
Arts & Entertainment
Partnering with Schuylkill River for Philly dance performance [video]
The performance comprises a series of seven dances taking place on, around, and above the river. An audience of 200 will be moving in a r ...
11 years ago
ListenMorris Arboretum birdhouses strictly for the people
“A lot of people relate to birdhouses,” says Bob Gutowski as he leads a tour of 29 birdhouses installed along the walking pat ...
11 years ago
ListenReview: ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’ and their labours of love
Can there be anything more light-headed in all of Shakespeare’s canon as “The Two Gentlemen of Verona,” a comedy about ...
11 years ago
Northeast Philly woman honored by NEA for reviving Ukrainian needlework [photos]
Vera Nakonechny never set foot in Ukraine until she was well into her forties. Born of Ukrainian parents in Germany, she was raised ...
11 years ago
Listen6 ways to keep your dog from going nuts during the fireworks
Years of experience and friends’ stories have taught me that, when dogs hear fireworks, they don’t howl out of enjoyment and ...
11 years ago
Teen spirit takes an unexpected turn
When you say “teen spirit,” what comes to mind? Energy, enthusiasm, or perhaps recklessness? Those traits certainly, but not ...
11 years ago
ListenSoccer punch to U.S. fans as Belgium ekes out win
U.S. soccer fans are reeling after Belgium beat the American side during the knockout round of the World Cup. In Philadelphia, hun ...
11 years ago
Trust aims to preserve Gettysburg headquarters of Robert E. Lee
The Civil War Trust, a national historic preservation group, is planning to purchase the house Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee used as his ...
11 years ago
Girl shot by Taliban will receive Constitution Center’s Liberty Medal
The National Constitution Center will present its Liberty Medal to a 17-year-old girl from Pakistan who survived an attack from the Talib ...
11 years ago
First for Friday, June 27, 2014
Firefly: Bigger and Better Delaware is now a music destination. That’s what people who were at the third annual Firefly f ...
Air Date: June 27, 2014
In grand gesture, Bucks sculptor’s towering work takes root at Doylestown museum
A Bucks County artist known for sculpting massive tree-root systems is spreading all throughout the Michener Museum in Doylestown. ...
11 years ago
Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change using music to heal in Southwest Philly
About 15,000 Liberian immigrants live in Philadelphia. Their presence became painfully visible when a fire ripped through several rowhous ...
11 years ago
ListenChanges ahead for Philly arts funding as Pew invests more in less
The Pew Center of Arts and Heritage in Philadelphia recently announced its 2014 grant winners, pouring nearly $10 million into the region ...
11 years ago
ListenReview: The turmoil of ‘The Toughest Boy in Philadelphia’
The suffragettes of the early 20th century were looking for political emancipation, they weren’t looking for Betty Friedan and wome ...
11 years ago
Philly Comic Con visitors let their alter egos out to play
If you see any caped crusaders milling around the Philadelphia this weekend, it’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, it’s th ...
11 years ago
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