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Crowds fill the Ben Franklin Parkway for Made in America
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Made In America fest, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Brazilian Day celebration, and more in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Made in America anchors the holiday weekend along with Brazilian Day, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Delaware’s 114th Arden Fair.

3 years ago

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Serena Williams, of the United States, looks to her box during a match against Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, at the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Serena Williams wins again at US Open, beating No. 2 seed Kontaveit

The 40-year-old Williams has hinted this will be the last tournament of her illustrious career.

3 years ago

Country music legend Dolly Parton, pictured here in March, announced the launch of
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Animals
Business
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Barking 9 to 5! Dolly Parton launches ‘Doggy Parton,’ a pet apparel collection

The line features fringe-trimmed cowgirl dresses, rhinestone-bejeweled harnesses, gingham shirts and bandanas, concert T-shirts, and even a blond wig inspired by the singer.

3 years ago

A statue of Harriet Tubman is unveiled on the North Apron of City Hall
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Sculpture
Billy Penn

After outcry over Harriet Tubman statue commission, Philadelphia reverses course and will hold an open call

The city will now allow women and artists of color to compete for a chance to sculpt the famed civil right leader.

3 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Museum of Art union hold up signs at a protest pushing for a fair contract.
Employment
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philadelphia Museum of Art workers union authorizes strike

Twenty-two months into contract negotiations, the new art museum union has formally accused management of unfair labor practices and voted to authorize a strike.

3 years ago

A welsh flag is held aloft. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
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History
Philadelphia

Philadelphia welcomes the Welsh. They’ve been here for 300 years

The five-day North American Festival of Wales brings its celebration of Welsh culture to Philadelphia, where Welsh people have lived for over 300 years.

3 years ago

File photo: For one day, Sept. 3, 2022, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched ''National Cinema Day”''to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
Community Events
Movies
National

Coming to a theater near you: $3 movie tickets for one day

The Cinema Foundation announced that Sept. 3 will be a nationwide discount day in more than 3,000 theaters and on more than 30,000 screens.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Union defender Matt Real (right) and midfielder Paxten Aaronson celebrate the team's sixth goal of a 6-0 against the Colorado Rapids on Aug 27, 2022 in Chester, Pa. (@PhilaUnion/Twitter)
Philadelphia
Sports

Union ride Gazdag’s hat trick to 6-0 romp over Rapids

The front runners in the Eastern Conference, posted a record fourth six-goal victory in team history — and they’ve all come in the Union’s last 10 matches.

3 years ago

''Radiant Baby,'' by Keith Haring, painted on the wall of his childhood bedroom. (Courtesy of the Rago/Wright auction house)
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

Radiant Baby’s room: An intimate piece of Keith Haring’s life in Kutztown will go to auction

A piece of Haring’s bedroom wall with a Radiant Baby drawing is part of a “capsule” from his childhood home in Kutztown, Pa.

3 years ago

 In this Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, file photo, USA's Venus Williams (left) and Serena Williams (right) talk between points in their doubles match against Netherlands' Leslie Herkhove and Demi Schuurs in the first round of Fed Cup tennis competition in Asheville, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton, File)
National
Sports

Serena, Venus Williams get US Open doubles wild-card entry

This marks their first tournament as a team in more than four years.

3 years ago

People practice wheelthrowing at the Clay Studio's new facility on North American Street. (WHYY Youth Journalism Camp students)
Community Events
Philadelphia
Sculpture
Billy Penn

Video: The Clay Studio is thrilled to be bringing more art to Kensington

The nonprofit gallery and school offers free programming every week.

3 years ago

This combination of photos show Britney Spears at the 29th annual GLAAD Media Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on April 12, 2018, left, and Elton John at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday, May 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. Spears and John have collaborated for the first time, creating the slinky, club-ready single
Music

Elton John and Britney Spears unite on a new dance single

The song represents Spears' first new music since her 2016 album “Glory” and her first offering since the ending of her contentious conservatorship.

3 years ago

The Allentown Art Museum is doing away with admission fees. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania
Visual Arts

The Allentown Art Museum is now free to all, every day, forever

The 88 year-old downtown institution has eliminated admission prices to become more equitable and inclusive.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Phillies Bryce Harper sits in the dugout during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Philadelphia
Sports

Phillies star Bryce Harper back Friday, 2 months after broken thumb

Harper hit two home runs and a game-winning double in a a two-game rehabilitation assignment with Triple-A Lehigh Valley.

3 years ago

File photo: Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, returns a shot to Alexander Zverev, of Germany, during the semifinals of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021, in New York. Djokovic will not play in the U.S. Open, as expected, because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19 and thus is not allowed to travel to the United States. Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the year’s last Grand Slam tournament on Twitter on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, hours before the draw for the event was revealed.  (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
National
Public Health
Sports

Unvaccinated Djokovic out of US Open; can’t travel to States

Djokovic announced his withdrawal from the year’s last Grand Slam tournament on Twitter on Thursday, hours before the draw for the event was revealed.

3 years ago

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