Awww…we love to hear good news like this! Yesterday, Mayor Nutter announced that the Settlement Music School, the largest community school of the arts in the U.S., will receive a $250,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, which is only one of six grants awarded nationwide. The funds will be used for their “Widening The Stage” program that will enroll children from lower-income families ages 8 – 18 into a comprehensive music preparatory training program. This is wonderful, and can only enrich the future of our local music scene as well as save lives. Bravo! Special thanks to Philebrity for bringing it to our attention.