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Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper, bottom, reacts after being hit by a pitch from San Diego Padres' Blake Snell as Padres catcher Jorge Alfaro checks on him duirng the fourth inning of a baseball game Saturday, June 25, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Derrick Tuskan)
Philadelphia
Sports

Harper set for thumb surgery, Phils hope he plays this year

Harper’s thumb was broken when he was hit by a 97 mph pitch from San Diego Padres left-hander Blake Snell on Saturday night.

3 years ago

S.N.A.I.L. Gallery curator Logan Cryer at the Icebox in Kensington. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

S.N.A.I.L. Gallery is making space for slow art on Instagram

The virtual gallery space embraces artists who are in no hurry to post new work.

3 years ago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino answers questions during a 2026 soccer World Cup news conference Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Employment
Philadelphia
Sports

Group asks for living wages, labor rights for 2026 FIFA World Cup

There’s a push for the cities awarded games to commit to livable wages, and equitable hiring and worker protection.

3 years ago

Some of the northern parts of the path — paved the whole way — have gravel-lined spurs that run right along the river. (Asha Prihar/Billy Penn)
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Billy Penn

6 don’t-miss stops along the Delaware River Trail, one of Philly’s best new outdoor spaces

The unbroken path now stretches from Fishtown to South Philadelphia, and there’s no shortage of things to check out.

3 years ago

File photo: Fireworks erupt over the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Philadelphia area July 4th fireworks list for 2022

Many July 4th fireworks celebrations are back this year! Check out our list to see where they are happening in your neighborhood.

3 years ago

Carmen Khan sits in the middle of the audience seats of a theater, with her arm stretched out over the chair next to her.
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts

Take two: Professional theater returns to West Chester

The Uptown! is shifting from presenting theater to creating theater, making it one of only two professional production companies in all of Chester County.

3 years ago

David Puryear plays saxophone on 4th and Market streets in Philadelphia.
Music
Philadelphia

Meet the Old City saxophonist bringing music and ‘good vibrations’ to Market Street

David Puryear is the iconic saxophonist who plays on the corner of 4th and Market in Old City, Philadelphia. He brings music and joy to the community.

3 years ago

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Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes swims toward Anita Alvarez, who sank to the bottom of the pool Wednesday during the women's solo free artistic swimming finals at the Budapest 2022 World Aquatics Championships.
(Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

When a U.S. swimmer sank to the bottom of the pool, her coach jumped in to save her

"I saw that the lifeguards were not jumping into the water because they were paralyzed," Team USA coach Andrea Fuentes said.

3 years ago

The 200-foot-long, 21-foot-high dragon lantern glows red in the dark.
Things To Do
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Music
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Visual Arts

Manayunk Arts Fest, Chinese Lantern Festival, Sommerfest, history, music, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Wynton Marsalis and Bucks-Montco Pride Fest are also among Philly, Delaware, and N.J. events this weekend for the kickoff of the official summer season.

3 years ago

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File photo: Fanatics founder and chairman Michael Rubin participates in the Yahoo Finance All Markets Summit: A World of Change at The TimesCenter on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Business
Philadelphia
Sports

Fanatics founder Michael Rubin selling stake in 76ers

Rubin was part of the ownership group when it purchased the 76ers in 2011 for $290 million.

3 years ago

A sea turtle lantern sits in the midst of an underwater environment created from Chinese lanterns.
Community Events
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Visual Arts

Chinese Lantern Festival returns with an undersea fantasy

The last lantern festival in Franklin Square was in 2019. The large-scale illuminated spectacle returns with an undersea fantasy.

3 years ago

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A walkway is visible with flowers hanging from an arbor overhead.
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Sculpture

Philadelphia Flower Show goes back inside for ‘23 after 2-year run in FDR park

COVID-19 pushed the Philadelphia Flower Show outside the last two years. In 2023 it will return to its traditional indoor setting and start just before spring.

3 years ago

An album cover shows artwork and on the right reads
Business
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Remembering Ruffhouse Records, the ’90s Philly music label behind hits like Cypress Hill, The Fugees, and ‘Jump’

One of the era’s biggest recording powerhouses was founded in Northern Liberties.

3 years ago

Cristina Conyers (left) and Jazmin Hurtado, visitors to Philadelphia from Los Angeles, check out Jean Shin's ''Freshwater'' at the Cherry Street Pier in June 2022.
Environment
Philadelphia
Sculpture

Sculptural fountain at Philly’s Cherry Street Pier is a 16’ glass bed of living mussels

“Freshwater” by Jean Shin spotlights the importance of mussels as “ecosystem engineers” keeping our rivers clean.

3 years ago

An arching trellis with flowers is shown over a walkway with trees and a blue sky in the background.
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Spaces
Sculpture
Billy Penn

Photos from the Philadelphia Flower Show, with 15 acres of colorful beauty in FDR Park

Visitors said the event, now in its second time outdoors, was head and shoulders above last year’s edition.

3 years ago

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