Arts & Entertainment
Parents can’t avoid sex ed, but they can help control it
The final of eight excerpts from the new book Letting Go with Love and Confidence. TV, movies, peers and the Int ...
13 years ago
Knight Arts Challenge seeks second round of creative proposals
The Opera Company of Philadelphia simulcast a performance of “Carmen” on a jumbo screen set up outdoors on Independence Mall ...
13 years ago
Lancaster Avenue art installation commands attention
Artists have taken over windows of empty storefronts along Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia. The temporary “avenue of the arts ...
13 years ago
Prohibition left lasting mark on national identity
The Prohibition era of the 1920s left an indelible mark in American history. It has affected everything from industry to politics to immi ...
13 years ago
Authors: A better definition of success can help your child achieve it
Part seven of eight excerpts from the new book “Letting Go with Love and Confidence.” Parents seem more worri ...
13 years ago
Firm consistency the key to winning the curfew war
Part six of eight excerpts from the new book “Letting Go with Love and Confidence.” “Curfew” is o ...
13 years ago
No plain greenhouse, this is a plane greenhouse
Behind the giant paintbrush recently installed in Lenfest Plaza, on Philadelphia’s North Broad Street at Cherry, another sculpture ...
13 years ago
Popped’s plans punctured by heavy rains
This weekend in Philadelphia promises two competing music festivals, and a whole lot of rain. While the Philly F/M Festival featur ...
13 years ago
Philadelphia Orchestra going to China in 2012
Next year, the Philadelphia Orchestra will seek new musical talent–and new compositions–in China. In an agreement with ...
13 years ago
Former Defense Secretary Gates awarded Liberty Medal
In a ceremony at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, former Secretary of Defense Robert Gares was awarded the 2011 Liberty ...
13 years ago
Documentary focuses on ‘open cemetery’ of Mutter Museum
A new film about the Mutter Museum will premiere Thursday night. It’s a documentary of a very unusual nature. The story of t ...
13 years ago
No longer in concert with Philadelphia Orchestra, Pops will go on
The Philadelphia Pops will go on this season, but with a shortened schedule. The Pops group is operated by the Philadelphia Orches ...
13 years ago
West Philadelphia professor wins $500,000 ‘genius’ grant
A West Philadelphia professor has been awarded a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant. Jacob Soll, 42, is something of ...
13 years ago
Adding art to educational basics can be scientific approach
Representatives of the National Science Foundation were in Philadelphia Monday to present a report on how to more successfully teach math ...
13 years ago
Teens and money – teach them both planning and generosity
In this fourth of eight excerpts from parenting guide “Letting Go with Love and Confidence̶ ...
13 years ago