
Arts & Entertainment
Philadelphia Theater Company gets $2.5 million for restructuring
The ailing Philadelphia Theater Company has received a shot in the arm from its longtime benefactors to the tune of $2.5 million. ...
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Audience to choose their own adventure with 1812 Productions’ ‘Intimate Exchanges’
“I looked at this play because I wanted something simple,” said Jennifer Childs, founder of 1812 Productions. “Just two ...
11 years ago
First for Friday, August 22, 2014
Unaccompanied minors At least 117 school-aged children who illegally entered the country at the border with Mexico have been pla ...
Air Date: August 22, 2014
Giovanni’s Room to reopen as second Philly AIDS Thrift location
When Ed Hermance, the owner America’s oldest gay bookstore, announced earlier this year that after 35 years he was getting out of t ...
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As Fringe installation, ‘WetLand’ floats ideas of crisis, survival and adventure
Alongside the river wall on Delaware Avenue, outside Philadelphia’s Independence Seaport Museum, visitors will encounter a strange ...
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ListenFringeArts offers double feature: Dining and theater
When the Fringe Festival begins after Labor Day in Philadelphia, it will launch a new combination theater and restaurant as the hub of ye ...
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ListenAllman Brothers Band leads all-star lineup at Scranton’s Peach Music Festival
Thousands of music fans took to the hills of Scranton this past weekend for the 3rd annual ...
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Second annual Philadelphia Podcast Festival sets up in South Street bar
This week in Philadelphia, producers of independent media will gather for the second annual Philadelp ...
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Taney comes from behind for second World Series victory
Philadelphia’s Taney Dragons pulled off another victory in Williamsport on Sunday night in the second round of the Little League Wo ...
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Listen2014 #PhillyGeekAwards winners [updated with photos]
This year’s Geek of the Year award goes to… Jason Richardson, community builder and creator of ...
11 years ago
First Extra: Stopping the Violence
A look at the causes and some solutions for the violence taking place on the streets of Wilmington. ...
Air Date: August 15, 2014
Philadelphia Folk Festival going back to its roots
The 53rd annual Philadelphia Folk Festival returns to the Old Pool Farm in Schwenksville this weekend. For decades t ...
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Tina Fey headlines fundraiser for summer stage where she got her start
The Upper Darby Performing Arts Center will host a 10th anniversary screening of “Mean Girls,” the breakout comedy by Tina Fe ...
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Celebrated Philly restaurateur reveals addiction as new eateries debut
When Michael Solomonov was creating the award-winning and career-establishing Zahav restaurant in Society Hill, he was at the same time f ...
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Pa.-born Nellie Bly, pioneer of ‘stunt journalism,’ was the story of her time
In the late 1800s when female journalists were shunned in most newsrooms, Pennsylvania-born reporter Nellie Bly helped change the world b ...
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