Some LGBTQ musicians came to the Philadelphia Freedom Band (PFB) just looking for a place to play music. They found something more: the support and care they needed to thrive. “It’s a community itself ...

A month or so ago, Spotlight PA reached out to me for an extensive article they were preparing on Governor Josh Shapiro’s first term, examining the promises he made during his campaign (including ...

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) died of a hardened heart (no, seriously) on July 11 at age 71. He’d been in office since 1992, first as a state representative, then as a congressman, ...

This year’s New Play Development Conference by PlayPenn, which offers a host of free public events including new works, hands-on workshops, and more, will run from July 17 to Aug. 2 with a theme of ...

It was fitting on July 16 that ABC, NBC, and CNN refused live coverage of Donald Trump’s primetime address. He was rehashing long-debunked claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him. It was ...

Ronda Goldfein, executive director of the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania, speaks at a July 16 press conference about SB45. For more than 30 years, people living with HIV/AIDS could face felony ...

"The Notebook" is seeing new life as a Broadway musical on tour, coming to Philadelphia July 21-Aug. 2 at the Academy of Music.

Last week I had the honor of attending the Knight Foundation’s Constructing for Community Connection conference in Boulder, Colorado. The gathering brought together about 130 people from across the ...

Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department at an event during Pride weekend 2026. (Photo: Kelly Burkhardt) Philadelphia City Councilmember Rue Landau is asking community members affected by ...

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