May 9, 2013
On Saturday, May 11, the best and brightest will gather at Graduate Hospital’s NextFab Studio in hopes of making their way to ABC’s popular reality television show Shark Tank. The popular show stars millionaire and billionaire businessmen and businesswomen like Mark Cuban and Daymond John, who made their way from the bottom and are now [...]
Read more»January 23, 2013
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment is a multi-format historical documentary that tells the story of Philadelphia and in part, the story of America. The documentary is split into individual episodes, each highlighting a different period in Philadelphia’s history, and episode 3, entitled Promise for a Better City, will make its television premiere tomorrow night, January [...]
Read more»November 20, 2012
The 93rd Annual Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade returns to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway to kick off the 2012 Thanksgiving holiday, Thursday, November 22. It’s going to be another can’t-miss visual spectacle bursting with festive floats, giant balloons, lively dancers, costumed characters, celebrities and marching bands. Check out our comprehensive guide to the Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day [...]
Read more»November 8, 2012
The 93rd Annual Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade will undoubtedly be another epic visual spectacle as it returns to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Thanksgiving Day 2012, Thursday, November 22. Giant balloons, festive floats, lively dancers, costumed characters, celebrities and marching bands (18 of them!) will parade through the city as the streets are lined with [...]
Read more»February 24, 2012
Philadelphia’s Mural Arts Program, the largest public initiative of its kind in the entire country, was featured in an awesome scene on ABC’s hit crime show Body Of Proof. In the episode, “Occupational Hazards,” which aired on February 21, a murder victim is found to have been shot against a wall in Philadelphia. The crime [...]
Read more»November 21, 2011
The 2011 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade returns Thursday, November 24 for its 92nd year, kicking off the holiday season in Philadelphia. Our parade is the oldest in the entire country, and a tried and true Philadelphia tradition. If you’re in town for the holiday, this is a don’t-miss bright beginning to your day. This year’s [...]
Read more»November 9, 2011
Save the date: the 2011 Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade returns Thursday, November 24 for its 92nd year. Our parade is the oldest in the entire country, and a tried and true Philadelphia tradition. The 1.4-mile 6abc Dunkin’ Donuts Thanksgiving Day parade thrills with an entourage of popular characters from Sesame Street and Disney in floats [...]
Read more»June 14, 2011
James Beard Award-winning chef Michael Solomonov was featured on ABC’s Nightline last night, in the latest installment of their “Platelist” series, a behind-the-scenes look at chefs, their restaurants, recipes and food influences. A great quote from the chef about why he loves cooking: “Plus, I get to freak out and yell and break plates if [...]
Read more»April 20, 2011
Philadelphia: The Great Experiment is a historical documentary television film and Internet project that tells the story of Philadelphia. The production calls the city “the single most compelling stage for the unfurling and testing of American ideals.” The civic project, spearheaded by local businessman/politician Sam Katz and his company History Making Productions, aims to [...]
Read more»March 2, 2011
The 2011 Philadelphia International Flower Show takes over the Pennsylvania Convention Center March 6-13, featuring 10+ acres of floral displays; a giant marketplace packed with more than 130 vendors for tools, books, jewelry, home decor, plants and other garden gifts; live culinary demos and wine tastings; live dance and music on the Carousel Stage; and [...]
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