
Arts & Entertainment
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 1:48In 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.
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