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Fire Museum Presents: A quarter century of ‘all music for everybody’
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (1105+ words) The DIY concert series, founded by Steven Tobin, pairs global folk traditions with underground local artists " and keeps shows accessible to everyone. The Akkarai Sisters performed at The Rotunda in April 2025 as part of a Fire Museum Presents concert. (Richard…...
Trump has stocked his administration with people who have backed his false 2020 election claims
1+ week, 1+ day ago (297+ words) Those election conspiracists now holding official power range from the attorney general to lawyers filing lawsuits for the Justice Department. President Donald Trump has long'spread conspiracy theories'about voting designed to explain away'his 2020 election loss'to Democrat Joe Biden. Now that he's…...
Isaiah Zagar, 86, has died. The eccentric artist created Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens
1+ week, 1+ day ago (328+ words) Zagar became known internationally for Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, the immersive art space he built on a vacant lot on South Street. Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar has died at 86.(Emma Lee/WHYY) Philadelphia's Magic Gardens creator Isaiah Zagar has died. Zagar…...
Penn grad student union averts strike with tentative contract agreement
1+ week, 3+ day ago (804+ words) The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman's approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories…...
Delaware lawmakers, educators want to scrap SAT mandate for 11th graders
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1616+ words) Delaware usually falls near the bottom of national rankings because, unlike most states, almost all high school juniors take the test. Every year about 10,000 Delaware public school 11th graders take the SAT that measures their comprehension of mathematics and English. Since…...
DHS leases cozy high-end office space along the Main Line
2+ week, 1+ day ago (575+ words) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is leasing an upscale working space at Westlakes Office Park in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The office park comprises four building complexes on West Lakes Drive and sits on prime real estate along U.S. Route 202 in Chester County....
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill launches an ICE tracking portal
2+ week, 3+ day ago (618+ words) She has also signed an executive order that prohibits ICE agents from operating on state property. With Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents ramping up raids and operations in New Jersey and across the region, Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Thursday announced…...
U.S. Rep. Houlahan talks AI data centers, ICE and federal shutdown in address
2+ week, 3+ day ago (764+ words) ICE is vastly, vastly overfunded," said U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan of Chester County. They have a budget that is larger than many countries' entire defense budgets." U.S. Rep. Chrissy Houlahan holds seventh annual State of the Sixth address in Phoenixville, Pa. February…...
‘Brutal’ and ‘cruel’ ICE raid in Montco sparks outrage from elected officials
2+ week, 4+ day ago (907+ words) A Lower Providence Township supervisor at the scene of the raid Monday said she saw "children crying, a family in shock and a home destroyed after agents broke down the door." The scene at an ICE raid in Montgomery County,…...
LOVE Park’s flying saucer could be reborn ahead of U.S. 250th celebration
2+ week, 4+ day ago (512+ words) FILE - The LOVE Park Visitor Center at the southwest corner of 16th and JFK Boulevard in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) The spaceship-shaped Philadelphia landmark on the corner of LOVE Park could soon get another lease on life. The former visitors center…...