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Juneteenth Parade participants wave from their float as they make their way through Center City
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Juneteenth: A vibrant celebration of freedom

The rhythm of African drums swelled on Saturday during the annual Juneteenth parade, commemorating the announcement of the abolition of slavery on June 19, 1865.

7 years ago

Hot air balloons take flight at the Chester County Balloon Festival (Credit: Gregory Cazillo)
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SoLow Fest, Solstice, and Hot Air Balloons – Your Week June 21- 27, 2018

With summer in full swing, here are our picks for the last full week of June.

7 years ago

Riders on the Philly Pump Track in West Fairmount Park. It's free, and has bikes and helmets to borrow. (Photo: Michael Kasama)
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Add a little weird to your workout this summer

When you get tired of the treadmill, check out one of these unique ways to get your exercise in.

7 years ago

James Peeples, of Trenton, N.J., has volunteered at the Art All Night-Trenton festival almost every year since it started twelve years ago. James led the security team at the festival for five years and was a board member for six years. “There’s never been a problem,
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‘There’s more to this community’: Trenton reels after shooting at arts festival

Art All Night, put on every June for 12 years, has been a bright spot in New Jersey’s long-struggling state capitol.

7 years ago

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Highlights from the 10th Annual Juneteenth Festival. (Photo Courtesy/Tieshka Smith for the Johnson House Historic Site, Philadelphia, PA)
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Celebrating Juneteenth at Philadelphia’s Johnson House

Just over a month ago, the National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum opened in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to the victims of white supremacy in the Unit

7 years ago

A father and son fish at Meadow Lake in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Monday, March 16, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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Father’s Day, Eid al-Fitr, and Philly hip-hop — Your Week June 14 – 21, 2018

This weekend, we’re talking about the origins of Philly hip-hop, affordable art, and ways to celebrate Father’s Day.

7 years ago

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The Not-Its! performing at the 2017 Kidchella. (Photo Courtesy/Jeff Bogle)
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Kidchella, a fantastic reason to visit Philly this summer

They drive to Philadelphia from North Carolina once or twice a summer — a mom and her teenage son, together for 20 hours up and back. ...

7 years ago

Women play the sekere, or shaker, a traditional instrument of the Yoruba people of Nigeria, as they make their way toward the South Street Bridge during a procession at the Odunde Festival. (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)
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Odunde, anyone? Philadelphia’s leading cultural festival returns — June 10, 2018

The Odunde Festival, now in its 43rd year, celebrates the Yoruba tradition with music, food, and artwork.

7 years ago

A performer at last year's Juice: A Summerfest for Queer/Trans Women of Color. The event, hosted at Life Do Grow Farm in North Philadelphia, aims to create a more inclusive Pride. (Photo: Shanel Edwards)
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Celebrate Pride Month by returning to its roots – June 2018

The first Pride was a protest, not a party. After the parade, check out some of these events, which honor the political roots of the festival.

7 years ago

In late August following a prison lockdown, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections halted book donations from organizations as well as inmates’ families and friends Now, the DOC is letting book donation groups communicate with inmates, and family and friends can buy books directly through publishers. (StudioDin/BigStock)
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Cookbooks, comics, and capitalism: Book clubs for every reader

Choose your own adventure with these book club offerings in Philadelphia and beyond.

7 years ago

 (photo courtesy Dogfish Head Beer Facebook page)
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A guide to Philly Beer Week for the beer novice – June 1-10, 2018

The 10-day festival, devoted to all things beer, returns Friday with hundreds of events spotlighting various brewers, styles, and food pairings, all across the city.

7 years ago

Business owners Bennie and Esther Broomer were honored with a street-naming ceremony. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Community

Wilmington dubs street corner in honor of longtime ice cream shop owners

Mayor Mike Purzycki signed an executive order declaring the corner of Eighth and Church as “Bennie & Esther H. Broomer’s Way” with a new street sign.

7 years ago

After the weather cleared the South Philly team made another attempt to climb the grease pole. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
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No Super Bowl needed: Grease pole tradition continues at Philly’s 9th Street Market

The grease pole tradition continued on Sunday in South Philadelphia, but this time in a sanctioned competition at the annual 9th Street Italian Market Festival.

7 years ago

Paula Holloway belts out a song during a dress rehearsal of
Arts & Entertainment

Gospel according to Oedipus: Greek myth resounds in African-American church

The black churches of Coatesville show Philadelphia how it's done in "Gospel at Colonus."

7 years ago

A participant barrels through the mud pit at the 2018 Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Watch: 12th annual Kinetic Sculpture Derby, an energizing day in Kensington

Incessant rain didn’t keep neighbors inside at the 12th annual Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby.

7 years ago

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