Connections
In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, April 17, 2026, our news roundup covers a statewide volunteer firefighter shortage, dental care, and the Rochester Music Hall of Fame.
Arts, Music and Culture
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“Please watch for wandering turtles,” reads the sign on the door leading into Lamberton Conservatory. Brimming with plant varieties from across the world and a horde of tortoises, turtles and quails, the conservatory in Highland Park welcomed nearly 70,000 visitors through that door last year, a 46% increase from 2021. The Lamberton Conservatory was built […] The post Exploring over a century of growth at Lamberton Conservatory appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
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Along Monroe Avenue, buildings don’t just stand. They lean into traffic, watch the sidewalks and quietly record the neighborhood’s evolution. The Monroe Theatre, with its Art Deco façade still intact and its marquee frozen mid-thought, feels less like an abandoned structure than an unfinished sentence. People notice it. They ask about it. They debate it. […] The post Monroe Theatre’s historic façade and unused space is a landmark and a question mark appeared first on CITY Magazine. Arts. Music. Culture..
Local and national arts from NPR
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The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump. -
The pool is being resurfaced in a shade more akin to that of a swimming pool. It's one of many physical changes Trump is planning for the nation's capital. -
The longtime bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers has his first solo album. "I'm making music that occupies its own place in the world and that feels that's good to me," Flea says of Honora. -
Days before the White House Correspondents' Dinner ended in gunfire, Kimmel said Melania Trump had a "glow like an expectant widow." It was not "a call to assassination, and they know that," he said. -
Best known for his role as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation, Offerman plays a former professional wrestler reconnecting with his estranged daughter in Margo's Got Money Troubles. -
A new Netflix comedy series by and starring Dan Levy is a wild inversion of Schitt's Creek. Where that show started out cartoonish and grew warmer, Big Mistakes is a frolic that grows more hellish. -
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WPLN listener Nancy Bieschke and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz. -
A selection of prize honorees from the 2026 World Press Photo Contest capture the pain of the past year — but also focus on moments of strength, determination and joy. -
As some continue to pushback on AI art, artist Refik Anadol seeks to base his new venture on ethical and environmental principles. -
The bronze sculpture is on display inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art as part of a new exhibition on the impact and cultural importance of statues. -
The name didn't stick. The fan communities did. -
The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.
