
Arts & Entertainment
Bugs, birds, and plants: This writer wants you to embrace nature in Philly
Urban wildlife exists all around us, and Bernard Brown is on a mission to get people to enjoy it with his new book, “Exploring Philly Nature: A Guide for All Four Seasons."
3 years ago
Listen 1:50Russell’s No. 6 being retired across NBA, a 1st for league
NBA players who currently wear No. 6 — including the Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James — may continue doing so. But the number cannot be issued again.
3 years ago
Musikfest, Shakespeare in the ’burbs, Wiz Khalifa, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
Plus: Daddy Daughter Dance, Jon Lovitz and Afrodanze! share the same weekend the Eagles make their preseason debut at the Linc.
3 years ago
Listen 5:07Sesame Place announces diversity, inclusion training after viral video sparks backlash
The park’s announcement comes in the wake of several allegations of discrimination against the amusement park.
3 years ago
Legendary Motown songwriter-producer Lamont Dozier dead at 81
He was part of the iconic Holland-Dozier-Holland team that wrote and produced dozens of hits and helped make Motown an essential record company of the 1960s.
3 years ago
1980s pop goddess Olivia Newton-John has died at age 73
Olivia Newton-John, one of the biggest pop stars in the 1970s and early 1980s, has died at the age of 73.
3 years ago
Philly culture on a budget: Where to find discounts on arts, nature, and history
Pointers for exploring the city without breaking the bank.
3 years ago
Crash-landed in Philly 11 years ago, ‘Grumman Greenhouse’ is finally saying goodbye
After 11 years, the “beloved” sculpture by Jordan Griska, “Grumman Greenhouse,” is making way for a major John Rhoden retrospective at PAFA.
3 years ago
PGA tour stop to bring some of the world’s best golfers to Delaware
The top 70 players in the PGA’s FedEx Cup standings will compete at Wilmington Country Club. It’s the biggest sporting event ever to be held in northern Delaware.
3 years ago
Listen 3:16Authors and bookstore owners worry a big publishing merger will affect diversity
The proposed merger between Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster will likely change things for authors and readers - for better or worse.
3 years ago
When Philly had a championship-winning Black baseball team: Remembering the Philadelphia Stars
The franchise took top honors in the 1934 Negro National League season.
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Bonus Interview: Remembering Bill Russell
NBA great Bill Russell died Sunday at the age of 88. He is remembered for being a leader on and off the court, fighting for social change. We revisit our 2001 interview.
Air Date: August 6, 2022 8:00 am
Listen 17:46Story of poverty activism in Las Vegas premieres at Philly’s BlackStar festival
“Storming Caesars Palace” tells a “forgotten” story of mothers on welfare shutting down a Las Vegas casino in the name of poverty activism.
3 years ago
‘Stray’: How a virtual orange tabby is helping real cats
A new video game sensation that features an adventurous feline has resonated with cat lovers and some of them are using the game to raise money for real cats.
3 years ago
Polly Edelstein, co-founder of Philly Women's Theatre Festival says, theater exists to tell stories, but also to push boundaries.
3 years ago
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