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  Foundation grant aids Pittsburgh’s Black opera landmark

  The Richard King Mellon Foundation announced it was awarding $500,000 to efforts to restore the National Negro Opera Company House.

  By Bill O’Driscoll/WESA April 12, 2021 | 5:38 PM

•  David Goldman

  Rapper and actor DMX dead at 50

  DMX had a signature rasp to his voice. He delivered his lines with a desperate aggression that propelled his debut album It’s Dark and Hell Is Hot to multi-platinum level sales.

  By Andrew Limbong/NPR April 9, 2021 | 12:49 PM

• Talk show host Diane Rehm discusses medical aid in dying

  WITF will have a virtual screening and preview of When My Time Comes and a question and answer session with Diane Rehm on Friday, April 9 at 7 p.m.

  By Scott LaMar April 9, 2021 | 7:00 AM

• Options at Greystone Public House to please almost anyone

  The old Greystone Public House provides a great setting for both indoor and al fresco dining.

  By Phantom Diner April 9, 2021 | 7:00 AM

• WITF Music: Jogïr

  Harrisburg pop singer Jogïr contrasts the colorful sounds of the 80’s with the struggle of finding one’s way.

  By Joe Ulrich April 8, 2021 | 11:01 AM

• April Pick of the Month: “World of Wonders” by Aimee Nezhukumatathil

  By Staff April 2, 2021 | 8:25 AM

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  ‘Concrete Cowboy’ shows Philadelphia’s Black cowboy culture

  The father-son drama is set around Fletcher Street Stables, one of the oldest and last-remaining of Philadelphia’s hardscrabble inner-city stables. It dates back more than 100 years to when horse-drawn wagons were used to deliver produce, laundry and milk.

  By Jake Coyle/The Associated Press March 31, 2021 | 5:24 AM

•  Amy Harris

  Are you ready to rock? Music festivals prepare for a 2021 comeback

  Many festival organizers hope that the vaccine rollout will make people comfortable enough to attend large gatherings this year — in a decidedly not socially distanced sort of way.

  By Andrew Limbong/NPR March 30, 2021 | 5:43 AM

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  Philly area congregations more prepared for second pandemic Passover than first

  For many Jews, Passover 2020 was the first major religious event of the pandemic, arriving under a cloud of dread. This year, many are entering the holiday with a bit more optimism.

  By Peter Crimmins/WHYY March 26, 2021 | 11:40 AM

• A New Look at an Old Friend

  Discover San Francisco with WITF – Spring 2022

  By Staff March 23, 2021 | 2:59 PM

• Musicians, venues still feeling pandemic closures effect

  For musicians, the choices have been to either take an extended break or innovate.

  By Joanne Klimovich Harrop and Sean Stipp/Tribune-Review March 20, 2021 | 5:10 PM

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