Arts & Culture

Mr. Barlett and reporting partner James B. Steele began working at The Inquirer on the same day in September 1970.

Donald L. Barlett, former Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Inquirer and best-selling author, has died at 88

Norman Pearlstine, former editor-in-chief of Time Inc., said that Mr. Barlett and reporting partner James B. Steele were “the most accomplished investigative reporters of the 20th century."

T.J. Wilkins (center) plays former president Barack Obama in "44 —The unOfficial, unSanctioned Obama Musical," a satirical R&B retelling of his presidency that will play a limited run at the Suzanne Roberts Theatre from Oct. 29 through Nov. 3, 2024.

Theater

‘44′ — the unsanctioned musical retelling of the Obama years — heads to Philly before Election Day

Temple graduate and author of Black Crossword, published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins.

Entertainment

This Temple graduate’s mini online crosswords centered the Black experience. Now she has a two-book deal.

Philadelphia Orchestra cellist John Koen (right) at rehearsal for a 2023 side-by-side concert with the China National Symphony Orchestra at the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing. The concert celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Philadelphia Orchestra's first visit to China in 1973. The full orchestra tour that year was canceled, but Koen was part of a small group of musicians who were able to travel to China.

Arts & Culture

The Philadelphia Orchestra is going back to China for the first time since before the pandemic

Guitarist Jordan Dodson is an Astral Artists laureate. The arts group, which acted as a bridge for highly accomplished musicians and the professional world, is closing.

Philadelphia

Donald L. Barlett, former Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for The Inquirer and best-selling author, has died at 88

‘44′ — the unsanctioned musical retelling of the Obama years — heads to Philly before Election Day

This Temple graduate’s mini online crosswords centered the Black experience. Now she has a two-book deal.

The Philadelphia Orchestra is going back to China for the first time since before the pandemic

Philadelphia’s Astral Artists, that has ‘looked out’ for musicians for decades, is now closing