Franki Rudnesky

Franki Maria Rudnesky is a staff writer for PhillyVoice, with interests in entertainment, social media, pop culture, education and the arts. Franki has worked as a staff writer, copy editor, and social media manager for The Hammonton Gazette. Before that, she was a digital intern and production assistant for NBC10. She is a South Jersey native who received her master's degree from Villanova University and her bachelor's from Saint Joseph's University.

franki@phillyvoice.com

September 17, 2024

Social Media

Instagram rolls out Teen Accounts, putting restrictions on users under 18

by Franki Rudnesky

Instagram is launching Teen Accounts for users under 18. The social media platform will place limitations on who can contact teens and what content they see on their feeds. For anyone under 16, parental permission will be required to make changes on the restrictions.

September 16, 2024

Food & Drink

Troubles End Brewing in Collegeville has a new cheesesteak flight every week that's inspired by the Eagles' opponents

by Franki Rudnesky

On Sundays throughout the NFL season, Troubles End Brewing, located at 50 W. Third Ave. in Collegeville, unveils a new cheesesteak flight inspired by the Eagles' opponent that week. Each flight costs $23 and includes three cheesesteaks that are about 5 or 6 inches long each. They're available to order in the restaurant or for takeout until they run out.

September 16, 2024

Addiction

Vaping may have an adverse effect on the brains of college students

by Franki Rudnesky

College students who vape perform worse on cognitive tests for learning, memory, problem solving and critical thinking than those who do not use e-cigarettes, new research shows. College students who smoked cigarettes also perform more poorly, researchers found.

September 15, 2024

Nature

Partial lunar eclipse may be visible during 'supermoon' Tuesday night

by Franki Rudnesky

On Tuesday night, a partial lunar eclipse will coincide with September's supermoon. If skies are clear, the eclipse will be visible beginning around 8:40 p.m.

September 15, 2024

Investigations

2 dead after man who was shot crashed his car in Delaware County, police say

by Franki Rudnesky

Around 10 p.m. Friday on Interstate 95 North in Ridley Township, two people were killed when a man who was shot crashed his car, police say. Clinton Martin, 29, of Lansdowne crashed his car into Joshua Waltz, 33, of Odessa, Delaware, who was standing outside his vehicle on the shoulder, police say. Police have not yet determined where Martin was shot. Martin and Waltz both died at the scene.

September 15, 2024

Investigations

Police fatally shoot man armed with machete and hatchet, Montgomery County D.A. says

by Franki Rudnesky

A police officer shot and killed a man who was armed with a machete and hatchet in East Greenville, the Montgomery County district attorney said. The man was barricaded in the basement of a home and allegedly threatened to harm law enforcement, authorities say.

September 12, 2024

Women's Health

Pregnant Black women are more likely to be given unscheduled C-sections than white women, study finds

by Franki Rudnesky

Doctors are 25% more likely to order unscheduled C-sections for pregnant Black women than white women, particularly when operating rooms are sitting empty, according to a new study analyzing data from 68 New Jersey hospitals.

September 11, 2024

Holiday

Some of the city's Halloween pop-up bars open this week, ushering in spooky season's nightlife

by Franki Rudnesky

Bars and restaurants in Philadelphia are transforming into Halloween pop-ups this month, with scary decor and themed cocktails. Taqueria Amor, Craftsman Row Saloon, Tinsel, Uptown Beer Garden and McGillin's Olde Ale House open their Halloween pop-ups in September, with The Cauldron and Assembly Rooftop Lounge following in October.

September 11, 2024

Arts & Culture

A 35-foot-tall inflatable cloud child to sit in Navy Yard through September

by Franki Rudnesky

'Seated Little Cloud,' a 35-foot-tall inflatable art piece by Los Angeles artist duo FriendsWithYou, will be on display in the Navy Yard's Crescent Park through September. This is the seventh annual art installation at the Navy Yard commissioned by Philly art collective Group X. The first was the memorable 'Sea Monsters HERE' tentacle inflatable sculpture in 2018.

September 9, 2024

Family-Friendly

Ocean City's Air Show Weekend is two days of vintage aircraft, pyrotechnics and aerial acrobatics

by Franki Rudnesky

Ocean City's Air Show Weekend takes place Saturday, Sept. 14, through Sunday, Sept. 15. The weekend's free events include a festival at the airport and multiple aerial shows over the beach and boardwalk featuring skydivers, parachuters and stunt pilots.