Peter Crimmins

1 week ago | whyy.org | Peter Crimmins

The empty visitor center shaped like a flying saucer comes to life with nightly film projections about Philly immigrants. From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!The old visitor center building in LOVE Park has been dark for 10 years.

1 week ago | whyy.org | Peter Crimmins

The original “Cato” was a favorite play of George Washington. Philadelphia Artists’ Collective reimagines it with a critical lens. From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!In 1774, the American colonies, in a gesture anticipating the coming revolution, banned theater.

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Peter Crimmins

For perhaps the first time in his life, Schoolly D was speechless. When the rapper, known as the progenitor of gangsta rap since his track “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?” in 1985, unveiled a bronze plaque with his name embedded into the side of South Broad Street at Lombard Street, he was so proud he didn’t have the words.

2 weeks ago | phillytrib.com | Peter Crimmins

Will you take the pledge? The city of Philadelphia is asking 10,000 residents to commit to exploring it, take pride in it, show kindness to people visiting and living in it and show the world just how “Philly Special” it is. The “Phambassador” civic booster campaign is designed to get Philadelphians ready for the year 2026, when the city is hosting several large-scale events that will draw thousands and thousands of visitors, as well as national and international attention.

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Peter Crimmins

6 hours agoSurprising, shocking, hilarious, and sometimes very sexy – what makes a good record cover? It is a question which has preoccupied musicians and artists over the last 50 years, with the provocative results now gathered together for the first time. Sexy Record Covers, published by Taschen, features …