "This is wild. But is it true? How could I even fact check this?" And then there would be a Daily News clipping from 1972 that said exactly that.

Kate Dailey
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Most of the story, they told me, was in plain sight all along. It lived in the pages of our paper - deep in the archives, where the woman known simply as Harlow was covered incessantly in the 1970s.

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Will Bunch
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Some personal news! I am in the Epstein emails (sort of)!!! In February 2019, Epstein emailed a column that I wrote about him, Trump and Trump's pal Robert Kraft to his "journalist" friend Michael Wolff. Why would he do this? I have no earthly idea. Should I be flattered?

Kate Dailey
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One of the perils of the new media landscape is bosses thinking "The only way to Save Media is to double down on content I personally like and want to do anyway" but I am built different and know that readers yearn for in-depth media criticism about local magazines from @zoegberg.bsky.social.

Zoe Greenberg@zoegberg.bsky.social

“My initial joke was that I’m not sure how a nonprofit is going to rate the best plastic surgeons on the Main Line,” Chris Krewson said, “but we’re about to find out.”https://share.inquirer.com/iGntGE

share.inquirer.comPhiladelphia Magazine has new owners. But does Philly still want a glossy city mag?After Philadelphia Magazine was sold to The Philadelphia Citizen, questions remain about whether the 117-year-old publication can reinvent itself for a new era.

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Ryan Godfrey
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I honestly don’t have enough luminous, magical spirit caves in my life.

Inga Saffron@ingasaffron.bsky.social

Not only is Calder Gardens like nothing else on the Parkway - it’s like nothing else anywhere. This is a great building, as my review explains. To celebrate, a gift link: share.inquirer.com/1K33B0

share.inquirer.comCalder Gardens is a luminous, magical spirit cave that subverts the Parkway’s monumentalityThe project offers Philadelphia a new way to think about the flawed Parkway.

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Stephanie Farr
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I talked to the alleged Delco Pooper this morning, which is, yet again, another sentence I never expected to write this week. Also, a "Delco Deucer" sandwich has been created by Wolf's Superior Sandwiches in Aston because Delco. www.inquirer.com/news/christi...

inquirer.comAlleged ‘Delco Pooper,’ charged by police, says ‘Road ragers don’t smile’"‘I wanted to punch her in the face, but I pooped on her car instead,'" police said the alleged assailant told them.
Kate Dailey
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Love the photo that goes with Zoe Greenberg's investigation into a community's fight about kosher certification and trust (no one is fighting about how good the bagels are). www.inquirer.com/food/kosher-...

inquirer.comHow a popular Kosher bagel shop became the target of antisemitism allegations in Lower MerionA kosher-certified bagel shop finds itself at the center of a community reckoning over politics, identity, and trust, after Facebook posts by its Palestinian owner surfaced online.
Kate Dailey
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Yesterday, Craig LaBan offered his ten favorites for the year - a critic's look at the restaurants that outshine the rest. I love all the different lenses we have to look at #Philly's amazing food scene... and love that we have more to come in 2025. www.inquirer.com/food/a/top-1...

inquirer.comHere are Craig LaBan's top 10 restaurants of 2024From a sushi counter doling out sublime slices of dry-aged toro to a rogue noodle shop producing only-in-South-Philly fusions, here are restaurant critic Craig LaBan's Top 10 for the year.

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