Arts & Entertainment
‘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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8 years ago
Student journalists’ book tells stories of community health leaders
Dozens of students involved in the Healthy NewsWorks journalism program have finished the latest installment in a series of books fe
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8 years ago
You can lead a horse to Philly, but you can’t make it fit
It was a contest between the old and the really old as a Trojan horse, on the back of a flatbed truck, parked in front of histor
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8 years ago
With new app, Philly woman adds criticism, complexity to museum’s chronicle of Bush years
If you ever find yourself on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, you might visit the
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Film coming on history-making Philadelphia violinist
The Philadelphia Orchestra is now in China, beginning a three-week tour of Asia. It is its 11th tour China, since it became the first Ame
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8 years ago
Philadelphia synagogue to hold its first LGBT shabbat
Friday night a conservative Jewish congregation in downtown Philadelphia will host shabbat for the city’s LGBT community. It will b
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8 years ago
Veterans Coming Home
WHYY has joined public media outlets across the country for a project known as “Veterans Co
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Air Date: May 20, 2016
Review: Digging into ‘The Secret Garden’
However much time you’re able to spend in the garden these days, it’s nothing compared to the classy cast of the musical R
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8 years ago
Review: Digging into ‘The Secret Garden’
However much time you’re able to spend in the garden these days, it’s nothing compared to the classy cast of the musical R
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8 years ago
Hagley Museum’s patent model collection displays imagination and innovation
Take a step back to the 19th Century with innovations from Hagley Museum’s patent model collection.
What is a patent model?
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8 years ago
Penn and Philadelphia Art museums collaborate on ‘Creative Africa’
Through this summer, the Philadelphia Museum of Art is showing five different exhibitions related to Africa. “Creative Africa,̶
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Police helping teens
There were some major developments in the death of Amy Joyner Francis this week. One student was charge
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Air Date: May 13, 2016
Trenton Circus Squad balances fun, skills and social outreach [video]
Swinging from a trapeze just might be the key to transforming the lives of some troubled teens in New Jersey.
That’s why a f
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Parting gift from Curtis Institute’s board chair its largest ever
Philadelphia’s world-class music conservatory, the Curtis Institute, has just been promised the largest single gift of its 92-year
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8 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra’s final Asian tour to include live broadcast
While on tour in far-flung places, the Philadelphia Orchestra has streamed some of its concerts live over the internet for listeners at h
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8 years ago