Month: July 2017

With the Jersey Shore only a couple hours away, it’s easy to overlook that other major vacation destination within arm’s reach of Philadelphia: the Pocono Mountains. A two-hour drive takes you far from the grime and grievances of city life to a taste of the rest of Pennsylvania, from old-fashioned eateries and quiet lakeside beaches […]

Horn-driven jazz, soul, R&B, funk and disco – since forming as a jazz ensemble in the mid-60s, Kool and the Gang have done it all. Their grooves have endured like few others, sampled by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince (“Summertime”), Nas (“It Ain’t Hard to Tell”) and Janet Jackson (“You Want This”) among […]