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Children in costume with skull face paint decorate sugar skulls.
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Arts & Entertainment

Penn Museum's Day of the Dead celebration honors victims of earthquake, fires, and hurricanes

The centuries-old tradition celebrates lost loved ones with bright colors, music, dance, sweets, and storytelling.

8 years ago

Cyclist and pedestrians take part in Philly Free Streets, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
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In second year, Philly Free Streets route was car-free from Old City to North Philly

Bikes, trikes, rollerblades, and skates... and just ordinary feet.

8 years ago

A participant of the SpArc Services Cultural Arts Center has her make-up done for a 2017 Fringe Festival production,
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Producing a Fringe play teaches Philadelphians with disabilities self-determination

Friendship and joy were the themes of a 2017 Fringe play produced by SpArc Services Cultural Arts Center in Philadelphia, which supports people with intellectual disabilities.

8 years ago

A ghoulish scene from annual Halloween haunt, Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary
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With ‘no filters, no restraints,’ Terror Behind the Walls puts Eastern State at center of Halloween

What does it take to be hired as an intimidator or a creeper at one of the nation's top historic haunted attractions? A lot of energy and stamina.

8 years ago

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‘Fireflies’ dance on the Ben Franklin Parkway

Pedicabs adorned with colorful lanterns danced on the Ben Franklin Parkway Thursday night as “Cai Guo-Qiang: Fireflies” made ...

8 years ago

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Community

Southwest Philly steps out to show neighborhood pride

The skies were blue and the air was crisp Saturday morning at 72nd Street and Woodland Avenue as the Rev. Paul “Earthquake” M ...

8 years ago

Punk band Night Raid performs at Johnny Brenda's for the first annual YallaPunk Festival in Philadelphia. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Lifestyle

At YallaPunk Festival, young Arab Americans throw off stereotypes

Rana Fayez conceived of the YallaPunk Festival after a frustrating interaction with another m ...

8 years ago

Metropolitan-Archbishop Stefan Soroka greets pilgrims.
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Community

Pilgrims return to abandoned coal town for worship and fellowship

Only a few structures still stand in what was Centralia, Pennsylvania. Even fewer are visible through the tree cover from the top of an a ...

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Scenes from the 2017 Philadelphia Folk Festival

For more than 50 years, the annual Philadelphia Folk Festival has been drawing thousands of visitors to Old Pool Farm in Schwenksville, P ...

8 years ago

With an estimated 5,300 in attendance, the sixth annual Dîner en Blanc was the largest ever held in the United States, according to organizers. (Brad Larrison for NewsWorks)
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Lifestyle

Philly’s Dîner en Blanc becomes the largest in the U.S.

More than 5,000 white-clad diners wheeled tables, chairs and coolers into Franklin Square Thursday evening for the sixth annual Dîner en ...

8 years ago

Dancers perform on stage during the Festival of India at Penn's Landing Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
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Lifestyle

Celebration of independence showcases Indian culture in Philly

Happy, nervous energy filled the backstage area as dancers from more than 35 organizations readied themselves to perform at the Festival ...

8 years ago

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Arts & Entertainment

Classic hearse show supports historic Laurel Hill Cemetery

The ninth annual Hearse and Professional Vehicle Show returned to Laurel Hill Cemetery in East Falls Saturday, featuring more than 30 cla ...

8 years ago

Penn's Landing: October 2, 2002 7:10 a.m. - Sunrise 6:57 a.m. (Jonathan Wilson / Philadelphia Inquirer)
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Lifestyle

Photographer rises with the sun to capture Philly at first light [photos]

Early morning, an hour before and after sunrise, provides wonderful lighting opportunities. Sometimes it’s ethereal, sometimes myst ...

8 years ago

Henry Lee of Art Wear serves water-ice at the 4th annual Hoodstock Festival in North Philadelphia on July 22, 2017.
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Arts & Entertainment

North Philly’s Hoodstock celebrates art, agriculture and community [photos]

Life Do Grow Farm is an oasis in North Philadelphia, a former dumping ground reclaimed for use by the community. Here, young peopl ...

8 years ago

The Bearded Ladies Cabaret blends a camp account of the French Revolution with a satirical look at current events during their annual Bastille Day performance at Eastern State Penitentiary. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
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Arts & Entertainment

American politics provides ample material for satirical Bastille Day show

“And what do we say about historical accuracy?” a newly resurrected, glittering Edith Piaf asked the crowd assembled outside of Phila ...

8 years ago

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