Arts & Culture
Mission Story Slam
Calling all nonprofit and do-good business leaders: Share your successes, your failures, your hilarious mishaps—and maybe win some money
By Jamie BogertThe Meek Mill Conundrum
The rapper isn’t exactly Nelson Mandela. But can his story lead to reform? And can he actually make our city safer?
By Larry PlattBlue Zone Safe
A muralist, the Eagles and a school come together to create a place where children can soar
By Jonida KupaPhiladelphia The Great Experiment
The latest from Sam Katz’s History Making Productions looks at the golden age of Wanamaker —when civic leaders didn’t wait for permission
By Jamie BogertPaige Price
Philadelphia Theater Company's new artistic director came in and did the unthinkable: Cancelled everything. Tonight, she launches a second act
By Sarah JordanMouthful
Season two of the Philly Young Playwrights podcast starts today. You don’t want to miss it
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyMore than just Bloomsday
The Rosenbach is working to shed its quiet “hidden gem” rep and become the energizing hub of our city’s intellectual life
By Sarah JordanV2 Creation Myth
Earlie Bird Productions updates the (now controversial) feminist classic The Vagina Monologues for the Trump Era
By Jamie Bogert“Oh my god. The restaurant’s on fire.”
As part of a partnership with writer/teacher Buzz Bissinger and Penn’s Kelly Writers House, a student journalist explores the aftermath of a fire at a Queen Village institution
By Chloe ShakinHe Rocked The World
Larry Magid’s Electric Factory turns 50 this month…and he’s celebrating by giving away $4 million
By Larry Platt