Chris Compendio
Chris Compendio is a staff writer for PhillyVoice from the Main Line and currently based in West Philly. After studying creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University, Chris worked for various pop culture news websites as a contributor, writer, and editor. Topics that Chris has written about include the video game industry, film and television, national politics, and local communities. Their byline has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Polygon, Inverse, and several other outlets.
November 22, 2024
TV
Jason Kelce will shoot a late-night talk show in Philly for ESPN starting in January
Former Eagles player Jason Kelce will host a late-night talk show filmed in Philadelphia starting Jan. 3. 'They Call It Late Night' will have five episodes airing on ESPN during the NFL postseason and feature NFL players, coaches and celebrities. Philly band Snacktime will provide music for the show, and Mount Laurel-based production company NFL Films will be involved.November 21, 2024
Music
Japanese Breakfast to perform at Coachella in April after expected release of new album
Japanese Breakfast, which formed in Philly in 2013, will be featured at the next Coachella music festival, performing on April 12 and 19. The band will be one of the many acts before the festival's Saturday headliner Green Day. The concerts will be after the expected release of the group's fourth album, which frontwoman Michelle Zauner told GQ Korea should come out in March.November 20, 2024
Celebrities
Celebrity lookalike contests are all the rage, and Philly is joining the party
Philly is joining the trend of celebrity lookalike contests with doppleganger competitions for Miles Teller, Jason Kelce and Jalen Hurts. The first – for Teller lookalikes – happens Sunday afternoon at Rittenhouse Square. The Kelce and Hurts contests are set for Dec. 14 and Dec. 15, respectively.November 20, 2024
Entertainment
Philly performer Pi iced out of 'Dragula' competition show in Episode 8
Philadelphia-based drag performer Pi was eliminated from the competition show 'The Boulet Brothers' Dragula' in the season's eighth episode. Pi ultimately landed in fifth place out of 12 contestants.November 19, 2024
Transportation
SEPTA, transit workers unions to continue contract talks amid potential work stoppage
SEPTA is continuing to negotiate with its transit workers unions, who are working without contracts. SMART Local 1594 and Local 234 have each authorized strikes, but the transit authority says no work stoppage is imminent. Both unions are seeking increased pay and better safety precautions.November 19, 2024
Food & Drink
Weckerly's Ice Cream looking to expand to Rittenhouse Square
Weckerly's is in the early stages of opening a new location in the Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Center City. It will be the ice cream shop's third location after its original in Fishtown and recent expansion to the King of Prussia Mall. The shop, best known for its unique flavors of ice cream sandwiches, was originally going to close at the end of 2023 before new ownership reopened it in January.November 16, 2024
Arts & Culture
VinylCon returns to Philly to unite analog music and record lovers
VinylCon! will have its second Philly show from Nov. 23-24 after a successful debut in April. The convention will be at 23rd Street Armory in Center City. Over 70 vendors will bring at least 100,000 vinyl records to the show, allowing visitors to grow their own analog music collections.November 16, 2024
Education
Temple University resolves class-action lawsuit stemming from COVID-19 closures
Temple University has settled a class-action lawsuit brought on by two cases seeking tuition refunds after its campus shut down and switched to virtual learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The university will put $6.9 million into a settlement fund for students who attended the school in the spring 2020 semester.November 16, 2024
Government
Philly to roll out second trash pick up days starting December to combat illegal dumping
Twice-a-week collection services will begin in Center City and South Philly on Monday, Dec. 2 from Callowhill Street to Pattison Avenue between the Schuylkill Expressway (30th Street) and Delaware Avenue. The city's Department of Sanitation says the initiative will combat illegal dumping. The program will expand to other areas in the city beginning next fall.November 15, 2024
Investigations
17-year-old arrested for fatal shooting of teen at party in Fairmount Park in June
Zayaan Carroll, 17, has been charged with shooting and killing a 17-year-old girl at a party in Fairmount Park in the spring. Isya Stanley was one of people shot in the crossfire when Carroll and another shooter allegedly opened fired on June 14.
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