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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."

8 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.

8 years ago

An angler in Island Beach State Park. (Jennifer Husar)
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Governor’s Surf Fishing Tournament is Sunday at Island Beach State Park

The longstanding Jersey Shore tradition is slated for Sunday.

8 years ago

Scenes from the annual Wildwood Polar Bear Plunge. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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2016 Wildwood Polar Bear Plunge [photos]

At precisely 1P.M. on Saturday costumed plungers, many dressed as Gene Simmons, Wolverine, Elvis, a bunch of Waldos, made a dash into the ...

11 years ago

Community members help fill in the decorative elements of what will become the 'Windows of Peace' part of the mural. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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Mural project draws support for North Philly Muslims [photos]

The Al-Aqsa Islamic Society hosted a Community Paint Day Saturday, inviting members of the larger community to help paint a mural that wi ...

11 years ago

The Fralinger String Band concludes their performance at Broad and Sansom Streets. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY, file)
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Philadelphia celebrates New Year’s Day 2016 with 116th annual Mummers Parade [photos]

Outrageously costumed Mummers have strutted and twirled at Philadelphia’s annual New Year’s Day parade, a colorful celebratio ...

11 years ago

 Participants in the Homeless Memorial Day ceremony carry signs bearing the names of 127 homeless and formerly homeless people who died in 2013. (Emma Lee/for NewsWorks)
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Remembering those who died homeless on Philly’s streets

Violinist Shandi Beardsley played Pachebel’s Canon in D Minor, a personal favorite, as volunteers took turns at the microphone read ...

13 years ago

Festival goers dance to the rhythm of the Johnny Cruz Latin Ensemble at the 2013 Nuestro Barrio Fair.  (Elisabeth Perez Luna/WHYY)
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Scenes from Philly’s Latino Barrio festival

Philly's Latino Barrio festival draws crowds.

13 years ago

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Tattoo convention descends on Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Tattoo Arts Convention was last weekend at the Pa. Convention Center.  Tattoo artists from Amsterdam, Austin, Texas, Ne ...

14 years ago

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