Local Philadelphia music community incubator RECPhilly has surpassed $12,000 $11,000 with over 50 backers in a Kickstarter campaign launched earlier this week. Since 2012, RECPhilly founder's Dave Silver and Will Toms have worked with over 2,000+ local artists and produced over 180 local shows at almost every major music venue in the city. They have recognized that despite the enormous...

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A legal battle is brewing over a sculpture created by an African artist and seized by federal agents in Philadelphia this spring. "War Throne" is a chair made entirely of decommissioned weaponry. Adam Solow, who purchased the artwork through an Italian broker, says the firearms no longer pose a danger. But federal authorities disagree: Customs agents flagged "War Throne" when it arrived...

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A non-profit dedicated to showcasing the artwork of inmate artists opened a new exhibit at a Germantown parish in honor of the upcoming visit from Pope Francis. Titled “A Man for Our Times: Seeking Justice & Redemption, Shining Hope & Love” — the exhibit is inside the sanctuary of the 150-year-old St. Vincent De Paul Parish. Ann Marie Kirk, executive director of Art for...

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Black Sabbath has announced that they will be doing their final tour starting next year in January. Their farewell tour will appropriately be called "The End." The lineup will consist of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler (they did not specify a drummer). The North American tour starts on January 20th in Omaha, NE with a bunch of Canadian, Midwestern, and Western dates before...

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The World Meeting of Families announced today that there will be two Papal parades and 1000's of tickets made available to the public. These two announcements come a day after a walking map was released by the Secret Service that showed ticked areas that would make it hard for the general public to get close to Pope Francis in person. 30,000 free tickets for the Benjamin Franklin Parkway...

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Tom Brady's four-game suspension from the NFL for his role in DeflateGate has been nullified by a federal judge. In May, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell handed down the punishment, which Brady officially appealed. Although Goodell was the arbitrator for the appeal, he changed his original ruling and has now decided that the quarterback presented sufficient evidence to reduce his punishment for...

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On Wednesday, the Secret Service released a Pedestrian Walking Map for the weekend of the Papal Visit. The map indicated areas where event attendees could walk and where those attending events needed to walk through security points. The map also indicated areas where tickets were required for access. Tickets will be needed for several events during the Papal Visit including the event at...

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The Secret Service has released a walking map with routes designated for pedestrians during the weekend of the Papal Visit September 26th and 27th. The map also indicates the secure areas and entry check points where pedestrians will be screened at both Independence Hall and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The areas in front of Independence Hall and immediately around the Art Museum will...

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An East Norriton woman has been arrested and charged with creating an online fund-raising page for a friend whose husband had pancreatic cancer, but keeping the money herself. Traci Small Kratzer was charged Tuesday with theft, allegedly taking more than $8,000 by setting up a fraudulent online charity fund-raiser at YouCaring.com. While advertised as a fund-raiser for John Henson who is...

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Former professional wrestling superstar Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka is facing charges in connection with the death of his girlfriend more than 30 years ago. "Charges of third-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter have been filed today against former professional wrestler James Snuka in connection with the 1983 death of his 23-year-old girlfriend Nancy L. Argentino of Brooklyn, New York," said...

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