
Arts & Entertainment
South 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 ...
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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,” ...
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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 ...
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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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ListenReview: ‘Pericles,’ on a fast track
The epic story of “Pericles,” in Shakespeare’s telling, has it all – birth, death, wandering, royalty, dejection, ela ...
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Photographer unites homage to Andrew Wyeth with exploration of color at Chadds Ford
The paintings of Andrew Wyeth and the rooms they were painted in have inspired an abstract art installation at the Brandywine River Museu ...
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Review: Anarchy and ‘Mercury Fur’
In the seedy play “Mercury Fur,” which premiered in London a decade back, anarchy reigns. London is a wreck. Gangs have kille ...
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Review: ‘The Foreigner,’ foreign indeed
A really good production can raise the level of a play, but I hold little hope for “The Foreigner.” Its production at the Pen ...
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New Jersey team helps re-create baseball’s beginnings as game of gentlemen [photos]
Back when Abraham Lincoln was president and the Civil War raged, baseball was more of a “gentlemanly” game, a most civil spor ...
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ListenStart-up women Delaware is corporate home to some of the biggest companies of our day. It also boasts of its busin ...
Air Date: July 24, 2015
North Philly rapper beef with Drake makes him ‘unwelcome in Toronto’
Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill has grabbed millions of headlines after taking to Twitter to whip up controversy about Canadian rapper Drak ...
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ListenPhilly’s Open Source project opens with massive mural by French artist JR
There’s a new face in Philadelphia. It’s four stories tall, peeking around a tall building in Center City. It’s ...
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Mapping the cultural assets of Chester in story form [photos]
Members of the City Council in Chester, Delaware County, gave up their seats so that an acting ensemble could take the floor. Mayor ...
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