
Arts & Entertainment
Reading between the lines for gay history in 19th century America
The Library Company of Philadelphia has launched, “That’s So Gay: Outing Early America.” The exhibition suggests early ...
12 years ago
First for Friday, February 7, 2014
Wilmington crime plan A year ago, Wilmington Mayor Dennis Williams beefed up patrols in an effort to get a handle on shootings a ...
Air Date: February 7, 2014
Olympic speedskaters broke the ice at N.J. roller rink
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it took a tiny roller rink in Frenchtown, New Jersey, perched on a hill above the Delaware R ...
12 years ago
ListenTitle: Trying to blend the tales in ‘Grimms’ Juniper Tree’
What happens when, say, Rumpelstiltskin and the candy-coated Hansel and Gretl become linked in the same story? You get a Grimms fairy-tal ...
12 years ago
Philadelphia Flower Show embraces fine art to create living landscapes
We’ve just been through two winter storms in less that a week, and another is on the way. But the Pennsylvania Horticultural ...
12 years ago
Frank Sherlock poet laureate for city of ‘Otherly Love’
Frank Sherlock, a mostly self-taught poet born and raised in Philadelphia, will be the city’s official poet for the next two years. ...
12 years ago
Philly Museum of Art offers challenging, rewarding retrospective of Michael Snow photos
One of the most recent pieces in the 40-year retrospective of Michael Snow& ...
12 years ago
First for Friday, January 31, 2014
Paratransit overhaul Governor Markell put a lot of emphasis on fixing infrastructure and overhauling the way trans ...
Air Date: January 31, 2014
Review: ‘Tribes’ and the all-consuming power of words
In “Tribes,” a play that bursts with life and energy in a new Philadelphia Theatre Company production, it’s all about w ...
12 years ago
Younger singers, audiences find harmony with Philly choral groups
Conrad Erb started singing when he was 5 years old in the Mennonite church where he grew up. He continued singing through college. Then h ...
12 years ago
ListenRestoring a Czech Torah to holiness in South Jersey
A 300-year-old Jewish Torah, originally from the region once known as Czechoslovakia, is now being restored in Mt. Laurel, New Jerse ...
12 years ago
Review: In ‘Gidion’s Knot,’ the acting’s the thing
If you’re a student of acting – literally or not – “Gidion’s Knot” at InterAct Theatre Company is an excellen ...
12 years ago
Review: The real, the virtual, the quest for connection in ‘Water by the Spoonful’
Two elements of Quiara Alegría Hudes’ remarkably crafted play “Water by the Spoonful” are striking and memorable. One ...
12 years ago
Superpower squirrel and 19th Century train win Caldecott and Newbery in Philly
The two major prizes for children’s literature were announced Monday morning in Philadelphia at the American Library Association ...
12 years ago
Hall of Fame basketball player Tom Gola dies at 81
Tom Gola, the Hall of Famer who led La Salle to the 1954 NCAA title, still holds the Division I record for career rebounds and helpe ...
12 years ago