
Arts & Entertainment
Tango night takes over Logan Square
While the usual traffic circled the many lanes around Philadelphia’s Logan Square, people gathered on one edge of the enormous Swan ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia film about slain Cambodian activist wins Peabody
The Peabody Award has been given to a Philadelphia filmmaker. The prestigious award for broadcasting journalism honored a low-budge ...
13 years ago
Chinese delegation visits Philadelphia as part of crash course in philanthropy
Good news: The dramatic rise of China’s market economy has driven many newly rich people to give away money for the public good. ...
13 years ago
Michener Art Museum names new director
The James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown will have a new leader this summer. Lisa Tremper Hanover — currently helming the ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Art Museum now part of Google’s worldwide online collection
The Philadelphia Museum of Art has teamed up with Google to put some of its finest paintings online. In its second year, the Google ...
13 years ago
Search begins for SS United States memorabilia
The gutted ship that has been moored for years in South Philadelphia is looking for its guts. The latest effort to preserve the le ...
13 years ago
Sowing a vision for fallow land surrounding Philadelphia
In Philadelphia County, there are 1,100 acres of unused land that could be used to grow food. In Chester County there is almost 20 times ...
13 years ago
‘Dancin’ on Air’ takes a new turn
In the 1980s, “Dancin’ On Air” was teased perms, blazers with shoulder pads, and Topsiders. It was the Running Man, the ...
13 years ago
Romeo and Juliet’s torches burn bright at Lantern Theater Company
Lantern Theater Company extends its production of “Romeo and Juliet” through April 8, giving audiences the opportunity to see ...
13 years ago
News channeling: Actor assembles the story of digital media’s impact on national identity
Dan Hoyle has been crisscrossing the country, talking with reporters and news consumers, and looking at what happens when people only get ...
13 years ago
As Cherry Blossom Festival begins, wintry weather threatens springtime display
A chilly wind blew as Manzairaku, a traditional Japanese performance troupe, danced in Love Park on Monday. After weeks of unseasonably ...
13 years ago
Gen. Stanley McChrystal in Philadelphia: ‘Strategic Challenges Facing America’
Retired four-star General Stanley McChrystal speaks in Center City tonight as part of Widener University’s Philadelphia Speake ...
13 years ago
Festival ventures ‘Outside the Frame’ for monthlong performance series
A monthlong series of mostly solo performances springing from wide range of backgrounds, begins this week. “ ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia arts group runs out of funds
One of Philadelphia’s art organizations is close to broke. Philagrafika, which held a huge, citywide festival in 2010 called ...
13 years ago
Academy of Natural Sciences displays 200 years of curiosities — including ‘Frankensquid’
For its 200th anniversary, the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia is unveiling “Frankensquid.” The flying squ ...
13 years ago