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Sandbox VR Philadelphia Grows Experience Portfolio with Stranger Things Collaboration

Sandbox VR, the world’s premier destination for virtual reality, is expanding its partnership with Netflix with the release of its new experience, Stranger Things: Catalyst, available to book now...

Philadelphia Art Museum Announces Daniel H. Weiss as Director and CEO

The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum (“art museum”) announced today the appointment of Daniel H. Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO, effective December...

STAR newspaper update

Dear readers,Star will not be published on Wednesday, Dec. 26. Star will resume delivery on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. We wish you the happiest...

Benevolence in Bridesburg

Alex Korn, 15, and his fellow Scouts with a truck full of wrapped gifts they delivered to families at Kensington’s Visitation Homes. PHOTO COURTESY...

SNAPSHOT: Making memories at Memphis Street Academy

PHOTOS COURTESY OF MEMPHIS STREET ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLSee image gallery at right for additional photo.Proud students in grades 5 through 8 (at right in image...

River Wards schools among those recommended to close

District Superintendent Hite announced last week the recommended closures, mergers and other potential changes for public schools across the city.On Thursday, Dec. 13, Philadelphia School...

SNAPSHOT: A perfect Port Richmond present

PHOTO COURTESY OF NAZARETH HOSPITALOn Dec. 6, the Ladies of Port Richmond presented Nazareth Hospital with a $17,000 grant for breast cancer education and awareness....

2012: The Year in Review

See our image gallery at right for the photos associated with these stories.With this, 2012’s final edition of Star, we present a wrap-up of some...
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