In a turn of events reminiscent of what happened with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia earlier this year, Fox 29 is reporting that the Philadelphia School District could close 40 schools by next year. According to Fox, the closings will come about due t... »
In a turn of events reminiscent of what happened with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia earlier this year, Fox 29 is reporting that the Philadelphia School District could close 40 schools by next year. According to Fox, the closings will come about due t... »
As a veteran of Dum Dum Girls, Vivian Girls, and Crystal Stilts, Frankie Rose knows her way around a tune. And after getting some solid acclaim for this year’s Interstellar (Spotify link here), she is on the road and playing the North Star Bar on Thurs... »
This is what we’ll be staring at for the next few days, and we’ve already seen more fish than last time. »
Small Stories. from Nate Johnson on Vimeo. At over a half an hour, this is possibly the longest Noontime Nugget ever posted; but it’s worth your eyeballs. Director Nate Johnson documents a full day spent last summer with the Philly band Buried Beds as ... »
The Enlightenment architecture of the Eastern State Penitentiary echoes the old ideal of prisoner rehabilitation, not punishment. While that idea might be trite to many of us, it still retains a kind of aesthetic beauty. After a year of brutally hard w... »
The great people over at the William Penn Foundation aren’t done giving out money just yet: according to The Inquirer, the foundation just dropped $1.5 million on the School District of Philadelphia. The donation is going, “to help restructure the Phil... »
