September 24, 2009
Peter Javian and Teresa Chang, in their studios It’s time again of one Philadelphia’s coolest events, POST aka the Philadelphia Open Studio Tours. It’s a chance to visit artists in their native habitat. And unlike the Zoo, you won’t get in trouble if you feed them. Long story short: - a lot of Philadelphia artists [...]
Read more»July 30, 2009
Located directly across from Independence Hall, in the lobby of The Curtis Center, is The Dream Garden, an artistic cooperation between Maxfield Parrish and Louis Comfort Tiffany. USHistory.org offers an excellent description of the history of The Dream Garden. The Dream Garden, a mosaic made of Tiffany glass, is stunning. I’ll leave it at that. [...]
Read more»July 20, 2009
In front the Living History Center on 3rd Street below Chestnut there is a three part 3-D map of Independence National Historic Park. These were built to last. Sitting out in the elements for decades now, they’ve gotten a little faded, but remain in great shape. Located in front of what was the Park’s then [...]
Read more»July 15, 2009
One of the lesser known attractions at the Independence National Historic Park is the Bishop White House. Which is a shame because it’s well worth seeing. In addition to being the Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church of Pennsylvania around the time of the Revolution, Bishop White was chaplain to the Continental Congress. He was [...]
Read more»July 13, 2009
If you find yourself in the historic area on a weekday at lunchtime, Amada, one of Philly’s best restaurants, has an amazing lunch deal. Choice of soup, plus choice of salad or sandwich for $14.50. Sure, it isn’t as cheap as hitting up a food truck, but hey, you get what you pay for. There [...]
Read more»June 30, 2009
Photo courtesy of Please Touch Museum Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park is one of two buildings still standing from 1876 Centennial Exhibition. Ever since the Please Touch Museum restored and moved to the historic Memorial Hall, many of us grown-ups wanted to check out the building and what they’ve done with it. Now here’s our [...]
Read more»January 8, 2009
There are a lot of really great cheese steak places here in Philly. Well here’s another, but with a twist if you’d like. CJ’s Steak & Eggs in Tacony makes a killer steak and egg sandwich. Deceptively simple, but superb. Four simple grilled ingredients, steak, egg, onions, and cheese very cleanly served up on a [...]
Read more»December 29, 2008
Philadelphia is a city blessed with many wonderful holiday traditions, many of which charmingly feature once very cool but now very dated technology. The newest attraction though is state of the art. The Comcast Holiday Spectacular utilizes the LED video wall at the Comcast Center, which just so happens to be the world’s largest. Last [...]
Read more»December 24, 2008
In the tradition of German Christmas Markets, a village of 50 wooden huts has arisen on the west side of City Hall. While many of the vendors feature items that are German and/or Christmas inspired, there are also many vendors with items from other cultures. Prices range from jaw-droppingly expensive to very affordable. There really [...]
Read more»October 28, 2008
After several hundred years, the American Philosophical Society has recreated itself as very innovative scientific institution. And they didn’t amputate their name or dumb down their mission to do it. Echoing the themes of their UNDAUNTED: Five American Explorers, 1760-2006 program, they are teaming up with Secret Cinema, another innovative and quirky Philadelphia institution, to [...]
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