Philadelphia’s Historical Commission heard hours of testimony Friday on the fate of the Painted Bride, an iconic art space in Old City that is covered in a distinctive mural celebrating its storied ...

A panel of state judges overturned an earlier decision allowing the Philly arts presenter to sell its building, which will destroy a major Isaiah Zagar mural. The Painted Bride building in Old City.

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After years of legal fights and shifting redevelopment plans, the mosaic-clad former site of the Painted Bride Art Center in Old City is scheduled to be demolished to make way for apartments and ...

At a Commonwealth Court hearing Thursday, the Painted Bride Art Center sought to overturn a lower court ruling stopping a sale of its building. Judge Matthew D. Carrafiello ruled that sale of the ...

Inside a small bridal shop on South Street, the Painted Bride Art Center was founded as a cooperative art gallery in 1969. Today, the Bride has become a formidable pillar of Philadelphia’s arts ...