Since World Cafe Live founder Hal Real stepped down as CEO in May, drama at the University City music venue has been unending. Joseph Callahan, who brought the Portal to Philadelphia in 2024, took ...

Employees at World Cafe Live voted to unionize following a tumultuous month for workers who have alleged unfair labor practices by new management. A town hall is scheduled for Thursday night at the ...

Three years after the pandemic shut down live performances, Philadelphia's concert venues are still inching back to normalcy. For World Cafe Live, that recovery will continue in 2024 with new ...

If you look at the website for World Cafe Live or you check out the music venue’s social media posts right now, it would seem that all is peachy. The most recent Facebook post from World Cafe Live ...

In the two weeks since World Cafe Live workers staged a walkout to protest their new management, nearly a dozen employees have been fired and are under threat of legal action. WCL shares a building ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- World Cafe Live has launched a brand new LatinX music series spotlighting fresh artists and sounds that reflect Philadelphia's diverse communities. Karen Rogers has the details ...

World Cafe Live, Philadelphia's nonprofit independent venue dedicated to live music, education, and community engagement, is celebrating a milestone anniversary with a party like none other. Founder ...

All I’ve been thinking about for the last week – well, other than Live Aid – is trash. Piles and piles of trash. But with a new day comes news that Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker has reached a ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia's World Café Live music venue is becoming a nonprofit entity devoted to supporting live music, music education and community engagement in the city. The University ...