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Filmmaker Ken Burns (WHYY, file)
Delaware Business Now
Delaware

Ken Burns Elementary? Delaware school considers new name

A Newark elementary school once attended by filmmaker Ken Burns could soon be renamed in his honor.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney and sculptor Branly Cadet
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Philly presents long overdue honor to ‘true American hero’ Octavius Catto

For the first time in its history, the city of Philadelphia officially dedicated a public statue of an African-American individual.

8 years ago

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A ghoulish scene from annual Halloween haunt, Terror Behind the Walls at Eastern State Penitentiary
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With ‘no filters, no restraints,’ Terror Behind the Walls puts Eastern State at center of Halloween

What does it take to be hired as an intimidator or a creeper at one of the nation's top historic haunted attractions? A lot of energy and stamina.

8 years ago

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Military
Visual Arts

Tony Auth on Vietnam’s role in his career as a political cartoonist

From the Tony Auth archives an excerpt from the Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist's 2005 interview with the Library of Congress.

8 years ago

A scene from Pig Iron Theatre Company's 'A Period of Animate Existence.' (Photo courtesy of Maria Baranova)
Shapiro on Theater

Philly Fringe review: ‘A Period of Animate Existence’

Pig Iron Theatre Company made its reputation by playing with forms as it developed the content of plays. Its new and most ambitious work ...

8 years ago

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Economy
Philadelphia

Arts and culture, Philly’s $4 billion engine

Audiences and organizations devoted to the arts contributed $4.1 billion to the economy of greater Philadelphia last year, according to a new report.

8 years ago

Delaware

Deej, Byrd and the B’s and more to see and do in Delaware this week

From concerts and movies, to special events for the whole family, there is always something to see and do in Delaware. Here are some of o ...

8 years ago

Birdwatchers delight in rare sights in South Jersey

Linda Matula is from New Jersey, but retired to Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Every year, she comes back to South Jersey for two weeks. ...

8 years ago

The Giant (bass-baritone James Osby Gwathney Jr.) performs in Opera Philadelphia's
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Music
Philadelphia

Opera Philadelphia offers array of works during O17 festival

After embracing the challenges of staying relevant amid evolving audience tastes and technological transitions, Opera Philadelphia is rea ...

8 years ago

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'Close Music for Bodies' at Christ Church Neighborhood House runs through Sunday, Sept. 24. Pictured here are creator Michael Kiley and singer Arielle Pina (Adachi Pimentel)
Performing Arts

Philly Fringe audio diary: ‘Close Music for Bodies’

We’re heading into the home stretch of this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival, with one more weekend remaining. R ...

8 years ago

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The cast of 'A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum' at the Walnut Street Theatre, with Frank Ferrante in the center. (Photo courtesy of Mark Garvin)
Shapiro on Theater
Performing Arts

Review: A laff-a-minute ‘Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum’ (Walnut Street Theatre)

If you’re going to overdo the musical “A Funny thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” you may as well get a high-jinks ...

8 years ago

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Actors perform as denizens of Blood Yard, a new element of Eastern State Penitentiary's

Presenting new vein of terror in familiar haunts of Eastern State Penitentiary

It’s not even October yet, but Halloween season is already starting. This weekend, the historic Eastern State Penitentiary i ...

8 years ago

New Jersey

2017 Ocean City, N.J., Air Festival photos

A thick fog that shrouded Ocean City, New Jersey, Saturday morning, Sept. 16, kept several planes away from landing at the annual Air Fes ...

8 years ago

Lauren Whitehead, portraying Un/Sung, in Opera Philadelphia's 'We Shall Not Be Moved.' (Photo courtesy of Dominic M. Mercier)
Shapiro on Theater

Philly Fringe review: Opera Philadelphia’s ‘We Shall Not Be Moved’

The powerful and haunting “We Shall Not Be Moved” that opened Saturday is not only a world-premiere opera, it’s a provo ...

8 years ago

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New encyclopedia celebrates African-American creators of comics, graphic novels

A Rider University professor co-wrote and edited the newly published Encyclopedia of Black Comics (Fulcrum, 2017) because nothing like it ...

8 years ago

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