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Visit Philadelphia President and CEO Angela Val. (Courtesy of Cashman & Associates)
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The Philadelphia Tribune

Visit Philadelphia names 1st Black woman as president/CEO

According to Angela Val, she might be the first Black woman to lead the non-profit tourism group, but she doesn’t expect to be the last.

3 years ago

Singer Dionne Warwick attends a special screening of ''The Dark Tower'' at the Museum of Modern Art on Monday, July 31, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
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Latin Music Fest, Kensington Derby, Interpol, and the return of the Dad Vail in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Highlights in and around Philly this weekend include Interpol at the Met, Philly film fest, and a quirky car race and street fest in Kensington.

3 years ago

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) dribbles the ball up the court against the Golden State Warriors during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series in San Francisco, Monday, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Sports

Nikola Jokic captures 2nd straight NBA MVP title, Sixers’ Embiid finishes runner-up

The 27-year-old from Serbia averaged 27.1 points, 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists to take home MVP honors.

3 years ago

The Universal Dance Ensemble performed at the #fundPHLarts rally outside City Hall in Philadelphia on May 11, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Arts groups call on Philly to help out with pandemic relief funds

The groups are calling for additional money to help them in a time of need after seeing their funding cut during the pandemic.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) drives up against Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo (13) during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Philadelphia
Sports

Heat defeat 76ers 120-85 in Game 5, take 3-2 series lead

The 76ers were down by 15 going into the fourth, then gave up 12 consecutive points to open the final quarter.

3 years ago

Gospel singer Treena Ferebee at the announcement of the 2022 Welcome America Festival. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philly plans for weeks-long Welcome America festivities fully in person

The 2022 festival will feature dozens of in-person events from Juneteenth to July 4th including fireworks displays and a massive concert on the Ben Franklin Parkway.

3 years ago

Portrait of James Ijames
National
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philly playwright James Ijames wins the Pulitzer Prize

The Philly playwright and co-artistic director of the Wilma Theater won for “Fat Ham,” reimagining “Hamlet” as a queer, Black southern BBQ.

3 years ago

A mural on the side of The William Way Center is visible.
LGBTQ
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Public Health

The unmourned will be remembered in new Philadelphia AIDS memorialization project

The William Way Center launches Remembrance, a play, funeral procession, and online portal to honor unmourned AIDS deaths.

3 years ago

Puerto Rican artist Antonio Martorell stands in front of an artwork depicting a tree.
Environment
Philadelphia
Sustainability
Visual Arts

New exhibition at Taller Puertorriqueño takes a deeper look at Puerto Rico’s struggles

Antonio Martorell, 83, installed a tropical forest inside Taller Puertorriqueño in North Philadelphia for an exhibition about the island’s woes.

3 years ago

In this April 19, 2015 file photo, Mickey Gilley poses with the triple crown award on the red carpet at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Country music artist Gilley and his son were injured in a car accident in Texas, but both are recovering after minor injuries. A statement from Gilley's publicist on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018, said the two were injured Wednesday when their car rolled over. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP, File)
Movies
Music

Mickey Gilley, who helped inspire ‘Urban Cowboy,’ dies at 86

He was known for such hits as “Window Up Above" and for the Texas honky-tonk he owned that inspired the hit film “Urban Cowboy."

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid warms up  before Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
Sports

Embiid’s return for 76ers changes dynamic of Heat series

His mere presence in the lineup changed the 76ers' fortunes in Game 3 — and perhaps their chances against Miami in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) and Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo battle for the ball during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
Sports

Embiid returns from injury, 76ers beat Heat 99-79 in Game 3

Wearing a black mask, Embiid had 18 points and 11 rebounds after missing the first two games of the series.

3 years ago

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain arrives at the Formula One Miami Grand Prix auto race at Miami International Autodrome, Friday, May 6, 2022, in  Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
National
Sports

Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton blings out, blasts jewelry crackdown

Hamilton showed up at the Miami Grand Prix wearing every piece of jewelry he could fit on his body in apparent protest.

3 years ago

Mark Menjivar stands in the exhibition space at the Eastern State Penitentiary.
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Music
Philadelphia

Eastern State Penitentiary sets death row to music

Inside ESP’s Cell Block 15, artist Mark Menjivar installed a composition written by Texas death row inmate David Lee Powell, who was executed in 2010.

3 years ago

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The flyer advertising the new library cards. (Brown, Ed (Library)/Nashville Public Library)
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Books
National

In the battle over books, Nashville library’s response? ‘I read banned books’ cards

As efforts to control books continue, Nashville Public Library hopes to reach thousands of readers with its "I read banned books" card.

3 years ago

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