May 21, 2013
Dining on chilled seafood and sipping cool cocktails is an exceedingly appealing notion as summer weather slips in to Philadelphia. And now that we’ve seen the new food menu at AKA Rittenhouse Square’s soon-to-open a.bar, we know just where those fruits of the sea will be savored. The curated selection of snacks, raw shellfish and [...]
Read more»May 21, 2013
This Thursday, spend a dreamy evening beyond city limits at Terrain at Styer’s in Glen Mills. The enchanting nursery and garden shop is part of the Philadelphia-based Urban Outfitters group, and is a treasure trove of plants, greenery and home-and-garden items, as well as the site of a charming cafe featuring elegant-yet-simple fare from chef [...]
Read more»May 17, 2013
[This spring, Visit Philly launched a new effort to promote 14 different neighborhoods surrounding Center City Philadelphia. With our new complementary "Philadelphia Neighborhoods" post series, Uwishunu is teaming up with Visit Philly to promote all the awesome dining, shopping, arts, nightlife, events and more within Philly's many exciting neighborhoods.] This weekend, the 9th Street Italian [...]
Read more»May 17, 2013
Night Market Fairmount did not disappoint. How could it, really? The weather was gorgeous. The food vendors were out in droves. The beer was flowing. There were multiple stages with live music. Eastern State was open late and rocking out. And people came out in force. And sure, there were some lines at a lot [...]
Read more»May 16, 2013
[This spring, Visit Philly launched a new effort to promote 14 different neighborhoods surrounding Center City Philadelphia. With our new complementary "Philadelphia Neighborhoods" post series, Uwishunu is teaming up with Visit Philly to promote all the awesome dining, shopping, arts, nightlife, events and more within Philly's many exciting neighborhoods.] Tonight, Night Market Fairmount expects to [...]
Read more»May 16, 2013
The Rittenhouse Row Spring Festival, one of Philadelphia’s most-anticipated and best-attended festivals of the year, returns this Saturday, May 18 from noon to 5 p.m. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the daylong fest, which takes over Walnut Street from Broad to 19th streets and showcases the neighborhood’s finest food, fashions and live [...]
Read more»May 16, 2013
Sensational street food festival Night Market Philadelphia returns tonight with the first event of its 2013 season, transforming Fairmount Avenue into an alfresco eating and entertainment destination from 6 to 10 p.m. Tonight’s Night Market is set to take over Fairmount Avenue between 19th and 22nd streets, Corinthian Avenue between Fairmount and Brown, and 22nd [...]
Read more»May 15, 2013
Raise your glasses, folks, the sweet summer happy-hour series Center City Sips is back for the summer of 2013. The fun meter on your Wednesday nights is about to improve exponentially. Every Wednesday evening beginning on June 5, tons of Center City bars and restaurants offer awesome deals on drinks and food from 5 to [...]
Read more»May 15, 2013
This week, make a promise to yourself to check out (or return!) to The Porch at 30th Street Station in University City. The space that was once 34 parallel parking spaces is now a lively public space, chock-full of springtime fun. On Wednesday and Friday afternoons through September, four Philly mobile food vendors will park [...]
Read more»May 7, 2013
Little-known fact: Mother’s Day was founded by Anna Jarvis of Philadelphia and first officially observed in 1908 to honor motherhood and family life during the early days of feminism. Supported by John Wannamaker, Mother’s Day was given federal recognition in 1914. In 2013, take time to honor the woman who brought you into the world [...]
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