Arts & Entertainment
Screening films at a real dump part of Philly artists’ residency
This weekend, an artist residency program in Philadelphia is inviting the public to experience what it’s like to salvage material o
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Plastic Bag Bill
Cutting down on the number of plastic bags we use is the idea behind a bill making the rounds in
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Air Date: April 15, 2016
An epic effort to breathe new life into once abandoned Philly cemetery [photos]
For most people, “Beowulf” was something they were forced to read in high school.
“I have to say it’s not
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Stepping up to make Philadelphia ACHIEVEable
I am stepping up by creating a better, fairer Philadelphia for all of its residents, one of the inspirational challenges guests
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A migrant’s pilgrimage to freedom and safety at the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts
It’s not usual for a performance to use great balls of fire, rivers of sand, water, videos, puppets and a transformed urban landsca
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Why the United States owes its Navy to pirates
When the United States of America was young, the question of whether or not to have a navy was tricky. America had maintained a navy to w
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Woeful Sixers season tough on Philly ticket resellers
It’s a Tuesday — one of the last home games of the Philadelphia 76ers’ miserable season. A win against the visiting New Orl
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Exploring the harmony between musician, instrument
Concert violinist Vadim Gluzman plays an original Stradivarius violin, made in 1690 in Northern Italy. It was the violin played by Leopol
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South Philly musician owns disability, independence with new album [video]
Musician Anomie Fatale chose her name deliberately. At age 20 she lost control of most of her body. She’s turning that pain and fru
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Assassination of Lincoln
Friday, April 15th is the 151st anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Ther
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Air Date: April 8, 2016
For a day, walking in the shoes of refugees
Every day, we hear reports about refugees fleeing areas of conflict.
But how does it really feel to be one among the 15 million di
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Philadelphia Orchestra making sound investments in the community
The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced a roster of programs to promote education and community access to music. A newly structured depa
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The Women’s Humane Society – Blazing a Trail for Animal Rights
The Women’s Humane Society closed out Women’s History Month with the inaugural “Trailblazer” Award dinner, Thursd
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Philadelphia Museum bringing art out of the ordinary and into the neighborhoods
Last summer, the Philadelphia Art Museum’s “Inside Out” program installed 60 life-size reproductions of paintings from
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WHYY and The News Journal will hold 4 debates among the democratic candidates for mayor of Wilmington. In this first debate held March 2
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Air Date: April 5, 2016