Arts & Entertainment
Writing a wrong: Artist repurposes bandit signs in South Philly
A street artist is fighting illegal “bandit” signs in his South Philadelphia neighborhood.
Bandit signs are those hang
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12 years ago
In photos: A car guy on American and Hazzard Streets
I’ve never been a car person, but you have to admit that the sight of a bright yellow 1957 Chevy in front of a garage painted in ye
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12 years ago
Celebrating the ‘Eraserhood’ that gave rise to David Lynch cult classic
This weekend an art gallery in Philadelphia celebrates the dirt and grit of its post-industrial neighborhood as envisioned by filmmaker D
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12 years ago
In restored surroundings, Rodin sculptures again have room to breathe
After four years of renovation, and more than a year of being shuttered, the Rodin Museum now has that new-museum smell.
The olfac
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12 years ago
Sampling a new crop of Philly artists through community support
There is a new way to buy art in Philadelphia. Two programs will allow investors to buy shares of artwork, sight unseen.
Each is m
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12 years ago
Oneida Indian Nation gives $10 million for Revolutionary War museum in Philly
The American Revolution Center museum, which will be part of Independence Mall in Philadelphia, is now $10 million closer to reality.
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12 years ago
After funding reprieve, Upper Darby school community unsure what’s next for arts programs
Tuesday night, the Upper Darby School Board will vote on a proposal to restore all music, art, and physical education teachers who were g
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12 years ago
Can playing with fake money help artists bring in the real dough?
Monday, an Elkins Park art organization will stage an exercise in creative economics. It is a game of financial survival.
For the
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12 years ago
Finding relief in garden of generous shade, splashes of cooling water
It seems that there’s only one thing on our minds these hot days of summer — escaping the sweltering weather.
In some
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12 years ago
‘Girl geeks’ lead nominees for Philly’s Geek of the Year
Award-winning geek.
That’s the title technologists in 14 categories will be gunning for at the second-annual Philadelph
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12 years ago
Princeton artists invade Philadelphia gallery
“I was always thinking of making a connection between Princeton and Philadelphia,” said Irina Gobernik, who lives in the New
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12 years ago
A look back at Bucks County’s ‘Genius Belt’
Between 1930 and 1950 Bucks County was such a hotbed of transplanted New York writers, playwrights, lyricists and humorists that the are
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12 years ago
Constitution Center explores presidential campaigns, personal touches
To get ready for November’s election, the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia has on display the very first presidential c
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12 years ago
Terry Gross, the host of National Public Radio’s “Fresh Air,” will be inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in
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12 years ago
Muscle cars revving up for Philly exhibit
We don’t even know what some of these cars can do.
In the 1960s and ’70s, the big three American automobile manufactur
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12 years ago