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History

The Confederate Memorial in Section 16 of Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., is slated to be removed.
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The Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery will be dismantled this week

A monument to Confederate soldiers erected at Arlington National Cemetery with congressional approval in 1914 will be removed this week in response to another act of Congress.

2 years ago

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The first female Episcopal priests were ordained in a North Philly church

The 1974 ordination of the “Philadelphia Eleven” defied centuries of tradition and was initially rejected by church officials.

2 years ago

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Community

Philly sports writers, eyewitnesses set the record straight about the Santa snowball incident 55 years ago

Eyewitnesses and Philly sports writers say that the infamous Santa snowball barrage was misrepresented in the national media.

2 years ago

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Our Obsession with Our Roots, A Breakthrough in Gene Therapy

Americans love mail-in test kits that promise to track down relatives and pin our family origins around the globe. But, what about data privacy and dark generational secrets?

Air Date: December 14, 2023 12:00 pm

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A red brick farmhouse
Arts & Entertainment

Oscar Hammerstein’s farmhouse in Doylestown will become a museum

The ink is dry on a deal to buy the musical theater giant’s property in Doylestown, Pa., to turn it into a museum and education center.

2 years ago

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NCAA president Charlie Baker speaks during the NCAA Convention, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, in San Antonio. Baker wants to create a new tier of Division I where athlete can be paid by schools. The new subdivision for schools with the most athletic resources could offer unlimited educational benefits, enter into name, image and likeness partnerships with athletes and compensate them through a trust fund.
Education

NCAA President Charlie Baker calls for new tier of Division I where schools can pay athletes

Baker says the disparity in resources between the wealthiest schools and other D-I members is standing in the way of reforming college athletics.

2 years ago

A courtyard where people are seated and a building seen from above.
Science

A former retreat for nuns in Cape May has been transformed into an environmental science center

What was once the the St. Mary by-the-Sea Retreat House now focuses on the migration of different species, including monarch butterflies.

2 years ago

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A Flemish-style nativity scene
Arts & Entertainment

800 years after the first nativity scene, Glencairn exhibit highlights wide variation of the Christmas display

This year, the nativity scene has turned 800 years old. Glencairn Museum samples their endless variety.

2 years ago

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Three dozen of Philly’s bygone queer bars are memorialized in new Art Museum installation

Korean artist Inhwan Oh memorializes three dozen places that catered to Philadelphia’s queer community but no longer exist.

2 years ago

Newspaper clippings are visible describing a protest at The Gallery. The Gallery building is visible in the background.
Community

How Philly’s ‘Black Friday’ boycott helped advance equity and stop Rizzo’s third term

The 1978 protest brought thousands to The Gallery Mall, which lacked Black-owned businesses and usurped potential affordable housing funding.

2 years ago

A sign reading Meglio Furs hangs from the side of a building in South Philly
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Iconic Meglio Furs sign disappears from South Broad

The neon signage had become something of a landmark. Developers haven’t yet said what they plan to do with the 1950s relic.

2 years ago

Amelia Carter and Beth Lewis
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7th Ward artists weave together surprise connections at ‘Black Futures’ salon

The “Legacy Reclaimed” salon highlighted the discovery of shared history by a trio of artmakers who’d never before worked together.

2 years ago

The famous precursor to moving images
Arts & Entertainment

Inventor Henry Heyl and Philly’s role in early moving picture technology

When the phasmatrope was first demonstrated at the Academy of Music, local papers hailed it as the first of its kind.

2 years ago

Kids face towards their teachers as the teacher demonstrates a certain tap dance step
Arts & Entertainment

A unique festival celebrates the rich history of tap dancing in Philadelphia

The festival is featuring master classes, live music jams, a community concert, a tap history talk, a tap history walk down Broad Street, and a closing concert at Solar Myth.

2 years ago

City Hall in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia Reparations Task Force solicits members, plans to officially launch in February

The task force will create a report for City Council on how reparations can ‘atone for the legacy of slavery.’ They hope to start their work in February.

2 years ago

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