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The Hipster Initiative of Philadelphia (HIP) successfully campaigned to change the name of their Northern Liberties neighborhood to “New Williamsburg.” The name change reflects the recent press coverage deeming it Philly’s version of the oft-revered Brooklyn area. The influx of comic book stores, artist studios and cute little coffee shops to the neighborhood has attracted hoards of artists and musicians that make up the “creative class.”

Initially, area hipsters took umbrage [...]

We were pretty excited when the rumors about Transformers II filming in Philadelphia were spreading. It’d be a great thing for the city. An increase in tourism, interest for future filming, an opportunity to be destroyed by giant robots from space… It was a straight up win-win situation.

With the announcement of Cloverfield 2: Sixth Borough set to start filming in Philadelphia at the end of the year, Philadelphians have yet another reason to be excited.

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It’s a project for the ages. It was announced this morning that John Freeborn and the creative minds over at Space 1026 are planning a large art installation that will circle the whole of Philadelphia, using only milkcrates.

Freeborn, author of Big Kids / Little Kids, is well known for his milkcrate art, often creating large pieces using only these plastic cubes. This grand artistic experiment will take approximately four to five months to [...]