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Phillie Phanatic Smothers Carl Dranoff at Southstar Groundbreaking
Groundbreakings are always exciting, what with the crowds and the photo ops and the smell of new construction in the air. Inviting the Phillie Phanatic […]
Here’s What the New Southstar Lofts at Broad and South Will Look Like
Today is a press conference to commemorate, among other things, the groundbreaking of Southstar Lofts, the newest project from Dranoff Properties (Carl Dranoff will soon […]
FBI: Isabella Gardner Art Heist Has Philly Connection
The FBI today launched a new website to track developments in the 1990 art heist at the Isabella Steward Gardner Museum in Boston, adding new […]
“Mysterious” N.C. Wyeth Painting Donated to Philadelphia Museum of Art
Associated Press reports: “Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has donated a painting with a mysterious past to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The work by N.C. Wyeth was […]
A Collaboration Dinner For The Ages
Art in the Age is all about collaboration this month. First, it was the First Friday Prohibition affair with the Constitution Center and now it’s […]
Giant Time Machine Being Built at the Kimmel Center for Arts Festival
AP reports on a “time machine”—100 feet long and 16 feet across—being built at the Kimmel Center for the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts, March […]
George W. Bush Has Embarked on a Second Career as a Painter
Some crafty hacker has infiltrated the Kennebunkport server, unearthing intimate correspondence and photos belonging to the Bush family. A photo of W. with (Polo) Ralph […]
R.I.P. Philly Jazz?
Later this month, Sansom Street’s 27-year-old Chris’ Jazz Cafe will change its name and trade in its longstanding six nights a week of live jazz […]
Tonight: Art In The Age Of Prohibition Reception
To kick off its Prohibition-themed art and ephemera exhibition, Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction is partnering with the National Constitution Center to host […]
Philadelphia Wax Museum: Sleek or Just Plain Ugly?
Earlier this month, I told you about the as-yet-to-be-built Philadelphia Wax Museum, whose founder, Robert Avery, wants to showcase Philadelphia luminaries like Tina Fey, Michael […]
Knight Arts Challenge Philadelphia Finalists Announced
Every year, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation asks Philly artists and arts organizations the question: “What’s your best idea for the arts?” […]
Juliet Hope Wayne: New Face of Funny
On Sunday night, the brightest lights of Philly’s comedy scene congregated at World Cafe Live for the second annual WitOut Awards for Philadelphia Comedy, presented […]
“Hipstoric” Old City Makes Top 12 Art Places List
Most Philadelphians and suburbanites still equate Old City with a place you’re likely to get puked on at 2 a.m., but according to a new […]
Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo to Play Art Museum This Weekend
Noise rock afficionados have an exciting weekend in store: Lee Ranaldo, a co-founder of Sonic Youth and Rolling Stone’s 33rd-greatest guitarist of all time, will […]