May 17, 2013
As the nation’s oldest continuously inhabited street, Elfreth’s Alley was home to 18th-century colonial Philadelphians. Located in the heart of Old City between Front and 2nd Streets just north of Arch, the Elfreth’s Alley Museum is one of few landmarks dedicated to the everyday American. This weekend, the Elfreth’s Alley Museum welcomes a new exhibition [...]
Read more»May 16, 2013
Many might recognize the lovely fashion jewelry designed by John Y. Wind of Maximal Art, as his pieces are displayed and sold by retailers including Joan Shepp and Anthropologie. But beneath Wind’s commercial designs and success — Maximal Art has a 25-year history of international acclaim — the Rittenhouse Square resident has long been a [...]
Read more»May 15, 2013
Brooklyn-born coworking, education and collaboration space 3rd Ward officially opens the doors of its brand-new Philadelphia outpost today, May 15. After more than a year in development, a sneak peek last month during Philly Tech Week and free coworking in recent weeks, 3rd Ward Philadelphia is now ready for real business. The sprawling 27,000-square-foot work [...]
Read more»May 14, 2013
Old City, known for having some of the hippest boutiques in town, just became even more fashionable. Adresse, formerly of the Rittenhouse Square area, has recently moved to a wildly cool space in the heart of Old City. The recently relocated Adresse can now be found inside a pristine building directly across from the Arden [...]
Read more»May 13, 2013
Guys, it’s time to go shopping. On the heels of the opening of chic menswear shop Suitsupply, online custom menswear company Indochino opened an outpost of its itinerant tailor over the weekend on Walnut Street. Following its success in New York, Chicago, Boston and Washington D.C., Indochino hosts its first pop-up shop in Philadelphia through [...]
Read more»May 10, 2013
This summer, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University will shed light on one of the most fascinating, yet least understood, phenomena in nature. Opening June 1, Glow: Living Lights showcases bioluminescent creatures of both the land and sea. The mysterious chemical process allows for organisms to produce its their own light, and the [...]
Read more»May 10, 2013
In an alternate universe where Willy Wonka serves up chocolate eroticism and sugared sensuality, it might not be difficult to imagine the perennial Gobstopper replaced by a treat called “Bootycandy.” While it may not be hitting real-world snack shelves any time soon, Bootycandy will titillate your theatrical taste-buds as The Wilma Theater’s season closer, running [...]
Read more»May 6, 2013
Alright, boys. Now that Suitsupply Philadelphia is open, there is no excuse to slack in the thread department. The recent opening of the European men’s fashion label in Rittenhouse Square brings guys 4,300 square feet of style over two floors. With a complete array of menswear — from tuxedos to T-shirts — Suitsupply can outfit [...]
Read more»May 3, 2013
To commemorate its one-year anniversary on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, the Barnes Foundation is set to debut a special exhibition featuring the work of contemporary artist Ellsworth Kelly, the sculptor whose 40-foot abstract work Barnes Totem welcomes visitors from the head of a reflecting pool on the north side of the building. Ellsworth Kelly: Sculpture [...]
Read more»May 3, 2013
Opening this weekend at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia’s own multimedia artist Candy Coated (a.k.a. Candy Depew) reinterprets children’s fancy dress costumes from the permanent collection of the museum in CandyCoated Wonderland, a Perelman Building-housed exhibit. A multimedia sculptor who earned her MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University and previously [...]
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