February 22, 2013
Uwishunu has caught a case of Oscar Fever. With all the buzz around Silver Linings Playbook and its eight oscar nominations this Sunday, we couldn’t help but get caught up in it all. We’ve rounded up our top picks for Oscar Viewing parties on Sunday; we’ve put together a Silver Linings-themed itinerary of Philadelphia; and [...]
Read more»December 7, 2012
Exciting news: standing room tickets are now available for tomorrow’s Army-Navy Game! The college football tradition is celebrating its 113th year and this marks the 84th time the game is being played in Philadelphia. Always a highly anticipated event, this year’s game sold out quickly, but a limited number of standing room tickets were recently [...]
Read more»November 30, 2012
One of the nation’s most beloved sporting events, the annual Army-Navy game, returns to Lincoln Financial Field on December 8, marking the 84th time the game has been played in Philadelphia. While always an intense matchup, this year’s game has even more riding on it than usual. For the first time since 2005, the Commander-in-Chief’s [...]
Read more»October 17, 2012
Exciting news on the hotel front: the Philadelphia Navy Yard is about to get its first hotel. The Navy Yard has become a beacon of energy and growth in recent years. As more and more companies relocate to this very unique business campus in South Philadelphia — the Navy Yard will be home to more [...]
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»August 2, 2012
Philadelphia’s summer of soccer continues! Just weeks after the MLS All-Stars defeated Chelsea FC at PPL Park, Philadelphia is once again playing host to great international soccer this summer when Real Madrid faces Celtic FC at Lincoln Financial Field in the World Football Challenge on August 11. Real Madrid, the reigning La Liga champions, recently [...]
Read more»July 30, 2012
Summer is the season for barbecue. And you know what they say: if you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen… and cook outdoors instead. Things will definitely be heating up at the 11th Annual Stephen Starr & Garry Maddox Barbecue Challenge, returning to Citizens Bank Park on Saturday, August 11, 2012. Get [...]
Read more»June 13, 2012
2012 is becoming the summer of soccer in Philadelphia! Just a few weeks after Chelsea FC faces the MLS All-Stars at Lincoln Financial Field on July 25, the World Football Championship comes to Philly as international powerhouse and reigning champions of Spain’s La Liga, Real Madrid, will take on Scottish Premier League champions, Celtic FC, [...]
Read more»May 25, 2012
At more than 100 years old, Ralph’s Italian Restaurant on 9th Street had previously been one of the oldest Italian restaurants in the country. (And one of several awesome old-school Italian Restaurants in South Philadelphia.) But after Fior D’Italia in San Francisco closed earlier this month, Ralph’s now holds the title as the oldest Italian Restaurant in America. Quite an honor. Ralph’s first opened in 1900, and it’s been owned and operated by the same family — the Dispigno’s – ever since. Congratulations, Ralph’s. Don’t ever change. [Foobooz]
April 25, 2012
South Philly’s Foodie Fest, Flavors of the Avenue, is back this Saturday, April 28. The festival is held on a two-block stretch of East Passyunk Avenue between Dickinson and Morris Streets, which will be closed off for the day. There will be a free street festival with vendors, a craft market hosted by Crafty Balboa [...]
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