Project aims to bring jazz back to popularity
Homer Jackson is the director and creator of the Philadelphia Jazz Project.
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Asian fusion deli opens on Cecil B. Moore Avenue
Two brothers, formerly animators, opened the Cecil B. Moore Avenue deli.
New York coffee shop to open Philadelphia location
Joe Coffee opens its first Philadelphia shop today at 18th and Walnut streets.
Music Issue: CC Jazz Fest
Jazz has etched itself into the cultural fabric of Philadelphia.
The city has served as the mold for jazz legends such as Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Bessie Smith, Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker.…
Temple’s Top Model selected last month
On Feb. 28, Residence Hall Association hosted Temple’s Next Top Model in the Student Center to encourage being bold and true to oneself.
Society often gets caught up in the vanities of life: being skinny enough, tall enough, having prettier hair, a smaller nose, longer legs, bigger muscles or a better body.…
Women’s History Month: Siobhan Reardon
Siobhan Reardon is a literacy advocate. After moving from New York City – where she worked at the New York Public Library System in the mid-80s and then the Brooklyn Public Library – she came to the Free Library of Philadelphia.…
People you should know: Thomas Meyer
…Thomas Meyer, assistant professor in the philosophy department, is a self-described “math person.” It’s from math he said he derived his curiosity for philosophy.
After obtaining his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania, Meyer now seeks to challenge the idea that philosophy brought math into the world.
‘Soul Train’ honors
Dancers gathered to form the world’s longest Soul Train to honor the late musician Don Cornelius.
People wearing afro wigs and bell-bottoms boogied in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum, Feb.…
Movers & Shakers: Diane Isser
She is the curly-haired rebel with a cause, known for organizing protests and counter-protests around Main Campus. Diane Isser, a junior political science and sociology major, takes political action unapologetically, and was the driving force behind the mountaintop removal coal mining protests, the Troy Davis protest on Main Campus and Temple’s involvement in Occupy Philly.…
Professor’s book recalls history of Philadanco
The troubled history of African-American ballerinas in Philadelphia and the subsequent founding of Philadanco is captured in professor Brenda Dixon-Gottschild’s recently published book, “Joan Myers Brown & the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina.”
“The Talented Tenth” describes the likelihood of one-in-10 black men becoming world leaders, through education, publishing literature and encouraging social change.…