It's not often that we get information about who is getting Our Money handed to us on a silver platter. In today's Inquirer there is a story about the city awarding $2.1 million in grants to various arts and cultural organizations. The complete list of grantees, including award amounts, is also included.
(Full disclosure, WHYY, Inc. is on the list of grantees for its role as an arts and culture presenter.)
We can have the debate all the live long day about whether this is an effective use of tax dollars. In fact, why don't we do that? Have at it in the comments. Only one requirement - please read the entire article before you start commenting so you have some idea of the background and the intention of the awards.
If nothing else a list like this, which barely scratches the surface of all of the arts and cultural organizations in the region, serves to remind us how lucky we are and how many choices we have for entertainment and enlightenment.