Suburban residents raised hardly a peep of protest yesterday as the state Gaming Control Board held a hearing on a proposal to place 500 slot machines at the Valley Forge Convention Center.
Visitors aboard the great warship have seen the awesome 16-inch guns, feared by enemies from World War II through combat actions in Korea, Vietnam and Beirut, Lebanon.
Would you: Visit the Big J in honor of Memorial Day? 
There's no shortage of products and methods available right now promising to help Americans get in shape - bulky exercise equipment, fad diets, weight-loss programs. But how about playing a video game to shed those extra pounds?
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With the celebrated Boyd Theater once again for sale, the National Trust for Historic Preservation has placed the art deco movie palace on its annual list of the 11 most endangered historic sites in America.
Heavy metal is driving the latest trend in art theft.
With the cost of copper and other metals skyrocketing, thieves around the world are targeting outdoor sculpture to sell as scrap.
Philadelphia’s booming theater scene fosters a rich reciprocal relationship.
One of American theater's most respected innovators, New Yorker Bill Irwin has been busy for weeks at the Philadelphia Theatre Company, creating a piece with eight performers, mostly Philadelphians. Together they have shaped The Happiness Lecture, a world-premiere comedy now in previews and opening Wednesday.
Actor returns to the 'hood, and a road not taken.
Cordele Taylor, an aspiring actor back from Los Angeles for a brief visit to Willingboro, embraces Kevin Clifton, a friend from the old days.
Native son Jimmy Stewart's centenary this week has the burg of Indiana celebrating his sincerity.
INDIANA, Pa. - When he returned home from World War II, Hollywood icon James Stewart was featured on the cover of Life magazine in front of the Indiana County courthouse.
Fifth graders vs. old folks on video games? No contest, you say, even if the seniors can play all day, every day. Carry to put your controller where you mouth is?
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A celebrated producer is allowing the Walnut Street and a few other theaters to produce the classic musical — only if they restage it.
Let's do something completely different, said the celebrated British producer Cameron Mackintosh - in fact, let's make sure we do something different.
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The big reveal is set for Thursday, but the drumroll will be a bit less dramatic now that four South Jersey Shore towns have declared themselves winners in the state's first Top 10 Beaches contest.
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