
Arts & Entertainment
Singing with Mormon Tabernacle Choir is ‘thrill of a lifetime’
When the Mormon Tabernacle Choir came to the Mann Center in Philadelphia Thursday night, several local singers won a chance to sit in wit ...
14 years ago
The recipient of the Liberty Award this year will be U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. The award given annually by the Natio ...
14 years ago
Mighty Wanamaker pipe organ going strong in 100th year
For many lifelong Philadelphians, the Wanamaker Building means three things: the eagle, the Christmas show, and the pipe organ. On Wednes ...
14 years ago
Massive sports bar part of plan for former Spectrum site
A shipment of steel has arrived at the site where the Spectrum sports arena once stood. The steel will figure in constructing the framewo ...
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Art lovers visit Barnes before collection moves to Philly
These are the final days of Matisse and Renoir in Lower Merion. The renowned art collection at the Barnes Foundation will be on vi ...
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Shining a light on “home insecure” youth
In West Philadelphia, a group of teenagers have been working with artists, counselors and teachers exploring what “home” mean ...
14 years ago
How teens see ‘home,’ even when they lack one
How do you describe what home means? One way is by sharing stories that speak of the many ways we live. When a group of West Phila ...
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As Comic-Con nears, downloadable zombie girls boost local company
The annual Philadelphia Comic Convention arrives in town this weekend, attracting fan boys and fan girls of monsters, super heroes, and s ...
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Rising stars shine at Jazz Fest
This weekend the West Oak Lane Jazz Festival presents the final round of the Rising Star Talent Show. The three finalists will batt ...
14 years ago
Saving face: Mutter preserves relic of Grover Cleveland
Part of the macabre collection of medical abnormalities at Philadelphia’s Mutter Museum is a piece of President Grover Cleveland ...
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Those loyal to Stiffel Center rally to preserve it
Everybody in the neighborhood used to call the Stiffel Center by its address: “Marshall and Porter.” For 83 years, the Jewish ...
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Nominate Philly’s ‘Creative Connectors’
Take the ‘Creative Connector’s’ survey to identify Philadelphia’s most influential artists, musicians, and design ...
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In depths of Philadelphia, the garden plot beckons
Philadelphia’s newest urban garden is as urban as it gets. Downtown, alongside one of Center City’s busiest traffic co ...
14 years ago
Puerto Rican group incensed over parade approach
The Latino social-services organization called Concilio is changing the way it will market the 49th annual Puerto Rican Parade. Concilio ...
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