December 20, 2012
Keep the holiday cheer going even after the Christmas presents have been opened and the Hanukkah candles have been snuffed out, with a fun Boxing Day event at a bar and restaurant. Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts from their superiors or employers, known as [...]
Read more»December 19, 2012
If you didn’t get a chance to visit the Old City Winter Wonderland at TRUST, this weekend — the event’s second and last — is your chance. Take pictures with Santa, decorate gingerbread houses and ornaments, enjoy live music, tasty food and drink, gift wrapping stations to benefit PAWS and more. While you’re in Old [...]
Read more»December 19, 2012
Head to Midtown Village tonight for some serious holiday merriment. Duross & Langel will be spearheading a seasonal celebration that includes a pole decorating contest with Mayor Nutter, tasty Yards beer and more. Plus: get free boxing on all gifts totaling $18 or more from the award-winning soap shop. We recommend the star of this [...]
Read more»December 19, 2012
Starting today, Wednesday, December 19, through Sunday, December 30, DJ Nigel Richards and his lifestyle brand 611 will transform a vacant Rittenhouse Square garage into a unique retail boutique. The annual 611 holiday pop-up, open daily from noon-7 p.m., will feature fashion-forward apparel and accessories from 611’s “DJ Life” and “Luxe Life” collections, as well [...]
Read more»December 19, 2012
Philadelphia’s a movie star in the just-out major motion picture Silver Linings Playbook starring Philly-bred Bradley Cooper alongside Jennifer Lawrence of Hunger Games fame, plus Robert DeNiro and Jacki Weaver. Seems like Bradley Cooper and Robert DeNiro like to make movies together in Philadelphia. Silver Linings Playbook is about former high school English teacher Pat [...]
Read more»December 19, 2012
Fishtown’s getting festive this New Year’s Eve. Next-door restaurants Fette Sau and Frankford Hall, both under the Starr Restaurant Organization umbrella, will be hosting New Year’s shindigs fun enough worth bouncing back and forth between. Here’s the scoop: Fette Sau Want some barbecue with your New Year’s Eve? Fishtown’s newest BBQ joint, a transplant from [...]
Read more»December 18, 2012
Have you visited the Philadelphia Christmas Village in Love Park yet? If not, hop to it — the annual holiday market closes for the season in less than a week on Christmas Eve, Monday, December 24. And it’s a tradition worth partaking in. You can cross some last-minute holiday gifts off your list, enjoy tasty [...]
Read more»December 18, 2012
We’re interrupting regularly scheduled programming to bring you a piece of news that we’re pretty excited about: Uwishunu has teamed up with Google on Google’s new Field Trip app to be the local content partner for Philadelphia. The app is a location-based app that’s acts like a pocket guide to all the hidden things around [...]
Read more»December 17, 2012
This Wednesday night, December 19, is your final chance to partake in Chestnut Hill’s popular Stag & Doe Nights. Take a charming stroll down Germantown Avenue where shops will be welcoming shoppers from 6-9 p.m. to take a break from the crisp winter air, holiday lights and decorations of Chestnut Hill’s downtown. While you’re there, be sure [...]
Read more»December 17, 2012
Longwood Gardens is one of the Philadelphia region’s most special attractions, a lush world of exotic flowers and plants, with each season bringing a different pleasure: spring magnolias and azaleas; summer roses and water lilies; fall foliage and chrysanthemums; and winter camellias, orchids and palms. This season is an extra-special time to visit Longwood Gardens, [...]
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