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Wilma Theater Honors Former Pennsylvania Governor Rendell
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Governor Ed Rendell was the man of the hour at a fundraiser and awards ceremony hosted by the Wilma Theater. The Wilma Theater opened its doors fifteen years ago, and it was the...
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Jay Lloyd’s Getaway: No Need To Go Far To Have Fun
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - A special occasion that calls for a night of luxury can be as simple as an overnight stay in your own back yard — well, figuratively. On a recent getaway, my wife and I headed...
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Philadelphia Preparing For ‘Jazz Appreciation Month’ With Many Events
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - April is “Jazz Appreciation Month” in Philadelphia, and the city is holding a series of music events at a number of venues around town next month. (Sound of jazz musicians...
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‘Ballet Of Lights’ Illuminates South Broad Street
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Some of Philadelphia’s more architecturally interesting buildings are set to come alive in a ballet of lights. Tuesday night, Eyewitness News got a sneak peak. What people see and...
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Positively Philadelphia: Lighting Design Industry Tries A Philadelphia...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - More than 20,000 of the people who light up your life — literally — are in Philadelphia this week for a huge convention. (Song plays: “You Light Up My Life…”) “Lightfair is the...
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PHA Celebrates Completion Of MLK Redevelopment Project
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia Housing Authority is marking the completion of the MLK Redevelopment Project in the city’s Hawthorne neighborhood. Gathered at the corner of 13th and Fitzwater,...
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Avenue Of The Arts Develops On North Side Of City Hall
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – There are new developments coming to North Broad Street. Karin Lewis, Executive Director of Avenue of the Arts, says they will be adding aesthetic light fixtures to North Broad...
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Pennsylvania Ballet Building Itself a New Headquarters On North Broad Street
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - The Pennsylvania Ballet is building a home on North Broad Street, just north of Vine Street. Demolition of a decrepit building at Broad and Wood Streets will begin in about a...
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As Makeover Begins, Philadelphia Shows Off Vision For New Dilworth Plaza
By Michelle Durham and Anne-Marie Green PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Construction fencing is up around Dilworth Plaza, on the west side of City Hall. A $50-million project has begun, and Center City District...
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Kimmel Center Celebrates 10th Anniversary With Free Events
By Hadas Kuznits PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Kimmel Center marks its tenth birthday today. Officials are celebrating the tenth anniversary of the opening of Philadelphia’s jewel of the Avenue of the Arts...
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Philadelphia Mourning Untimely Death of Wilma Theater Co-founder Jiri Zizka
By Tim Jimenez PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — The Philadelphia theatre community is mourning the death of Jiri Zizka, co-founder of the Wilma Theater. The Wilma Theater web site on Wednesday evening had a...
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Dancers Descend On Philadelphia For Weekend-Long National Dance Festival
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – The University of the Arts is hosting the 2012 National High School Dance Festival this weekend, and there are tutus and leotards all along South Broad. Dancers...
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Positively Philadelphia: Show Set For Groundbreaking Women’s Art Collection
By Lauren Lipton PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Museums from all over the country wanted this upcoming exhibit, but the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia was chosen. “The exhibit is called...
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Former Office Building at Broad & Spring Garden Rededicated as Rental Apartments
By John Ostapkovich PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A landmark Philadelphia building on North Broad Street has begun its new life. What had loomed for decades at Broad and Spring Garden Street has been repurposed...
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Kimmel Center To Offer New Venue For Film Screenings
By Steve Tawa PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – By this summer, there will be a new venue in Philadelphia for film screenings and there isn’t a bad seat in the house. The Kimmel Center’s Perelman Theater will be...
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New Broad St. Mural Honors Philadelphia’s Music Ambassadors, ‘The Roots’
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Philadelphia’s famed Mural Arts Program today dedicated a new mural to the world’s most famous (and homegrown) hip-hop band. Members of The Roots were all smiles...
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‘Wicked’ Gets Set Up in Academy of Music For Six-Week Run
By John McDevitt PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — “Wicked,” the musical, has rolled into town for a six-week run at the Academy of Music. Today, crew members wer hard at work getting things ready for tomorrow’s...
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City To Install Decorative Lighted ‘Masts’ Along North Broad Street
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Work is expected to begin next month on new decorative lighting and landscaping along North Broad Street. The Streets Department, starting in December, will begin...
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New Agency Formed To Promote North Broad Street Revival
By Mike DeNardo PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new agency is hoping to do for North Broad Street what the “Avenue of the Arts” has done for South Broad. South of City Hall, Broad Street has seen a boom of...
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Philadelphia ‘Walk of Fame,’ on Broad Street, Gets Some Loving Attention
By John McDevitt PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Celebrities and other volunteers were out this morning along the Avenue of the Arts (Broad Street), giving some extra shine to the bronze metal plaques embedded in...
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Area Music Students Get a Lesson In Jazz From Grammy Winner Al Jarreau
By Cherri Gregg PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — World renowned jazz vocalist Al Jarreau today taught a master class to students from three Philadelphia-area performing arts schools. Jarreau, a Grammy...
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Councilman Pulls Support For Electronic Billboard Along ‘Avenue of the Arts’
By Mike Dunn PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A Philadelphia city councilman has done an about-face, nixing his earlier plan for a massive, 3-D electronic billboard on South Broad Street. A Malvern, Pa....
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Wawa Planning New Store for Broad and Walnut Streets
http://media.philadelphia.cbslocal.com/CBSPHL_20150323234057190AA.mp4 By Kristen Johanson PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Wawa, that staple of Philadelphia convenience stores, may be coming to a new and larger...
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Installation Starts on Avenue of the Arts Light Masts on North Broad
By Molly Daly PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – New lighting is being installed on North Broad Street as part of the effort to extend the Avenue of the Arts well into North Philadelphia. On Monday, crews started...
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New Hotel Coming To Avenue Of The Arts
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A new hotel is being built on South Broad Street. The folks from Pearl Properties announced a new 220-room hotel being built on the Avenue of the Arts at Broad and Locust Streets....
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