October 3, 2012
It’s a waterfront weekend in Philadelphia, with the Old City Seaport Festival on the Delaware, and the Philadelphia International Dragon Boat Festival on the Schuylkill. If you find yourself more towards the west of the city on Saturday, October 6, stroll up Kelly Drive along the Schuylkill River for an unusually colorful and dramatic regatta, [...]
Read more»October 2, 2012
After an exciting offseason that saw the departure of long-time swingman Andre Iguodala in exchange for All-Star center Andrew Bynum, the Sixers are almost ready to debut the 2012-2013 edition of the team. With training camp underway, the regular season is approaching rapidly and after much anticipation, single game tickets for all 41 home games [...]
Read more»September 28, 2012
While Philadelphia is nationally known for passionately supporting its professional sports teams, it is important to remember Philly is home to a large number of colleges, each with their own storied athletic programs. Philadelphia’s college football tradition is long (Penn’s first team took the field in 1877) and in recent years, the schools have been [...]
Read more»September 28, 2012
One plus of the waning of summer is that the heat and humidity have finally let up, which means it’s prime time to think about planning fit and fun adventures on the bike or on foot. Philadelphia has some of the most enormous, not to mention gorgeous, park spaces in any city in the country, [...]
Read more»September 25, 2012
On Saturday, September 29, the Independence Seaport Museum, along with sponsor clubs The Corinthian Yacht Club of Philadelphia, Liberty Sailing Association and Riverton Yacht Club, will host the 2012 Philadelphia Cup Regatta. More than a dozen clubs and 100 sailboats are expected to compete in this day-long event on the scenic Delaware River. The races [...]
Read more»September 14, 2012
Football is back at Lincoln Financial Field! The home to both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Temple Owls is officially in regular season mode as the Eagles host their 2012 home-opener this Sunday, September 16, while the Owls have already played their first two home games at the Linc. Below is our guide on how [...]
Read more»September 12, 2012
Last night, the Phillies won their sixth game in a row, beating the Marlins 9-7 in South Philadelphia. With the win, the Phillies improved their record to .500, a mark that the team had not reached since June 4. The Phillies are 14-4 in their last 18 games — the best record in the majors [...]
Read more»September 4, 2012
Today from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. in LOVE Park, the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans will celebrate the start of the 2012 NFL season and the launch of the new Eagles edition of the popular game, Angry Birds. Eagles players, cheerleaders and SWOOP will be attendance – along with a giant life-sized version of the new Mighty Philadelphia Eagle Angry Birds character, before it embarks on its two-week tour through the Philadelphia area. Fans will have the chance to win tickets to tickets to Sunday’s season-opener and even participate in a real life version of Angry Birds. [Philadelphia Eagles]
September 4, 2012
Field House, one of the city’s largest sports bars boasting a two-story space with a 14′ x 8′ projection screen and 35 televisions situated for your athletic viewing needs, re-opens after receiving a food and drink face-lift, this Friday, September 7. Stepping into the kitchen, noted local chef Andrew Brown, who has left his station [...]
Read more»August 31, 2012
College football in Philly officially kicks off tonight, August 31, when Temple and Villanova square off in the 4th Annual Mayor’s Cup at Lincoln Financial Field. This year’s game is the last scheduled matchup between the two teams for a while, marking the end – at least, temporarily – of the current Mayor’s Cup format. [...]
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