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Fun Fact: Money Can Buy You Anything?
You know the whispering bench in Fairmount Park? It’s right near Memorial Hall. You know Memorial Hall? Right there on Parkside? School of the Future, the “Microsoft” school, you know where that is,...
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New Pig Iron this Weekend: Machines
I’ll watch bad movies and maybe I’ll admit I even enjoy them on a certain level. My tolerance for mediocrity of the moving image has been honed through years and years of bad television and my inner...
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Float On Into The Nile
The Nile is a shop on Germantown Ave that sells incense and handmade lotions, shea butter body goodies and all things related to the healing arts. The Nile Cafe, attached to it, is a vegetarian...
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Have a Seat at the Set Table
If I had never moved to Brewmount (a small area between the Art Museum / Fairmount Area and Brewery Town) I would have definitely moved to the sloping, sleepy hills of East Falls. A ten minute drive...
View ArticleLost Spaghetti Western Classics
International House is presenting a three day extravaganza of Spathetti Westerns July 26-28. If you think you’re unfamiliar with the genre, guess again. Those 1960’s era westerns- think Clint Eastwood-...
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Explore Virtual Philadelphia
Center City Phila presents Virtual Philadelphia!“Walk. Drive. Fly. A New Way to Explore Center City,” the site says. Yea, I’LL say. Developed in conjunction with the Center City District (Center City’s...
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TerraMar Adventures
Local “gateway to an extraordinary life” tour planners TerraMar set up some serious adventures. I’m really excited and am DEFINITELY signing up the next Zip Line Tour. Yeah, I know! The Zip Line Tour...
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Hang-Ups / Bang Ups
Late Breaking Saturday Activity!One thing I love about Philadelphia is how free we feel to be wackadoo. And we can make wackadoo a legitimate thing like no other. Take, oh say for instance, galleries...
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Weekend Picks
WXPN’s Free At Noon: Josh RitterFree. This is a free show. Like it could get any better. You need only to register. You like singer-songwriters,...
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Big Jar Books
I haven’t figured it out, and I’m open to your theories, but Philadelphia has GREAT used book stores. Bookhaven, Book Corner, Big Jar, Molly’s and Book Trader are a few of the better spots I’ve found,...
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Wake Up Yoga
I know that for a lot of yoga-heads, the fact that I go for fitness and not meditation is blasphemous. Honestly, I could do without the Om Shantis altogether, but I’m happy to go with the program, as...
View ArticleVegan Whoopie Pies
Submitted by Gina AllisonFor a long time I admired the look of Vegan Treats’ Whoopie Pies, on display at Mugshot’s, my local coffee cafe. They reminded me of fat, round Suzy Q’s, the Hostess treat that...
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McCormick & Schmick’s
I am sad to say that I discovered the amazing Happy Hour at McCormick & Schmick’s while I was visiting another city… Luckily, however, it’s a chain for which we in Philly have a franchise and we...
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Run With Olympians: Philadelphia Marathon
The Philadelphia Marathon is this Sunday! And while it’s too late to sign up or squeeze in months of preparation, you CAN participate in Run With Olympians the day before. Running fancy pantses Tim...
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The Misanthrope @ Mauckingbird Theater Co
Last night’s opening of The Misanthrope was the premiere showcase of the newly-founded Mauckingbird Theater Company. Dedicated by mission to performing gay-themed work, the Mauckingbird’s version of...
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