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Gospel winner Frantastic Noise (center) received the check for $1,000 during Tuesday's PHL LIVE Center Stage Award Show. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Music
Philadelphia

PHL LIVE Center Stage honors musicians during first award show in 2 years

Philadelphians full of good spirits came to World Café Live on Tuesday to see the latest talents emerging from the PHL LIVE Center stage contest.

3 years ago

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Ximena Violante appears in a video
Home & Family
Music
Philadelphia

Philly Lullaby Project pairs artists with parents to write songs for their babies

The ongoing program pairs artists with parents to write lullabies for their babies, crystalizing their first years in song.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts passes during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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AP source: Eagles QB Hurts suffers sprained right shoulder

The 24-year-old has morphed into a serious NFL MVP candidate in his second season as a starter.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Philadelphia
Sports

Hurts runs for 3 TDs as Eagles squeeze by Bears 25-20

The Eagles, with the best record in the NFL, made just enough plays to come away with a tighter-than-anticipated win.

3 years ago

Argentina's Lionel Messi holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with his team at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
International
Sports

Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties

Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title.

3 years ago

Thuraya, the female Panda sent by China to Qatar as a gift for the World Cup, walks in a shelter at the Panda House Garden in Al Khor, near Doha, Qatar. (Lujain Jo/AP)
NPR
International
Sports

2 giant pandas have predicted that Argentina will win the World Cup over France

The pandas correctly predicted that Argentina would beat Croatia in the first semifinal match last, and they also rightly chose France over Morocco.

3 years ago

Artist Bob Dix has been posting his chicken renditions on InstagramINSTAGRAM / @VAMPIREVAMPIREBOY
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Another Philadelphian is embarking on a 40-day chicken challenge — but this time, it’s art

A live paint-off at Ray’s Happy Birthday Bar will mark the finale of Bob Dix’s poultry endeavor.

3 years ago

A person holds up an album, with a Christmas tree visible in the background.
Music
Philadelphia
Sports

Eagles belt holiday hits on ‘Philly Special Christmas’ album

The players on the team with the best record in the NFL have made a jolly season in Philly a bit more sweet-sounding with the release of “A Philly Special Christmas."

3 years ago

A large menorah is seen in the foreground. In the background is Independence Mall
Things To Do

Hanukkah celebrations, Jurassic Quest, in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Dec. 15 - 18: Jurassic Quest, Hanukkah celebrations, and Anthony Nunziata’s ‘Italian Broadway Christmas’ are among weekend highlights in the area.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Noah Syndergaard throws during the first inning in Game 5 of baseball's World Series between the Houston Astros and the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Philadelphia
Sports

AP source: Syndergaard agrees to $13M, 1-year deal with LA Dodgers

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that pitcher Noah Syndergaard and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to a deal.

3 years ago

Theo Hernández of France celebrates after scoring the team's first goal during the 2022 World Cup semifinal between France and Morocco on December 14, 2022 in Al Khor, Qatar. (Dan Mullan/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

France defeats Morocco to reach World Cup Final, their chase to repeat continues

France, led by its star Kylian Mbappé, has sparkled this tournament. In defeating Morocco, the first African country to reach the World Cup semifinals, France sets up a dream

3 years ago

Philly POPS musicians and Local 77 members addressed the collective bargaining issues the union's had with executives during a press conference on Dec. 13, 2022. (Cory Sharber)
Employment
Music
Performing Arts
Philadelphia

Philly POPS musicians vote to strike if necessary, citing ‘decade of mismanagement’

95% of Philly POPS union members vote to authorize strike, if needed, as collective bargaining discussions with POPS executives stall.

3 years ago

Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift performs on her 30th birthday in Madison Square Garden. 
(Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Business
Music
Philadelphia

Some Philly Swifties are getting another chance at Eras Tour tix after Ticketmaster fail

Fans with presale codes will receive invites to try again.

3 years ago

Argentina forward Lionel Messi celebrates scoring his team's first goal from the penalty spot during the World Cup semifinal match between Argentina and Croatia in Qatar on December 13, 2022. (Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
International
Sports

Messi’s dream lives on as Argentina defeats Croatia to reach the World Cup final

Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to advance to the World Cup finals for a sixth time - and giving star forward Messi a chance to win his first title. Argentina will play either Fran

3 years ago

File photo: Quinta Brunson arrives at the 74th Emmy Awards on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. (Photo by Danny Moloshok/Invision for the Television Academy/AP Images)
Movies
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TV

Golden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere,’ and ‘Abbott Elementary’

The 2023 broadcast will mark the award show's return after scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray, knocking it off TV for a year.

3 years ago

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