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File photo: In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, runners make their way down Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia during the Philadelphia Marathon. A study released on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 shows that marathons can be risky for hearts, but not necessarily those of the runners. It takes longer for nearby residents to get to a hospital for emergency heart care on the day of a race and they're less likely to survive.
Things To Do
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The Rat Pack is back, ABBA, Philly Marathon, and annual holiday events return in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sinatra’s Rat Pack, ABBA, Eagles vs. Saints, and the Philly Marathon are the weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

4 years ago

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A group of mummers parading in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia

Mummers Parade will be back on Broad Street New Year’s Day

After a pandemic hiatus in 2021 and a 2020 parade marred by some members in blackface, Mummers Parade organizers are promising an event “welcoming to all.”

4 years ago

United States' Weston McKennie celebrates his goal with Tyler Adams, left, and Christian Pulisic during the second half of a FIFA World Cup qualifying soccer match against Mexico, Friday, Nov. 12, 2021, in Cincinnati. The U.S. won 2-0
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Pennsylvania
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Hershey’s Christian Pulisic sparks U.S. over Mexico 2-0 in World Cup qualifying

After falling to the Mexicans 2-1 in 2015 at Columbus, Ohio, the U.S. reverted to the traditional “Dos a Cero” scoreline that marked the four previous home qualifying.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Tobias Harris (12) goes up for a shot against Toronto Raptors' OG Anunoby (3), Scottie Barnes (4) and Fred VanVleet (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia
National
Public Health
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In memo, NBA tells players, coaches to act on booster shots

The league told players and coaches in a memo Friday that it is no longer advisable to wait before receiving the additional dose.

4 years ago

A Christmas glass ball decoration depicting a dog's face
Things To Do
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Performing Arts
Visual Arts

American music in the burbs, Yellow Springs art show, Philly film fests, Conya Doss, and new exhibits and plays in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Nov. 11- Nov. 14: Things to do in Pa., Del., and N.J.

4 years ago

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Simone Biles smiles on the red carpet
Gender
Pennsylvania
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‘You’re more than medals’: Simone Biles to Pennsylvania women on redefining success

Over 6,000 people tuned in to hear Laverne Cox speak. Later, Olympic gymnast and advocate Simone Biles delivered a keynote speech.

4 years ago

A series of paintings are on display in Philadelhia
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Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly artists help promote small businesses owned by people of color this holiday season

The posters, designed by Philly artists and the small businesses that inspire them, will be placed in commercial corridors across the city, just in time for holiday shopping.

4 years ago

Candles, flowers and letters are placed at a memorial
NPR
Music
Public Safety

Live Nation, a company behind Astroworld, has a long history of safety violations

Live Nation is the biggest live-events company in the world. Court records and federal citations show that the company was already linked to 200 other deaths and 750 injuries.

4 years ago

Will Smith
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Philadelphia

Global superstar returns home to Philly to launch international tour for first book

The memoir is titled “Will,” and the very first stop was a small bookstore on Girard Avenue in Fishtown: Harriett’s.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid looks into the stands in an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
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6abc

Joel Embiid enters NBA’s health and safety protocols after testing positive for COVID-19

Embiid returned a positive test for COVID-19 on Monday morning, a source tells ESPN.

4 years ago

A candlelight vigil is held for Halyna Hutchins
NPR
Movies
Public Safety

Why making movie sets safer has been so slow, especially for crews behind the camera

The deadly shooting on the set of Rust has workers in Hollywood pushing — again — for broader safety rules. But a history of complacent leadership has stood in their way.

4 years ago

Members of the Four Seasons Total Landscaping team pose for a photo
Movies
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

The inside story of the documentary on Four Seasons Total Landscaping, a surprisingly touching tale of small business success

It was quite a year for the Northeast Philly lawn care operation.

4 years ago

Flowers s are seen outside of the canceled Astroworld festival at NRG Park on November 6, 2021 in Houston, Texas. According to authorities, eight people died and 17 people were transported to local hospitals after what they describe as a crowd surge at the Astroworld festival, a music festival started by Houston-native rapper and musician Travis Scott in 2018. (Photo by Alex Bierens de Haan/Getty Images)
NPR
Music
National
Public Safety
Visual Arts

Astroworld Festival joins a list of historical concert tragedies

The deaths at Astroworld Festival call to mind other rare incidents at concerts and festivals in which crowding or other factors contributed to dangerous conditions.

4 years ago

Leslie Kaufman, curator or Voices and Visions, a sculpture show at Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia, stands by a piece that was damaged in flooding the last week of October, 2021
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Visual Arts

Delaware River takes a bite out of a waterfront art exhibit

A show of contemporary sculpture on Cherry Street Pier hit by flooding on opening night.

4 years ago

Travis Scott performs at day one of the Astroworld Music Festival at NRG Park on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Houston
Music
National
Public Safety

8 dead, numerous injured at Astroworld Festival in Houston

Officials in Texas say at least eight people are dead and numerous others are injured following a surge of the crowd during a performance by rapper Travis Scott.

4 years ago

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