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Students pose with the Phillie Phanatic 2021's CollegeFest, Campus Philly’s annual Welcome to Philly celebration. (Karan Sethiya for Campus Philly)
Community

Campus Philly wants students to fall in love with the city — and stay

CollegeFest, Campus Philly’s annual Welcome to Philly celebration, kicks off Saturday, Sept. 10 and runs through Sunday, Sept. 11.

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Nick Stuccio, FringeArts President  and Producing Director. (Jennifer Lynn/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philly’s Fringe Festival touts hundreds of daring, defying, delightful performances

Me and Jesus and Prince and Captain Jean-Luc Picard as performance art can only mean one thing: The Philly Fringe Festival is back for the 2022 edition.

3 years ago

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Ben Grinberg, co-founder of the Cannonball Festival, at one of it's stages in the Icebox, at the Crane Arts Building in Kensington. (Courtesy of Cannonball Festival)
Arts & Entertainment

Performance ‘hubs’ keep Philly Fringe growing

Collectively produced artists keep costs low and creativity high.

3 years ago

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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Terri Spina chokes back tears after placing a marker for her daughter in the Philadelphia Overdose Memorial Garden. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Philly’s Overdose Memorial Garden honors those who have died from substance use disorders

The garden, open through September, honors loved ones who have died from opioid and substance use disorders, and calls attention to an ongoing addiction epidemic.

3 years ago

A welsh flag is held aloft. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Arts & Entertainment

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

Dozens of musicians lined the Ukrainian American Sports Center playing traditional songs. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Ukrainian Folk Festival celebrates independence through ‘veil of tears’

Organizers said they wanted this year’s fest to honor the relationship between the United States and Ukraine, as the U.S. lends its support amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.

3 years ago

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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)
Arts & Entertainment

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

A map of the potential Roosevelt Boulevard Subway. (@BlvdSubway/Twitter)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphians push for Roosevelt Boulevard subway project revival

Community members voiced their support for the project — 100 years in the making — during a town hall hosted by State Rep. Jared Solomon.

4 years ago

People practice wheelthrowing at the Clay Studio's new facility on North American Street. (WHYY Youth Journalism Camp students)
Arts & Entertainment
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.

4 years ago

People dance at the Caribbean Fest in Philadelphia as others are visible in the background looking on.
Community

Philadelphia Caribbean Festival returns to Penn’s Landing to celebrate rhythms and Caribbean culture

Despite pouring rain, hundreds united along Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront Sunday to celebrate Caribbean heritage.

4 years ago

The Indian flag raised at Philadelphia City Hall. (CIO)
Community

Marking India’s 75th Independence Day, the Council of Indian Organizations of Greater Philadelphia presents the Festival of India at Penn’s Landing

The Council of Indian Organizations of Greater Philadelphia provides a sense of community and cohesion to Indians in America.

4 years ago

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File photo: Insurrectionists loyal to former President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.  (John Minchillo/AP)
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Pa. woman accused of stealing Pelosi’s laptop gets a house arrest break for Ren Faire

Riley Williams is typically only allowed to leave her mother's house for work, court proceedings or approved outings.

4 years ago

F.I.S.H. Night at Camden's Adventure Aquarium. (Adventure Aquarium)
Community

Camden’s Adventure Aquarium to host ‘Sensory-Friendly F.I.S.H Night’

Between 5:30 to 8 p.m., the aquarium plans to reduce noise and lower lights to accommodate people with sensory processing disorders.

4 years ago

Attendants at Philadelphia’s First Responders Day interact with a mounted police officer and his horse. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia’s ‘First Responders Day’ aims to better relations during tough times

The event aims to encourage first responders to create relationships in communities to reduce violent crime in Philadelphia.

4 years ago

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