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1. 1 day ago on JumpStart

   The same thing happened to me. I was apparently in San Francisco and Austin on the same night—-without ever leaving Philadelphia!

2. 2 days ago on Heart of the City

   Very true. In the 19th century, it was very common for families to have picnics at the graves of loved ones. It is a practice that still goes on today. My husband and I (both guides at a Victorian-era cemetery) know a family whose Easter tradition involves a picnic at an ancestor’s grave.

3. 2 days ago on Heart of the City

   Yes! My husband (who is also a guide at the same cemetery), and I are always happy to have Goths on any of our tours. They’re very attentive and ask great questions.

4. 3 days ago on Heart of the City

   Very true. But in that this strip is set in Philadelphia, it’s unlikely, but not impossible. There is at least one Revolutionary-era family cemetery within the city limits. I’ve never visited it, but am aware of it.

5. 3 days ago on Heart of the City

   It is illegal to bury pets, let alone people, in the backyard in the city of Philadelphia (not that everyone agrees with the “pet” thing). But, as someone who spends a lot of time in local cemeteries and churchyards, I have seen lots of different kinds of fencing.

6. 3 days ago on Ziggy

   This cartoon is kinda personal for me. I’m a guide at a historic cemetery.Just last week, I led a tour about graves that are either unmarked or inadequately marked.My very favorite is an elaborate mausoleum which bears no names (not even initials), or dates. It doesn’t even have windows.It is the final resting place of a somewhat eccentric lady who was obsessed with the number “8”.

7. 3 days ago on Heart of the City

   I’m a guide at a historic Victorian-era cemetery. Many visitors continue the Victorian tradition of picnics at the graves of loved ones. The cemetery even has picnic tables.

8. 4 days ago on Heart of the City

   Well, if the next musical is “Wicked”, Heart is a natural for Elphaba. She already knows how to melt!

9. 5 days ago on Heart of the City

   Because she is a Liberty Belle.

10. 6 days ago on JumpStart

    It’s Vintage Car Show season in Southeast Pennsylvania.