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Birds blinded by the light of Philly's glass-clad buildings
Philly.Com News
May 22At 5:30 a.m., the rain was letting up, but it was still dark as the two men began their rounds of Center City's skyscrapers. »
Local Business Leaders Salute High School Grads Heading Into Military Service
CBS3.com
May 22Businessman Ken Wong says, normally, his classmates headed for prestigious colleges get all the honors, so Wong organized this dinner for Nicoletti and others like him. »
Kimmel, orchestra agree on rent reduction
Philly.Com News
May 21In further progress toward a new lease agreement, leaders of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association and Kimmel Center Inc. have signed an amendment to their existing lease that reduces the base rent, a Kimmel spokeswoman said. The new terms were not en... »
Philadelphia Archdiocese removes two more priests from ministry
Philly.Com News
May 21The Archdiocese of Philadelphia on Sunday announced that it had found two more priests unsuitable for ministry over claims that each had sexually abused a minor. »
Thousands to rally Wednesday against school cuts
Philly.Com News
May 21No, the rumor of a district-wide strike isn’t true. But the blue-collar union that represents nearly 3,000 bus drivers, janitors and other Philadelphia school employees is planning a large rally Wednesday in Center City to protest mass layoffs and atte... »
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Smokin’ Stories at Saturday’s Summer Grand Slam
First Person Arts
May 22All of the winning storytellers from this past season’s Slams were on fire at Saturday night’s Summer Grand Slam. The theme was “Burned.” Eleven top storytellers took the stage at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts where they slammed their be... »
Morgan’s Pier Opens This Friday
Grub Street Philadelphia
May 21Foremerly Octo Looks like Morgan’s Pier, Avram Hornik and the Union Transfer crew’s revival of the seasonal riverfront space that once housed short-lived Octo and before that Rock Lobster, is making progress. A rep for the project told Grub Street that... »
Take Your Pick in This Weekend's Festival Food Grab Bag
Grub Street Philadelphia
May 18Don't forget that sipper. With events happening all around the city this weekend, it’s more than just geographical proximity that will be a factor in picking which festival to visit. It’s all about the food, now isn’t it? There will be food trucks in K... »
SoWe Wins Over Phyllis; Walnut Street Supper Club is “Disappointingly Incomplete"
Grub Street Philadelphia
May 17• South Philly Review's Phyllis Stein-Novak visited SoWe, the new gastropub that replaced Divan Turkish Kitchen at 22nd and Christian. Though she felt the roasted eggplant and yogurt dip looked and tasted like hummus it was missing the smoky flavor of ... »
Winning Storytellers Divulge Their Tips (Part 2)
First Person Arts
May 16Yesterday I posted storytelling tips from some of our 2012 Summer Grand Slammers who are scheduled to take the stage at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts this Saturday night. Here are a few more pearls of wisdom straight from this season’s G... »