Arts & Entertainment
Kids on autism spectrum find community in love of anime at Elkins Park camp
Within White Pines Productions, an Elkins Park theater company, several kids spend th ...
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ListenReview: ‘The Secretaries’ out for the kill
The bizarre, bloody and basely funny satire called “The Secretaries” has a contemporary rough edge, even though it was first ...
9 years ago
Review: Less of ‘The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe’
Whatever happened to poor Lyn, who riffs in her backyard about life in California? Or the punk kid who works at the pancake house or her ...
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‘Le Bok Fin’ debuts on rooftop of former South Philly school [photos]
Le Bok Fin has opened on the roof of Bok Technical School, a former public high school in South Philadelphia. It’s not the r ...
9 years ago
ListenPatrolling the Delaware The head of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection was at the Port of Wilmington in late J ...
Air Date: August 7, 2015
Review: ‘Heathers: The Musical’ — just for fun and suddenly serious
“Heathers: The Musical” is equal parts trashy and juvenile, at least in the first act as it exploits every stereotype about t ...
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8th grade ‘future storyteller’ conjures winning tale of two soldiers
Historic Philadelphia’s 10th anniversary summer celebrations include a “Future Storytellers” contest. Among the 13 winn ...
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ListenStriking photos of turbulent times in Philly history on display [photos]
The Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent is featuring an exhibition of stree ...
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Bridgeport boss pens saga of small-business ups, downs, challenges [photos]
The owner of a small business outside of Philadelphia has written a book about the difficulties of running a small business. Paul ...
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ListenSouth Philly brothers hunt, gather food finds for new show
A pair of brothers from South Philadelphia who run a small string of gourmet grocery stories are debuting a new television show tonight o ...
9 years ago
Documentary shines a light on spirit, activism, abiding voice of poet Sonia Sanchez
When Sonia Sanchez talks about herself, she may not really be talking about herself. In her performance-poem “Middle Passage,” ...
9 years ago
ListenHeroin Update In June the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services issued a warning about the increase in ...
Air Date: July 31, 2015
Arising from ashes of old Philly opera company, Vulcan Festival hopes to live long and prosper
This weekend, the Prince Theater in Philadelphia debuts a new opera festival rising from the remains of an old opera company. The ...
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ListenChildren act as chorus in very adult ‘Winter’s Tale’ in Clark Park
The annual performance of Shakespeare in West Philadelphia’s Clark Park opens Wednesday with ...
9 years ago
ListenDavid Newman’s ukulele brings ‘sweet and endearing’ touch to kirtan chants
Singer and songwriter David Newman brings his brand of kirtan music to the Tin Angel in Philadelphia tonight. On his new album, Acoustic ...
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