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“It has proven near impossible to sustain an independent small to mid-sized live performance venue without institutional and philanthropic support,” J. Sean Diaz said.

The tale that’s both retrogressive and prescient may well be a Rorschach test for our times. “I didn’t have a template for this. And that’s why it opened up things creatively,” said its composer.

She earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree, and a doctorate in architecture and art history, and joined the growing art history department at Swarthmore in 1966

The campaign includes more than 55,000 gifts from 24,000 individual sources. Plus, one of the most generous gifts ever to an American orchestra, a $55 million donation from an anonymous couple.

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The West Philly music venue, which has been wracked with tension and labor issues since being taken over by new management last year, will shut down after two Halloween shows.

New chief meteorologist Adam Joseph has been with the station since 2005.

Audacy is rebranding The New 96.5 FM pop radio station into US 96.5, playing country hits and the newest releases, the Philadelphia-based broadcaster announced Monday.

The North Philly rapper and friends will perform at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in November.

These are the five most popular celebrities on the platform who were born in Abington or Cheltenham Townships, Jenkintown, and Elkins Park.

Zayvion Hamiel aka ZayMoney wowed the crowd at Roots Picnic this year and counts Mayor Cherelle Parker among his fans

Film festivals have a role beyond selecting works that speak truth to power. They need to make space for challenging conversation.

Your opponent? A 225-pound, 5-foot long hind quarter beef cut.

Philly is named America's worst big city for drivers, Villanova enjoys having the pope on speed dial, and Don Mattingly gets another shot with the Phillies.

Birding is booming, so The Inquirer asked area birders and ornithologists for their favorite spots within a two-hour drive of Philadelphia.

If films are not your thing, you can watch Wilma theater's "Horsegirl & Cowdaddy" right from home.

"Vamonos Pa’l Monte" is a performance that starts at City Hall, stops at Independence Mall and Cruz Playground, before its finale in the Puerto Rican neighborhood of Norris Square.

Troy Aikman is prepared to become a free agent after calling the Super Bowl on ESPN. How did we end up here?

The father of the man charged said, “Helen has been our friend for more than 20 years and what happened to her yesterday is devastating and unfathomable,”

Campbell doesn’t plan to bring in backup quarterback Alex Manske, though the head coach said “his time will come.” Also, Koby Howard is considered questionable against Purdue on Oct. 31.

Nicholas Stiegler, 21, allegedly shot George Rivera on Aug. 21 in Lawnside, authorities said.

The Houthis' siege of the Yemeni city of Taiz is at risk of becoming a humanitarian crisis, the U.N. says.

Renowned civil rights attorney Ben Crump is part of the legal team representing the family of Ronald Harmon, who struck his head on a curb after an officer used a stun gun on his back, the suit says.

The certification means the plane can now be sold to domestic and foreign carriers, and is a major step in Boeing’s effort to restore its reputation and financial footing.