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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...

Northern Liberties shop owner uses ‘Duke’ — his dog — as inspiration

Matt Godfrey / For the StarDuke & Winston owner Seun Olubodun folds t-shirts at his showroom in Northern Liberties.There’s no question that starting your...

Remembering Seamus

Every day, Seamus O’Neill wore a golden crucifix around his neck.And every St. Patrick’s Day, he wore a tuxedo.Seamus O’Neill was murdered in 2008. These days...

Fighting crime in the riverwards…together

Throughout the riverwards, neighborhood organizations and community groups have long strived to make the region a safer place.Now, many have banded together to create the...

A tribute to players who broke baseball’s boundaries

It’s fair to say that Jerry Franklin, branch manager of the Richmond Library, is a devoted baseball fan.A baseball-memorabilia collector since his youth, Franklin has...

A career ‘alternative’ for former union organizer

In 2003, Kensington resident Ronald Jablonski retired after 42 years as a sheet-metal worker and union organizer.But it hardly has been a traditional retirement.Instead,...

March Madness!

This year’s 11th annual March Madness — an academic competition that pits area students against one another in a trivia challenge — kicked off with a roar on...
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