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Still Kickin' specializes in music from the 1950s up to the present and will make you want to get up and dance at MAAG Rocks Art.
MAAG Rocks Art! returns with 35 local artists and musicians
Mt. Airy Art Garage (MAAG) is set to host its fifth annual MAAG Rocks Art! event. more
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Gov. Shapiro signs anti-SLAPP bill into law
SLAPP cases are garbage frivolous lawsuits meant to intimidate and silence. more
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Rep. Khan speaks with Gov. Shapiro at the budget bill signing.
A bright future for Philadelphia students
Now, after decades of chronic underfunding, Pennsylvania public school students finally got a down payment on their future. more
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Expect a danceable musical performance with Brazilian flavor by the Dendê Macêdo and his percussion ensemble, Friday, Aug. 9, when an exhibit by Mt. Airy artist Vivian Lehrer Stadlin will be “activated” with music and a meditative walk on the grounds of the Francis Cope House Gallery in Germantown.
Brazilian rhythms and unique tree art exhibit Friday
I have seen a great many exhibits in art galleries and museums around the world over many decades, but the exhibit, “Rhythm is Nature; It is Our Nature,” is truly unique. more
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State Rep. Tarik Khan (left) with State Rep. Anthony Bellmon at a June 10 public school funding rally in Harrisburg.
Public schools can thrive with equitable funding
One by one, my Republican colleagues spoke in opposition to our bill to support every student and every school district. more
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PhilaMRKT, a one-day pop-up featuring some of the area's best artists, is returning to Chestnut Hill on June 7 from 5-7 p.m. at Kismet Cowork, 12 W. Willow Grove Ave.
Talented designers return to Hill’s PhilaMRKT pop-up
PhilaMRKT, a one-day pop-up featuring some of the area's best artists, is returning to Chestnut Hill on June 7 at Kismet Cowork, 12 W. Willow Grove Ave. more
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Pragya Gupta -- shown here with her daughter, Althea, in Wissahickon Park -- came to Philadelphia to learn the ins and outs of high finance at Wharton, but she put her investment career on hold when she discovered she had a passion for art. Now the Manayunk-Roxborough Art Center is showcasing her talent.
A 7,948-mile journey from finance to fine art
It's a long way from northern India to Chestnut Hill – 7,948 miles, to be exact – but Pragya Gupta has navigated the distance quite smoothly. more
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Mt. Airy resident Frank DiIorio ran/fast-walked up and down the Philadelphia Art Museum's 72 steps 72 times in a row on March 14 to celebrate his 72nd birthday.
72-year-old stays young with 72 steps taken 72 times
Once you’ve passed the age of 70, every birthday is something special. Mt. Airy’s Frank DiIorio celebrates differently than most. more
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Brothers Dave and Tim Hause onstage at Venice Island at the 2023 Sing Us Home festival.
‘Sing Us Home’ returns to Venice Island
Thanks to the efforts of Philadelphia-born musician brothers Dave and Tim Hause, Manayunk’s three-day Sing Us Home Festival is returning. more
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Director Michael Ludwig (center) and the Roxborough Orchestra take a bow in February during a concert at the Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center.
Roxborough Orchestra to perform with Andrés Cárdenes
Music director Michael Ludwig will conduct the Roxborough Orchestra on April 12 at the Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center. more
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Citywide theater festival to include performances in the Northwest
Philly Theatre Week returns April 4 to 14 with several presentations scheduled. more
A portrait of Lenni-Lenape Chief Lapowinska, one of the earliest of the Lenni-Lenape, painted circa 1734 by Gustavus Hesselius.
From sacred ground to urban oasis
Then, businessmen turned its banks into a center of industry, and were followed by artists who found inspiration in its sloping terrain.  more
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Boaters on the creek below the Hermit Lane bridge in 1905.
Echoes of the past: The layered history of this landscape
Meander through the deep woods of the Wissahickon Valley and you can't help but happen upon traces of a different time. more
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Roxborough-Manayunk resident Alissa Abba will be selling her wares at the Flower Show’s Makers Market this weekend. Abba’s products are a fixture at Chestnut Hill shops and shows including Clover Market and the Home & Garden fair.
Local plant enthusiasts help the Flower Show bloom
No surprise that when the Philadelphia Flower Show opens on Saturday, Northwest Philadelphia will be well represented. more
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Residents of Northwestern Avenue, on the edge of Chestnut Hill, are fed up with the rising number of parked cars getting broken into.
Northwestern Ave. residents fed up with smash and grabs
Some 585 people experienced a car break-in – otherwise known as a "smash and grab" – in Philadelphia’s 14th police district last year.  more
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PhilaMRKT was started by a group of artists in 2017. The concept was revived this year.
Pop-up holiday design market comes to Kismet
A popular art and design holiday market comes to Chestnut Hill with the return of PhilaMRKT this Saturday, Dec. 16. more
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Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker, seen here with transition team chairman Ryan Boyer, of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council (right), appointed a number of NW Philadelphia leaders to help shape her administration.
Parker names NW leaders to transition team
Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker has named several Northwest area community leaders to serve on her transition team. more
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CH parking lot rates triple
Cheap parking has officially come to a screeching halt in Chestnut Hill – shocking many longtime regulars along the neighborhood’s busy business strip.  more
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State Rep. Tarik Khan (center) at a rally to support legislation that prohibits hate crimes.
Feeling safe in our most sacred spaces during an unsettling time
The morning of Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, was bitter, one of the coldest days this fall. As he approached the entrance of the Khair Community Center in the predawn light, the community member briskly … more
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Manayunk celebrates its small-town, small-biz character
More than 50 independent boutiques, restaurants and shops in Manayunk will celebrate Small Business Saturday with a variety of festivities. more
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