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You Oughta Know: Behind the Scenes

Air Date: January 11, 2019

Students hold up mural created for King Day of Service. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly’s King Day of Service focuses on defusing deadly violence

For the 10th year, Girard College will have 4,000 to 5,000 people involved in everything from civic engagement to holding a jobs fair.

7 years ago

Carole King in 1972. (AP Photo)
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January 10 - 17, 2019

Take your pick of ‘Beautiful’ music, art, photography and restaurants

Toast to Walt Whitman, spend the night at the Penn Museum, or dine out on a budget this week.

7 years ago

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Singer Prince is shown in concert in 1985.  (AP Photo)
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January 3 - 10, 2019

My Top 5, tributes to beloved musicians get the New Year started

The writer looks back at the highlights of her year, plus some upcoming picks.

7 years ago

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Fireworks are seen from Penn's Landing with the Benjamin Franklin Bridge in the background.
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December 27 - January 3, 2019

Ring in 2019 with hoops, fireworks, Kwanzaa and Mummers

Ring in 2019 with one of our picks.

7 years ago

Listen 4:32
Amanda Kiesel sews Velcro onto sequined suspenders at the Avalon String Band club house in South Philadelphia while costume coordinator Jimmy Tatar uses a glue gun to add feathers to a hat.
Arts & Entertainment

Sewing for strutting: Next generation helps Mummers step up their costume game

The Avalon String Band — a Mummers club on Two Street — recruited a design graduate to upgrade their costumes and save them money.

7 years ago

Bill Green (left) and Brendan Happe are amateur astronomers who invite people on the streets of Philadelphia to gaze at the moon through a telescope. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

Philly’s Moon Men bring their telescopes to South Street

Brothers Bill and Brandon Green invite the public on Philadelphia's South Street to see the moon up-close.

7 years ago

Listen 3:32
Santa Claus. Christmas Charity and Donations. Santa collects money for the needy or donations for the poor. Collection Plate.
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Five ways families can make a difference during the holidays

December is a month of giving…but many of us parents struggle with the consumerist expectations that surround the holiday season.

7 years ago

(Image: J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia)
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December 20 - 27, 2018

Eat, drink and be merry to celebrate season of light

Guest author Irene Levy Baker shares her holiday picks with us this week.

7 years ago

Listen 4:22
Spirits march through Northern Liberties for the 2018 Parade of Spirits.
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Krampus brings dark winter magic to Northern Liberties

New traditions blend with old in Northern Liberties' Parade of Spirits.

7 years ago

Image courtesy of Winterthur
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December 13 - 20, 2018

Wild lights, punk bargains and getting a Handel on the season

This week's round-up includes plenty of opportunities to meet Santa.

7 years ago

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A group of convention goers, some dressed as Colonel Mustard, Miss Scarlett and Mrs. Peacock, participate in a Clue tournament at PAX Unplugged.)
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Arts & Entertainment

Gamers unplug at Philly PAX convention

Deep in the dark corners of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, something is stirring. Orcs, elves, and adventurers of all kinds are gath ...

7 years ago

(Henrik Stubbe Teglbjaerg)
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December 6 - 13, 2018

A Dickensian Christmas, a phoenix rises and satisfying soul

This week, we've got plenty of events for those who are feeling festive ... or not.

7 years ago

Listen 3:42
The second annual WURD
Community

‘Conscious consumerism’ empowers the local black community at WURD event

On Saturday, hundreds of people gathered at the Arch Street Meeting House in Philadelphia's Old City neighborhood for WURD's second annual "Empowerment Experience."

7 years ago

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R & B singer John Legend performs a song as he tapes a segment for the Christmas day show of the NBC
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November 29 - December 6, 2018

Bright lights, holiday music and quaint décor beckon

Catch John Legend, Melissa Etheridge, or even Michelle Obama during this week of star-studded events.

7 years ago

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