I went on a walk with my friend Tevin on Saturday. Tevin had injured his foot a couple weeks ago, so the Cobbs Creek 5k wasn't in the cards, but we headed down to the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Education Center. There we ran into a friend, Dan... »
BY BRANDON LAFVING The Knight Arts Challenge 2012 winners were announced last night at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Awards were announced to the pleasant tune of $2.76 million, slated for reinvigorating Philadelphia’s vibrant cultural life.Everyone ... »
The Nature Conservancy, the leading conservation organization working in all 50 states and more than 30 countries, is attempting to set the record for most people picnicking in 24 hours this Earth Day, Sunday, April 22. They’re presenting “Picnic for t... »
Watch the video above to meet Erin O’Shea, Executive Chef and partner of Percy Street Barbecue (formerly of Marigold Kitchen) who was featured in Bon Appetit as among America’s few female pitmistresses. Her food is lip-lickingly delicious, in fact some... »
Road to Ruin Fest II is right around the corner. The good peeps at Evil Weevil Records are throwing a three-day punk/rock ‘n’ roll bash free of corporate sponsors next weekend, and have lined up 25+ bands to bring some havoc into your lives. The festiv... »
Just in time for a stretch of bicycling-friendly weather, the Free Library presents an evening with Steven Rea, who will be at the Parkway Central library on Monday, April 9 at 7:30 p.m. to talk about his latest book, Hollywood Rides A Bike. Rea has be... »
Up for review this week is hands down my favorite restaurantinUniversityCity,Baby Blues BBQ. Thissoutherngem really makes your taste buds pop. Baby Blues is located at 3402 Sansom St., rightinthe middle of Penn’s and Drexel’s campuses. Thisdown-home ba... »
The 10th annual EarthFest, held at Temple Ambler, was hosted by the Center for Sustainable Communities and welcomed schools and groups from the Ambler and Philadelphia region to learn about being green. Exhibitors on Friday included the Academy of Natu... »
