May 3, 2013
Drumroll, please. Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the Center City Jazz Festival makes its return Friday, May 10, and Saturday, May 11. Festival founder and musician Ernest Stuart — who began the festival last year with a Kickstarter campaign and a dream — brings his music fest back in 2013, but this [...]
Read more»November 8, 2012
In conjunction with the National Constitution Center’s American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition exhibition, City Food Tours is taking booze enthusiasts on a Prohibition-themed tour of Philadelphia. At each spot on the tour, you’ll get a taste of the drinks people were sneaking back in the day including The Southside, Al Capone’s personal [...]
Read more»October 26, 2012
Chestnut Hill is bringing back its bewitchingly popular Harry Potter Weekend for 2012, hitting Germantown Avenue this Friday through Sunday, October 26-28. We’re huge fans of the festival, and we want to make sure you’re fully equipped for a weekend’s worth of entertainment so wild it will knock you off your broomstick. So we’ve consulted [...]
Read more»October 15, 2012
Prohibition, the alcohol-free period in American history between 1919 and 1933, made a huge cultural impact on our nation and continues to be an influential, intriguing slice of history today. From TV shows like HBO’s Atlantic City-set Boardwalk Empire to festive 1920s celebrations around the city, the Philadelphia region toasts to Prohibition all year long. [...]
Read more»September 30, 2011
This summer, when the Eagles signed All-Pro cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, they not only added one of the best defensive players in the league, but also a leader, a community service award-winner and a nominee for a spot on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Financial Capability. Nnamdi being such an interesting and inspiring figure, it makes [...]
Read more»October 21, 2009
I’m not sure why the owners of Center City’s Time decided to name it such, but I have a decent working theory: when you’re here, the hours start to slowly melt away, and before you know it, “time†seems to have vanished completely. “Three concepts, one address,†boasts their website, and indeed, versatility is part [...]
Read more»November 20, 2008
Wednesday time-wasters, relentless media gobblers, and old timey city buffs take note: Google is in the process of adding and hosting the entire LIFE Magazine photo archive to its image search. There are some totally choice high society shots up in there, and plenty of classic action shots from ancient lineups of our World Champion [...]
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