Peer behind the lens
For more than a half-century, television has been the primary vehicle for people to express their ideas to a mass audience. Most of the time, though, those opportunities are limited to directors, writers...
Any way you frame it, it’s art
Joining in the birthday spirit, the Philadelphia Museum of Art has launched an exhibition in tribute to the 200th anniversary of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. "The Academy Goes Modern" runs...
Smarts and crafts
With the hot, hazy days of summer approaching, parents might be wondering how to keep kids' brains active during their time off from school. But moms and dads who don't want to watch...
Smoking out a ban and budget
It seems Mayor John Street and City Council members finally reached common ground - to a point. Pleased with Street's allocation of funds for next year's city budget, Council approved his $3.5 billion...
Green thumbs-up for FDR Park
Beyond the manicured lawns, placid lakes and newly constructed tennis courts at FDR Park lies dense, unkempt woodlands. Trees and overgrown brush teeming with weeds encroach upon the user-friendly sections of the 330-acre...
Not quite a clean sweep
With help from the city and filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, Steven Avinger soon will see a dramatic change in his neighborhood. Not only did the senior pastor of Greater St. Matthew Baptist Church,...
Flaunting it
BMW is about to take its flagship sedan and give it a green makeover. According to BMW spokesperson Bill Scully, in the 2008 or 2009 model year customers will be able to lease...
No touchdown for ‘Longest Yard’
Way back in 1974, when Burt Reynolds was the biggest star in the galaxy, he made a bone-crunching film named The Longest Yard. Directed by man's man Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen, The...
Salute with salad
Many of you will fire up the grill this weekend or visit a friend or family member for an old-fashioned barbecue. The past few Memorial Day weekends have been washouts. Still, some diehards...
