The New York Times – Sports:
Big Charlie’s Saloon is a South Philadelphia bar with a bit of a conundrum: how to celebrate Kansas City’s Super Bowl berth without drawing the ire of locals. “We’re in a pickle.”
Category: Philadelphia (Pa)
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin Extends His Contract With the Philadelphia Orchestra
The New York Times – Music:
The four-year extension will keep him at the podium through at least the end of the 2029-30 season.
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It’s Winter. Let’s Go to the Farmers’ Market!
The New York Times – Travel:
In cities like Detroit and Philadelphia, markets have become year-round destinations, offering classes, crafts and music, as well as a surprising array of fresh produce.
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Excitement for the Eagles With a Side of Impending Doom: It’s a Philly Thing
The New York Times – Sports:
Philadelphia fans are hoping the city’s inglorious sporting history won’t haunt them when the Eagles meet Kansas City in the Super Bowl.
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Jerry Blavat, D.J. Who Channeled the Soul of Philadelphia, Dies at 82
The New York Times – Music:
A live-wire personality and an epic self-promoter, he got a generation of youth in the City of Brotherly Love on its feet with little-known R&B gems.
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Thom Bell, a Force Behind the Philadelphia Soul Sound, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Music:
As a songwriter, arranger and producer, he brought sophistication and melodic inventiveness to hits by the Delfonics, the Spinners and others.
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Eagles Score Early Against Commanders, but Suffer Their First Loss
The New York Times – Sports:
Philadelphia had scored 133 points in the second quarter of its first eight games, and won them all. It scored none in the second quarter against Washington on Monday, and lost.
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Wael Shawky Enters the Realm of Myth
The New York Times – T Magazine:
The multidisciplinary artist’s work dives into history and legend to explore the fantasies and manipulations underpinning our modern world.
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Joe Tarsia, an Architect of the Sound of Philadelphia, Dies at 88
The New York Times – Music:
His work as an engineer at Sigma Sound Studios left a sonic stamp on R&B hits by the O’Jays, the Delfonics, the Stylistics and many others.