Arts & Entertainment
Scraps of life resurrected, reimagined in performance at Holmesburg dump
Every day, Revolution Recovery in the Holmesburg neighborhood of Philadelphia receives 350 tons of trash, sorting it into piles for indus
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Cosby lawyer plans new appeal on question of hearsay evidence
Bill Cosby’s lawyer has outlined the next appeal he plans to file in yet another attempt to sidetrack the first sexual assault char
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Leslie Odom Jr., from East Oak Lane to a Tony Award nomination
Leslie Odom Jr. was growing up in East Oak Lane when he got a tape recorder from his parents at age 5. He sang into it for hours on
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Haunting swirl of sound and images summon up Bok’s long history as a school
Last summer, a collective of young developers opened a rooftop bar on the eighth floor of the Bok building, a former public school in Sou
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Collegiate Rugby Championship in Chester your chance to preview newest Olympic sport
This weekend, Talen Energy Stadium (formerly PPL Park) in Chester, Pennsylvania, w
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Old City Philadelphia celebrates 25 years of First Fridays
Old City, Philadelphia, is celebrating 25 years of First Fridays. The event, which has galleries and other artistic venues open late the
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A conversation with Nancy Targett
The University of Delaware class of 2016 graduated last weekend. It will be the
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Air Date: June 3, 2016
Locals battle to be next American Ninja with Philly home field advantage
This week, NBC launched the eighth season of American Ninja Warrior, a reality TV competition featuring amateur athletes. The season was
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A musical passage to NYC for Nézet-Séguin — while still leading Fabulous Philadelphians
New York’s Metropolitian Opera has tapped the Philadelphia Orchestra’s Yannick Nézet-Séguin to be its new music director. N
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The heights of a teenage crush — and a hard landing
Sara Ray remembers being the new girl in a tiny town, a 13-year-old nursing a crush
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Play imagines Hillary and Bill, in a galaxy far beyond the Beltway
When is Hillary Clinton not Hillary Clinton?
“Hil
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‘Love Wins’ documents 45 years of struggles and joy
A 45-year love story has been condensed into a half-hour documentary film, which will launch during the annual
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Historic Second Bank reopens with portraits of famous Philadelphians [photos]
One of Philadelphia’s often-overlooked historic attractions has reopened for the summer season. The Second Bank of the United State
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Weaving the dreams of veterans with music, poetry to translate experience of war
War has always been part of our history, and stories about the war experience have populated our culture as long as we can remember.
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‘Historic Philadelphia’ aims to draw tourists beyond usual spots
As the summer tourist season nears its official start, Philadelphia is campaigning an expanded tourist district, market itself to visitor
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