May 24, 2013
Are you ready to raise a pint? Philly Beer Week, the city’s annual ode to our favorite fermented beverage, starts a week from today, Friday, May 31. Home to dozens of craft breweries and named “the best beer-drinking city in America” by Esquire magazine, Philadelphia reigns as a brilliant beer town year round. Once a [...]
Read more»May 14, 2013
Searching for well-worn flannel shirts, old vinyl records or handmade duct-tape wallets? Report directly to the Punk Rock Flea Market this weekend, May 18-19. Now spanning two days, the R5 Productions-organized market includes more than 500 private and commercial vendors peddling any sort of flea-market find imaginable — everything from old record collections and funky [...]
Read more»May 8, 2013
One of Philly’s best outdoor craft bazaars is back, just in time for Mother’s Day. With more than 150 local and national artists selected to set up shop outdoors for two days at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, May 11-12, the annual Spring Art Star Craft Bazaar definitely won’t disappoint. Rain or shine, shoppers [...]
Read more»May 1, 2013
Little known fact, the largest 10-mile race in America takes place right here in Philadelphia and is none other than the annual Blue Cross Broad Street Run. The Broad Street Run is truly a sign of spring, and it’s scheduled for this Sunday, May 5. The race begins at 8:30 a.m. at Broad Street and [...]
Read more»February 28, 2013
The PHS Philadelphia Flower Show will soon be starting up and is bringing us a taste (and smell and look) of the world across the pond. Transport to Great Britain without the pricey plane ticket at Brilliant!, the 184th Philadelphia Flower Show located at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, running from March 2-10. This year’s show [...]
Read more»November 13, 2012
Runners, fans, spectators and local businesses are gearing up for the 19th Annual Philadelphia Marathon — one of the top ten races in America — and it’s going to be bigger than ever this year thanks to some weather-induced, hospitable accommodations initiated by Mayor Michael Nutter. The already typically booming Philadelphia Marathon weekend will be [...]
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»November 6, 2012
Election Day 2012 is here, and it’s a super important race for Philadelphians to weigh in on. As the National Constitution Center’s blog Constitution Daily posited, “A review of polling data going back to 1936 shows the race between President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney is the closest in 76 years as Election Day approaches.” [...]
Read more»October 29, 2012
Hurricane Sandy is big and it’s heading this way. For the next 24 hours, the city is asking residents to stay inside. But even a hurricane can’t stop Team Uwishunu from sifting through and pulling together handy tips and guides for hanging out in Philadelphia. To that end, here are some suggestions for avoiding acabin [...]
Read more»October 26, 2012
Halloween brings back memories of childhood trick-or-treating adventures. Gaggles of children trolling neighborhoods for candy. Lights aglow at houses and apartments offering sweets. Trails of candy wrappers strewn on sidewalks, evidence of a night well spent. In a city, it’s a little more difficult to trick-or-treat; no one really wants to traipse through a 20-story [...]
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