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FILE - Patti LaBelle, from left, Nona Hendryx, and Sarah Dash of the group LaBelle greet the crowd during a concert in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, 2009. Dash, who co-founded of the all-female singing group, best known for their raucous 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade,” has died. She was 76. Labelle and Hendryx announced their bandmate's death Monday on social media.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
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New Jersey

N.J. native Sarah Dash, who sang on ‘Lady Marmalade’ with Labelle, dies

Singer Sarah Dash, who co-founded the all-female group Labelle — best known for the raucous 1974 hit “Lady Marmalade" — has died. She was 76.

4 years ago

The scene of a previous 2nd Street Festival.
Community Events
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Philadelphia

2nd Street Festival presents Northern Liberties Night Market

On Thursday, the new biannual event will include food trucks, shopping vendors, games, live music, and performers.

4 years ago

More than 100 objects dating from the early 1700s are displayed in the Library Company of Philadelphia's exhibit, ''Imperfect History,'' which examines the role of graphic arts in preserving and distorting history. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
History
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice
Visual Arts

The Library Company looks back at its Imperfect History

“Imperfect Histories” revisits visual, racial, and gender bigotry going back hundreds of years, both intended and unintentional.

4 years ago

Kate Winslet
Media
Pennsylvania
TV
Billy Penn

Hoagies get an Emmys shoutout as ‘Mare of Easttown’ wins stoke talk of second season

Kate Winslet’s Wawa-inspired character really connected with fans.

4 years ago

Gene Demby (NPR)
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

NPR’s popular race and identity podcast joins WHYY’s Saturday morning line-up

NPR Code Switch joins WHYY’s Saturday morning lineup. Founding co-host Gene Demby, a Philadelphia native, discusses the milestone of launching in his hometown.

4 years ago

From left: Daniel Legg (12), Bryheem Leach (13), and Matthew Douglass (12) play in the new Christy Rec Center
Kids
Philadelphia
Sports

First-of-its-kind esports room opens at West Philly rec center

Philadelphia Parks and Rec opened its first esports room to give more young people access to expensive gaming equipment and spark their interest in tech careers.

4 years ago

Members of the Esperanza Academy Dance Ensemble will appear at the Kimmel Center’s Arts Launch 2021 festival, performing traditional Puerto Rican dance with modern interpretations
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Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Public Health

Kimmel Center invites new friends to its reopening party

After 18 months of being closed to audiences, the Kimmel Center invites arts groups from across Philadelphia to its free Arts Launch festival.

4 years ago

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After being closed for 18 months for the pandemic, the Steel River Playhouse will welcome audiences back into it main stage auditorium during Arts Montco Week, for a series of three one-man performances
Pennsylvania
Performing Arts
Visual Arts

Montco launches its first county-wide Arts Week

Arts venues have a $100M impact on Montco’s economy. Arts Week highlights the large and small spots reopening from the pandemic.

4 years ago

Listen 1:30
Ardmore Music Hall
Things To Do
Community Events

Montco arts showcase, Kimmel Center celebration, Delaware ‘Dream,’ and XPN Fest in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sep. 16 - Sep. 19: Things to do in Pa., Del., and N.J.

4 years ago

Listen 4:15
Norm Macdonald speaks during a panel discussion of reality television talent show
NPR
TV

Comedian Norm Macdonald has died at 61

His management company confirmed that the 61-year-old had battled cancer for nine years.

4 years ago

Fox Nation, a subscription-based streaming service run by Fox News Media, has given the green light for the return of the controversial reality TV series, premiering Oct. 1. (Fox Nation)
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Policing
TV

‘Cops’ was canceled amid protests of police violence. Fox Nation is bringing it back

Fox Nation, a subscription-based streaming service owned by Fox News Media, has given the green light for the return of the controversial series.

4 years ago

Line judge Maia Chaka #100 signals during the game between the Carolina Panthers and the New York Jets at Bank of America Stadium on September 12, 2021 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
NPR
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

Maia Chaka is the 1st Black woman to officiate an NFL game

Chaka said she hopes she can inspire and empower others "to step outside the box and to do something different." She is the second woman hired as a full-time NFL official.

4 years ago

Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Tony Awards tap Philly native Leslie Odom Jr. to host alongside Audra McDonald

The long-delayed Tony Awards have landed two impressive master of ceremonies — Leslie Odom Jr. and Audra McDonald.

4 years ago

Met Opera in NYC
Music
Performing Arts

Poignant return for Met Opera after 18-month pandemic pause

The Met had not performed in its house since March 11, 2020, the longest gap since the company started in 1883.

4 years ago

Kelly Cass-White gets a high-five from tennis student Harlem Lewis, 6 on Aug. 26, 2021
Kids
New Jersey
Public Spaces
Sports

‘It’s fun’: Bringing tennis, and a sport for them, to Camden’s girls

A program started under the auspices of the Centerville Simbas teaches girls as young as 5 how to wield a racket and hit a volley.

4 years ago

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