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Star Wright is a founding owner, coach, and player for the Philadelphia Phantomz; her son Kion Wright is a top player at Cheltenham High
Star Wright is a founding owner, coach, and player for the Philadelphia Phantomz; her son Kion Wright is a top player at Cheltenham High. (@CoachStarWrightTwitter)
Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

Meet Star and Kion Wright: For this Philly mother-son duo, football is life

He’s a future Division 1 recruit, while she owns a team, plays on the field, and runs a global sports foundation.

4 years ago

Elton John performs during his ''Farewell Yellow Brick Road,'' tour, Friday, July 15, 2022, at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Philadelphia

From the end of the world to your town, Elton John resumes goodbye tour in Philly

On Friday, he resumed his global farewell tour in Philadelphia with a shout-out to the hometown crowd on “Philadelphia Freedom.”

4 years ago

Allyson Felix, of the United States, gives her daughter Camryn her bronze medal after the 4x400-meter mixed relay final at the World Athletics Championships Friday, July 15, 2022, in Eugene, Ore. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
International
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Allyson Felix gets a bronze on her farewell at world championships

The 19th medal, the third bronze of her 10 trips to the championships, extends the record she already held.

4 years ago

(Bre Furlong Photography)
Music
Philadelphia

Philly based singer songwriter Suzanne Sheer has released her first, sexy, genre defying album

Philly singer-songwriter Suzanne Sheer about her first album, ‘The Blue Hour,’ social media, and advice for musicians.

4 years ago

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Sheldon Omar-Abba photo of a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria owned by a woman who goes by 'Baby Doll Demon Doll.' (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘Built, not bought’: Philly’s classic car culture captured in photo exhibition

Photographer Sheldon Omar-Abba documents informal car clubs in Philly neighborhoods for Imperfect Gallery’s 10th-anniversary show.

4 years ago

Elton John gestures during a performance
Things To Do
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Performing Arts
Visual Arts

Elton John, Summer Snow Day, Dave Matthews Band, Maze, Pancakes and Booze art show, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

This weekend’s event highlights in Philly, N.J., and Delaware include concerts from Elton John, Femi Kuti, Dave Matthews Band, Chris Brown, Yacht Rock Revue, and more.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia artist Leroy Johnson
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

The ‘heartbeat’ of Philly arts, Leroy Johnson, 85, has died

Often considered an “outsider” vernacular artist, through his 60-year career Johnson became a Philadelphia institution and inspiration.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson walks to exchange line ups before a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Friday, June 3, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Philadelphia
Sports

Phillies’ Thomson first Canadian to manage in home country

Thomson is from Sarnia, Ontario, a city on the Michigan border about 200 miles west of Toronto.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Flyers' Oskar Lindblom plays during an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers, Wednesday, April 13, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton, File)
Health Care
Philadelphia
Sports

Flyers waive Lindblom, donate $100K to cancer organization

The Philadelphia Flyers have placed forward Oskar Lindblom on waivers on for the purpose of buying out the final year of the cancer survivor’s contract.

4 years ago

Quinta Brunson is pictured in a screengrab from the pilot of 'Abbott Elementary'
Philadelphia
TV

‘Abbott Elementary’ earns multiple Emmy nods

The crowd-pleasing and acclaimed “Abbott Elementary” made a splashy debut in its first year

4 years ago

Djokovic holds the Wimbledon trophy up in the air with one hand as he raises his arms.
International
Sports

Djokovic tops Kyrgios for 7th Wimbledon, 21st Slam trophy

The top-seeded Djokovic has won 28 matches in a row at Wimbledon and raised his career haul to 21 major trophies.

4 years ago

Sean Dooley, a first time participant in the Tiny Room for Elephants art festival, prepares his canvas at the Cherry Street Pier. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community Events
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

‘Nothing like this happens in the city’: Watch artists in action at Cherry Street Pier’s Tiny Room for Elephants festival

A three-week arts festival on the Cherry Street Pier shows the public how art gets made.

4 years ago

There are dozens of viral videos on TikTok showing teens participating in the #gentleminions trend.
(@wixmovs/TikTok; @_.itzvan_/TikTok; @joel.evans13/TikTok; Screenshots by NPR)
NPR
Kids
Movies
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Teens are dressing in suits to see ‘Minions’ as meme culture and boredom collide

A viral trend depicts teens in suits on their way to go see the latest installment in the minions universe. Here's why.

4 years ago

Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina holds the trophy as she celebrates after beating Tunisia's Ons Jabeur to win the final of the women's singles on day thirteen of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
International
Sports

Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan wins Wimbledon final, 1st Slam

Rybakina used her big serve and powerful forehand to overcome Jabeur’s mix of spins and slices at Centre Court on Saturday.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Union's Julian Carranza reacts to his goal against D.C. United during the first half of an MLS soccer match Friday, July 8, 2022, in Chester, Pa. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports

Philadelphia Union ties MLS record for victory margin with 7-0 rout of D.C.

Philadelphia set a team record for goals and was one shy of the league record.

4 years ago

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