by Cari Bender | Nov 7, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
Today was a very exciting day for the Mural Arts Program. Black Thought and Kamal Gray of The Roots were on hand to announce an eight-month mural project along with Mayor Michael Nutter and Jane Golden of Mural Arts. Kathy Matheson from the Associated...
by Cari Bender | Oct 24, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
There have been several stories recently about the possibility that the Mural Arts Program’s Autumn mural by David Guinn could be covered over by a developer. See the NBC10 story below. Peter Crimmins also did a story for WHYY 91FM, here. And read today’s...
by Cari Bender | Oct 13, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
“How Philly Moves, the largest and most complicated project ever attempted by the audaciously ambitious Philadelphia Mural Arts Program celebrated its official unveiling last night.” The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Monica Yant Kinney covered the Mural Arts Program’s How...
by Cari Bender | Oct 12, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
Today’s the day the Mural Arts Program dedicates the 85,000 square foot incredible mural that is How Philly Moves. Thanks to Ukee Washington, Erica von Tiehl, Lisa Santoro and the folks at CW/CBS3 for having us in the studio this morning to talk about...
by Cari Bender | Oct 3, 2011 | Mural Arts Program
A wonderful writer, Terry Gardner, gives a great shout-out to Mural Arts Month in the Los Angeles Times. Read all about it here. Part of the 85,000-square-foot "How Philly Moves" mural at the Philadelphia International Airport. (Joel Avery)
Fairmount Park Conservancy’s restoration of Skew Arch Bridge featured in national Preservation MagazineNovember 1, 2025The very cool restoration of the Skew Arch Bridge along the historic Trolley Trail was undertaken by Fairmount Park Conservancy and featured in the national Preservation Magazine. […]
Once Upon A Nation Future Storyteller All Grown UpJuly 21, 2025WHYY highlights Zoe Levenstien, who spent several summers as a young student writing stories and presenting them during the Once Upon A Nation Future Storytellers Celebration. This summer, she's employed by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. to tell stories all week long at the Once Upon A Nation Storytelling Benches. […]
Fairmount Park Conservancy Completes First Phase of FDR Park RenovationJuly 11, 2025Billy Penn featured a terrific story on the opening of the Gateway Plaza at FDR Park, a project from Fairmount Park Conservancy that completes the first phase of the overall Park Plan. […]