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 Shepard Fairey's 'Lotus Diamond' on Frankford Avenue near Girard. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
Arts & Entertainment

Shepard Fairey mural overlooks Fishtown [photos]

The celebrated street artist Shepard Fairey has painted a large mural in Fishtown at the invitation of Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Pr ...

12 years ago

 File photo: Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra, opening night 2012. (Image courtesy of the Philadelphia Orchestra)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra is taking requests for opening weekend

The Philadelphia Orchestra has planned its upcoming season of concerts, but it leaving open a slot for you. The public is invited to ...

12 years ago

 Trace Ball of George Washington Carver High School demonstrates how the 'Gotcha' crime location application works. (Steve Trader/WHYY)

High school students at Temple design app to make reporting crime easy as tweeting

Four weeks ago, a group of 11 North Philadelphia high school students enrolled in the computer design summer program “Apps and Maps ...

12 years ago

For one Delaware brewery, beer and history go hand in hand

At Twin Lakes Brewing in Greenville, a love of community and a rich history are brewed together. The results are deliciously Delawarian.< ...

12 years ago

 Mom Monique Williams attended E! Day: Back to School Expo Friday at the School of the Future.(Kim Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Philly parents anxiously await school funding — or dire decision by district

On Friday, at the district’s annual E! Day: Back to School Expo, held at the High School of the Future in West Philly, many pa ...

12 years ago

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Four suburban Philadelphia counties to take 911 ‘calls’ via text message

Philadelphia suburbanites will soon be able to call for help in an emergency by text message. Berks, Bucks, Chester and Montgomery ...

12 years ago

 This donated casket that will hold the remains on one of the four children that died in the Gesner Street fire in Southwest Philadelphia.(Image courtesy of Sarah Glover/NBC10)

Retired Philly funeral director steps in to help arrange burials for kids killed in fire

Funerals are being planned for the four children killed in a Southwest Philadelphia fire last month. A former Philadelphia funeral ...

12 years ago

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 Swimmers enjoy John B. Kelly pool next to the Please Touch Museum in Fairmount Park. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Philadelphians enjoy more public pools per capita than any other U.S. city

When the summer heat hits, many Philadelphians think of a trip to the beach or the local public pool. Recreation officials say Philadelph ...

12 years ago

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 Mourners arrive at the Seventh-Day Adventist Church at 15th and Oxford streets in North Philadelphia on Monday morning for funeral services for the three children killed in a hit-and-run tragedy on July 25. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Philadelphia Experiment

Keisha Williams and her children are at peace, but those left behind are not

Two weeks ago today, a carjacked vehicle spun out of control and struck Keisha Williams, three of her children and a family friend. They ...

12 years ago

Webcomic: Rigged Boardwalk Games

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12 years ago

 Former N.J. Gov. Jim McGreevey is shown in 2009. (Image courtesy of David Shankbone)

A decade after dramatic declaration, McGreevey talks of quiet life as ‘gay American’

It’s been 10 years since New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey announced his resignation and proclaimed to the world, “I am a gay Ame ...

12 years ago

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 Xenia Semenova, right, 21, of Russia, Sergey Moiseev, 19, of Russia, and Natalia Aliakseyeva, 24, of Belarus, walk on the beach against strong winds Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, in Cape May, N.J., as Hurricane Irene approaches. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight

10 fool-proof solutions to a rainy day at the Jersey shore

Getting rained out of your weekend at the Jersey shore? Here’s a very subjective list of the top 10 things to do when fun in the sun is ...

12 years ago

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$47 million in U.S. funds will help create wind farm off Atlantic City

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey traveled to Atlantic City this week with some federal funding in tow.     ...

12 years ago

 Asian longhorned beetles (Image courtesy of USDA)

Asian longhorned beetle check could prevent infestation

A few minutes looking at the trees in your yard could prevent a potential environmental and economic nightmare scenario. It’s the r ...

12 years ago

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Delaware Art Museum confirms eventual sale of ‘Milking Time’

The Delaware Art Museum will auction two additional paintings as part of their ongoing efforts to get out of debt. On Thursday, th ...

12 years ago

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