The Met Philadelphia

The keyword this weekend is “fest.” From the city of Reading to the Delaware River, festivals of all kinds are afoot. In this edition of The KYW To-Do List, you'll find a wide variety of things to do in Philly and the burbs this weekend.

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) -- Philadelphia schools are seeing their first donation from ticket sales at the newly-opened Met on North Broad Street. Kids in the DASH program at Strawberry Mansion High are the first to see the benefits of concert promoter Live Nation's promise to give Philly...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Kensington man who runs a boxing ministry will be ringside this weekend, helping his young protege in his first professional fight . Every day, nearly 75 young people, mostly boys, walk the gauntlet of addicts under the El on Kensington Avenue to get to Rock...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Some radiant renovations are finally taking place on Fairmount Avenue. Patrick Boyle, a board member on the Spring Garden Community Development Corporation, said there's been a lot of buzz around his organization as they've been preparing to light up the street with...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — It used to be called the Philadelphia Metropolitan Opera House. Several decades and $56 million later, Philadelphia now has its own Met concert venue. Bob Dylan will be the first artist to grace the upgraded stage tonight. His performance will be followed by several...

PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — One of the city's oldest performance venues will soon be new again. The Met Philadelphia is in the final phase of a $56 million restoration project, which will officially open in December. The first to take the stage will be Bob Dylan on Dec. 3, who will play his 50th...