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There’s a massive new installation on the facade of the former Trocadero Theatre at 10th and Arch streets in Chinatown that celebrates the building’s rich past, as an opera house, a movie theater for kung fu movies, a music venue that hosted everything from punk acts to Bob Dylan. 

Billy Penn spoke to the mural and music creators, as well as folks who remember the Troc’s exhillarating heyday. Continue reading …

“The Roar of Chinatown” is a 40-foot mural installation by <3URMOM on the facade of the historic former Trocadero Theatre at 10th and Arch Streets in Chinatown. (Photo by Heather J. Chin/Billy Penn)

You probably don’t think about “squash” and “academic success” at the same time. But a Philly nonprofit uses a pairing of these unlikely partners to help students find success in school and life.

Student participants, organizers, and young adults who graduated from the program spoke about to how and why this unique combination works. Continue reading …





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