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Philly bluesman Frank Bey is up for a posthumous Grammy for his final album ‘All My Dues Are Paid’ Dan DeLuca, The Philadelphia Inquirer Frank Bey released his final album in January 2020, putting an exclamation point on a music career that stretched over five decades. Five months later, the Philadelphia blues singer who grew up in the Jim Crow South in Millen, Ga., died at age 74, after a yearslong struggle with kidney disease. But after Bey’s death, his star continues to burn bright. On Sunday, All My Dues Are Paid is up for a Grammy for best traditional blues album. H...

How do you keep a successful nonprofit agency alive during a pandemic, especially when government funding has been completely shut off? David Copperfield may be a magician, but Sharon Pinkenson, the Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO), has a lot more magic! You all recognize Pinkenson, the gal with the amazing head of blonde curls. I always took her photo at any event I was covering, pre-pandemic days. She was always a stand-out at the Marian Anderson Award evening, or the Philadelphia Flower Show VIP opening, the Academy Ball or the Philly Pops opening concert. ...

Santa Claus Visits During COVID-19 See Big Changes, Tough Questions Melanie D. G. Kaplan © (Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images) Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Charles Nuttal dressed as Santa Claus, waits for socially distant holiday visitors in Bryant Park on December 17, 2020 in New York City. When Tom Carmody plays Santa Claus online, he adjusts his Bluetooth hearing aids and tells children a story he enjoys repeating: COVID-19 tried to steal Christmas this year, but Santa wouldn't let it happen. From the comfort of his home, Santa Tom reassures kids that he's staying safe at th...