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This work-in-progress presents a history of the Philly Jazz Scene, from the 1940s to the present, through the recollections, opinions, and of the course the music of local jazz artists who continue to create and perform their music despite the economic odds against them.

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On Thursday, Shawn “JAY Z” Carter, Budweiser and United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey and Live Nation announced the line-up of the 2013 “Budweiser Made In America” music festival.  Following last year’s groundbreaking inaugural concert…

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On Monday, February 25, 2013,  during Black History Month, eleven high-performing students at Cheyney University of Pennsylvania were inducted into the university’s new Collegiate 100 Chapter by the president of 100 Black Men of Philadelphia, Inc.

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Community College of Philadelphia is launching an initiative to identify and support the city’s Pathfinders, devoted community volunteers who work behind the scenes to help neighbors and first-generation college students get into and through college.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Sound All Around series offers entertaining and engaging programs for children ages 3-5 throughout the year—bringing orchestral music to life for a new generation of listeners. Now, thanks to funding from PNC Arts Alive, young children and their families…

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City Controller Alan Butkovitz today released his latest monthly economic report that indicated Philadelphia’s employment count for February totaled 661,000 jobs, which is an increase of 2,600 over the last year. 

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I’d like to start this off with a piece of advice that I’m thinking Philadelphia Magazine editor Tom McGrath wishes he had before he walked into the National Constitution Center Monday night before starting what turned out to be two nights of conversation about the magazine’s “Being White In Philly” article.

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A cottage industry lately has grown up among writers eager to offer both diagnosis and prognosis for the problems facing the Republican Party. The party, we hear, is in deep trouble, perhaps on the edge of dissolution and maybe beyond rescue or respite.

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Gosnell, 72, is accused of running a rogue clinic that ignored the state ban on third-term abortions and 24-hour waiting periods. Prosecutors say he also maimed desperate, often poor women and teens by letting his untrained staff perform abortions and give anesthesia.

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When I think of Philadelphia Magazine, a periodical that is as inaccurately named as anything I’ve ever seen, I think of two things: One is the staff of the Temple News when I was an undergraduate student at the place that sometimes runs as fast as it can from its title of “Diversity University” and the other is the movie Fight Club.

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