
Tonya Pendleton
Tonya Pendleton is a multimedia journalist with a two-decade history in news, sports, lifestyle, and entertainment reporting. In her current position as a contributing editor for TheGrio and as “Things To Do” curator for WHYY, she crafts content for a local and global audience. The Philadelphia resident was born and raised in New York City and is a graduate of The New School.
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Things to do this week in the Delaware Valley include the BlackStar film fest, drive-in concerts, and Family Fun Month.
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Listen 5:25More venues are opening up at reduced capacity and with other COVID-19 protocols, including mandatory mask-wearing.
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Listen 5:16As we embrace the dog days of summer — there’s still plenty of fun, family-friendly activities to discover in our region.
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Scavenging Fairmount Park and masking up for the Delaware State Fair in this week’s ‘Things to Do’
In the Philadelphia region, people are finding new ways to enjoy the outdoors and public spaces with coronavirus mitigation efforts in place.
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Listen 4:29Now in our fourth month of social distancing, venues continue to slowly reopen around the Delaware Valley — with lots of public health protocols in place.
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Listen 4:38This week, more cultural institutions are reopening around the Delaware Valley.
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Listen 5:14Museums reopen, virtual summer camps for kids and spraygrounds galore in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
There is good news this week in the arts and culture community as some of Philadelphia’s most popular museums announced their plans to reopen.
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Listen 5:41A ‘chill’ Fourth, ‘Hamilton’ is here, indoor and outdoor holiday fun in this week’s ‘Things To Do’
Welcome America events continue online with its biggest concerts of the week and more outdoor attractions are reopening just in time for the holiday.
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Listen 4:18This week, the Delaware Valley holds its collective breath as businesses start to reopen.
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Listen 5:46This week is a busy one as businesses around the Delaware Valley start to reopen now that all of Pennsylvania’s counties are in the yellow or green phase.
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Listen 5:13This week, we celebrate both National Rosé Day on Saturday and National Weed Your Garden Day.
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Listen 4:36In the wake of the protests against police brutality and the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, publishing the usual version of ‘Things To Do’ didn’t feel right.
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