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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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The Billy Penn staff posing for a photo outside of Terry Gross' office wearing their bespoke unique halloween costumes, led by Nick Kariuki as the Phillies Karen
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DIY Philly Halloween costumes guide: 2025 edition

Struggling to imagine a good idea to dress up this year? Consider these options, pulled from the past year’s headlines.

1 week ago

Salvador Jiménez-Flores poses for a photo near his sculpture
Arts & Entertainment

Salvador Jiménez-Flores brings ‘playful and provocative’ exhibit to New Jersey’s Grounds for Sculpture

The Chicago-based artist’s newest work is semi-autobiographical while paying homage to the resilience and hope of migrants.

1 month ago

Nicolo Gentile touches up his ''Bar None'' installation at Maja Park
Arts & Entertainment

Police barricades are transformed into protest art on the Parkway, highlighting Philadelphia’s history of activism

The Association for Public Art’s “Bar None” by Nicolo Gentile reflects on the history of the Parkway as a crucial site of public assembly.

3 months ago

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Protesters try to take down the statue of former mayor and police chief Frank Rizzo
Community

Philadelphia Art Commission agrees to return Rizzo statue to committee that originally gave it to the city to be restored, relocated

The statue of the late mayor will be removed from storage, repaired, refurbished and relocated to an undisclosed location.

3 months ago

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Artist and owner of Ahava Memorials Daniel Hoffman holds a ceramic vase in his shop
Community

Ardmore artist uses human ashes to craft ceramic memorials

Grieving clients send cremated remains to Ahava Memorials, where artist Daniel Hoffman transforms ashes into ceramic art.

3 months ago

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Kensington’s Peace Park
Community

Kensington’s Peace Park opens with new Mural Arts sculpture made from disassembled firearms

The park’s centerpiece is its Gun Violence Memorial Sculpture featuring disassembled weapons collected during gun buyback events in 2024.

4 months ago

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The In Plain Sight sculpture at Cherry Street Pier
Arts & Entertainment

‘In Plain Sight’: Pride Month sculpture celebrates members of the LGBTQ+ community at Cherry Street Pier

The sculpture will be displayed at the pier through June. Visit Philadelphia is seeking public input on its permanent location.

5 months ago

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Rachel Hsu sits by her piece
Arts & Entertainment

A sculpture that probes your sole: ‘The Weight of Our Living’ quietly arrives on the Parkway

Rachel Hsu’s “The Weight of Our Living” is the first piece in a new rotation of temporary sculptures to activate the Parkway.

1 year ago

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A sculpture by Antonio Arroniz Castro featured in the
Arts & Entertainment

‘Shift the paradigm’: An exhibition at Philly’s Imperfect Gallery celebrates immigrant and international voices

The exhibition, which features artists with Latin American and Palestinian backgrounds, is on display through Aug. 3.

1 year ago

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Miguel Antonio Horn profile
Arts & Entertainment

Call it a comeback: A paternal sculpture destroyed by the Delaware River gets a second life at Penn State Abington

When the giant acrylic bust was erected, Miguel Antonio Horn’s father was undergoing cancer treatment and his survival was not guaranteed. It’s now revived, scars and all.

1 year ago

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ROcky statue
Community
Billy Penn

The Rocky Statue is set for maintenance between rounds of sparring with Philly’s elements

Visitors trying to get a photo of Sylvester Stallone’s iconic fictional Philly world champion will also see conservators cleaning it.

2 years ago

An engineering team placed the Bicentennial Bell, which had been in storage since 2013, in its new home in the Bicentennial Bell Garden on 3rd and Walnut streets on April 6, 2024. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Community

The Bicentennial Bell returns to public view in Philadelphia

Project leaders said the Bicentennial Bell Garden would be completed and open to the public by mid to late June.

2 years ago

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A basket of decorated eggs
Arts & Entertainment

How did Pa. become the ‘gateway’ to Easter egg decorating? A Glencairn Museum exhibit explains

The art form introduced by the Pennsylvania Dutch and shared by other German and Eastern European immigrants continues to be practiced by Pennsylvania artists today.

2 years ago

Artist Risa Puno on the floor of her Whac-a-Mole game, in her installation
Arts & Entertainment

Come in for a Filipino ‘Group Hug’ at the Fabric Workshop and Museum

Artist Risa Puno mines her Filipino family heritage to design an interactive game based on communal care.

2 years ago

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Paintings hung on the wall in the exhibition
Arts & Entertainment

A protégé of Albert Barnes amassed his own art collection worth millions. Now it’s for sale

Sidney Rothberg's multi-million dollar collection is briefly on view for free before it goes to auction.

2 years ago

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