They have day jobs, but in groundhog mode, they wear top hats and tuxedos and use nicknames like "Moonshine" and "Frostbite." They also have a secret handbook. The Inner Circle's president is Tom ...

The party started early in the morning, hours before Phil was even "awake". People with Phil signs and groundhog hats on ...

In recent years, the annual festival has even been live-streamed to people as early as six in the morning, as members of the ...

They wanted to don their tuxedos and top hats, celebrating on stage. Instead they were mourning another empty Groundhog Day. “It’s just painful and frustrating,” said Einbinder, his ...

A huge crowd gathered before dawn with songs, furry hats and rock music to party in Gobbler's Knob to await Punxsutawney Phil. Punxsutawney Phil is a world-famous groundhog who has been predicting ...

according to the “Inner Circle” — a group of white men in top hats who interpret the groundhog’s yearly divinations. But Massachusetts’ official state groundhog — Ms. G — has yet to ...

Alan Freed/Reuters The men in top hats surrounding Phil during the ceremony are members of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle. According to their website, their role is to “protect and ...

While not the most scientific way to predict if chilly weather will persist, it is undoubtedly the most jovial, complete with tuxedos and top hats. Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil pictured as he makes ...

For the first time ever, Phil has found post-Groundhog Day employment Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013. Her work has previously appeared on MTV ...

MARATHON, Florida Keys – A conch living underwater in the Florida Keys agreed with groundhog Punxsutawney Phil's prediction of six more weeks of winter. The "mollusk meteorologist" emerged from ...

Groundhog Day falls on a Sunday this year, which makes for a perfect day to relax with loved ones and put on a nostalgic movie: "Groundhog Day", starring Bill Murray. "Groundhog Day" begs the ...