May 16, 2013
As the weather clears today, it’s time to get pumped for a fantastic lineup of events this evening. The Night Market Philadelphia makes its season debut tonight in the Fairmount neighborhood with more than 50 food vendors dishing fare in the shadow of Eastern State Penitentiary. But that’s not all that is happening in the [...]
Read more»May 16, 2013
Enjoy brews from Bridgewater Pub alfesco as the second installment of the beer garden at the Porch arrives in University City. Head out to the outdoor space for live music, flowing brews and an all over good time outside of 30th Street Station. This month’s featured beers are Hofbrau Maibock, Brooklyn Brown, Konig Ludwig Weisse [...]
Read more»May 15, 2013
This week, make a promise to yourself to check out (or return!) to The Porch at 30th Street Station in University City. The space that was once 34 parallel parking spaces is now a lively public space, chock-full of springtime fun. On Wednesday and Friday afternoons through September, four Philly mobile food vendors will park [...]
Read more»March 18, 2013
Exciting news, folks, The Porch at 30th Street Station is opening for its 2013 season in just two weeks on Monday, April 1. With its spring kickoff, the University City District public space reveals an event calendar jam-packed with fun (and free!) events all month long, with more programming to come throughout the spring and [...]
Read more»September 18, 2012
This Thursday, September 20, grab lunch with Iron Chef Jose Garces at The Porch At 30th Street Station. He’ll be conducting a cooking demo from noon-1 p.m. Plus, when you donate $10 to Philabundance, nab tasty samples from five Garces restaurants: JG Domestic, Chifa, Distrito, Garces Trading Company and Amada, plus Guapos Tacos food truck. Samples are available from 11 a.m.-2 p.m, but make sure you arrive early so you can secure a seat at one of The Porch’s colorful tables. Enjoy Iron Chef-caliber lunch and help feed families at the same time. Now that’s what we call a working lunch. [UCD]
August 29, 2012
[Summer nights in Philadelphia are always action-packed, and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we round up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!] Tonight brings a bunch of [...]
Read more»July 5, 2012
So granted, it’s a little hot out right now, but we’re optimistic that it’s going to cool off a bit in time for next week’s sure-to-be-awesome pop-up beer garden at the Porch at 30th Street Station, the great new public space located just outside of 30 Street Station on Market Street. The pop-up beer garden [...]
Read more»June 15, 2012
University City District doesn’t mess around; this month alone they’re launching The Dirt Factory, an innovative and super-green new composting facility; “Heart & Soul: The University City Public Piano Project,” an interactive public art exhibition featuring eight artist-decorated pianos on sidewalks, in parks and public spaces; and have hosted farmers markets, fitness classes and live [...]
Read more»May 1, 2012
UPDATE: We just received word that the sculpture project has been halted. After the sand arrived, concerns developed because the sculpture was being created on a PennDOT bridge structure. In honor of the world premiere opening of MAYA 2012: Lords of Time, the Penn Museum, in partnership with the University City District, has invited California [...]
Read more»May 1, 2012
The University City District’s newest public space, the Porch at 30th Street Station, got a nod from Dwell Magazine this month. It’s #98 in “The Now 99 – Ideas, People, Products and Plans defining today’s design landscape.” The 40-foot wide, block-long pedestrian plaza is a great green addition to a key urban junction connecting Center City and University City, where you can eat lunch, read a book or enjoy free programming like concerts and a farmers’ market. Check out a schedule here. [The Porch in Dwell Magazine]
