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Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Gardner Minshew reacts in the second half of an NFL preseason football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles trade 2022 pick to Jaguars for Gardner Minshew

Minshew joins a QB room that already has starter Jalen Hurts and veteran backup Joe Flacco.

4 years ago

A large crowd gathers for the Made in America festival in 2019.
Music
Philadelphia
Streets & Roads

Made in America 2021: COVID protocols, parking restrictions, and more

The Made in America Festival returns to the Ben Franklin Parkway Labor Day weekend. Here’s what you need to know.

4 years ago

High school musicians work with members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
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Mental Health
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Summer campers learn mindfulness, music techniques from Philadelphia Orchestra pros

Underserved Philly music students attend camp to best prepare them for life as a musician, with help from members of The Philadelphia Orchestra.

4 years ago

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Dr. Walter Lomax, a Philadelphia physician, tending to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in his hotel room bed in Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 1968. (AP Photo)
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South Philly street block to be renamed in honor of WURD radio founder Dr. Walter P. Lomax

Walter P. Lomax, who used WURD to give Black Philadelphians access to the airwaves, will be posthumously honored with street renaming.

4 years ago

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Caleb Followill of Kings of Leon performs during KAABOO 2019 at the Del Mar Racetrack and Fairgrounds
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Philly Naked Bike Ride, Kings of Leon, tango at the forefront and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Aug. 26 - Aug. 29: Things to do in Philadelphia, Del., and N.J.

4 years ago

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The Kimmel Center.
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Public Health

Kimmel Center rolls out new vaccine mandate ahead of September reopening

The Kimmel Center also confirmed it will enforce Philadelphia’s mask mandate throughout its locations.

4 years ago

Roderick Phifer, rehearsal director for the Chocolate Ballerina Company, leads a group of young dancers through an audition for a winter production of the
Performing Arts
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

An all-Black ‘Nutcracker’ is coming to Philly with hopes to make the ballet more accessible

Despite some recent changes, ballet schools and productions remain homogenous and expensive. The Chocolate Ballerina Company in Philly is trying to change that.

4 years ago

The crowd passing around the cutout.
Laura Jane Grace and Brendan Kelly playing an acoustic show at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia, Pa. on 8/21/21. (Daniella Heminghaus for Billy Penn)
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Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Crowdsurfing Giuliani and garden tool selfies: Four Seasons Total Landscaping punk rock concert is a total success

“Most Philly thing ever,” said a vendor at the show.

4 years ago

Josephine Baker is among the figures covered by Black Paris Tours, as they offer a glimpse of the mutual love affair between African-Americans and the City of Light, and Africans' history in France as a whole. (AP Photo/File)
History
Music
Race & Ethnicity

Josephine Baker is 1st Black woman given Paris burial honor

The late entertainer who is a World War II hero in France will be the first Black woman to get the country’s highest honor.

4 years ago

The infamous lot at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
Elections
Music
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

The sold-out concert at Four Seasons Total Landscaping almost didn’t happen because of Philly zoning laws

After a neighbor filed a complaint, L&I granted the famed gardening biz a special exemption.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Orchestra
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Carnegie Hall returns to in-person concerts with a lot of help from the Philadelphia Orchestra

In its return to a full season of in-person performances, Carnegie Hall has programmed the Philadelphia Orchestra for an unprecedented eight concerts.

4 years ago

NPR
Media
Music

Why do we need Dolly to be a saint?

Singer-songwriter Dolly Parton's persona has taken on an almost saint-like manifestation in recent years, writes Amanda Marie Martinez.

4 years ago

Producer Mike Richards poses in the pressroom at the 43rd annual Daytime Emmy Awards on May 1, 2016, in Los Angeles. Richards stepped down as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Media
TV

Mike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ host after past scrutinized

Producer Mike Richards stepped down as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week.

4 years ago

An oil painting of what will become the
PlanPhilly
Music
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

Salsa as self-care? Find joy in free dance lessons and a mural of salseros Saturday

A new mural from artist Andres Giraldo is coming to Kensington. “Salsa Shines Through” celebrates Philly’s salsa community and their resilience during the pandemic.

4 years ago

Vince Pupillo Jr. performs on Keith Emerson's Moog synthesizer
Music
Pennsylvania
Preservation

The history of electronic music is inside a warehouse in Harleysville, Pa.

A collector of a massive collection of synthesizers and vintage rock gear in Harleysville, Pa., wants to tell the story of rock and roll, one Moog at a time.

4 years ago

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