With the infrequency with which I’ve been posting here I’d be surprised if many people were still reading. But if anybody is still out there this is a notice that I’ll freely hand over the reigns of the domain to anybody interested in owning a philly blog at this here address.
All that’s required is that you take over the cost part (minimal, maybe 20$/year?), retain the existing content (easy) and keep working on it (actually the hardest part!).
When I first started work at my current job we’d get occasional visits from our Head Salesdude, who lives in NYC. He’d come down with a big bag of delicious fresh bagels and cream cheese. The big fluffy rings with the chewy outside and the light doughy inside were just perfect bagels. Nothing more nothing less but somehow the gold standard.
There were some sourpusses in the office though. People who said “what’s the big deal? They’re just bagels.” But a good bagel is not so easy to find in Philly! There’s South Street, with their recent Best of Philly win, and there’s some place north of Rittenhouse which is pretty mediocre. That’s all that comes to mind. Except for… Continue Reading »
The Hacktory is a group of citizens who have created a sort of brain trust solely for the purpose of promoting the use of technology in the arts. It seems to be relatively new and, honestly, not incredibly organized or focused, but that may be changing as they have just received a $10,000 grant for long-term planning. In a way the come-as-you-are laissez-faire attitude is part of what makes it work. Check out the Drawdio video below and a pic of my very own Drawdio… Continue Reading »
Disclaimer: Finally publishing a few old posts I had put together drafts on.
12 miles by bike doesn’t seem all that tough at first glance. But when you put that 12 miles through center city Philly and add in an 80 degree day and make the last few miles uphill while lost and well…it still doesn’t seem as desperate as we felt by the end of that ride. The chafing, sunburn and sore butts melted away after a few minutes and a couple of beers at Tom and Peggy Baker’s Earth, Bread and Brewery. Pics in the extended!
Sabrina’s is an hour wait. Butcher’s is closed. Where can you and your visiting family eat on a weekend morning down in south philly? You’ve got lots of options! Continue Reading »
If you’re in Center City between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve you should make your best effort to stop by the Wanamaker Building and check out the Chrismas Light Show. Not only is this building loaded with great Philly history and the largest working pipe organ in the world, but it’s a great place to do some holiday shopping and watch a cool light show on your lunch break.
An art gallery has opened in south philly and it’s about damn time. We have blocks of prime real estate in the Italian Market/9th Street Market area and the fruit/veggie vendors can only do so much to keep this historic area of the city vibrant. DiBruno’s and Claudio’s, Talluto’s and Esposito’s and a number of (really good) mexican joints work together in symbiosis to keep it going but there are *easily* a half-dozen prime storefronts that, in any other halfway decent city would be snapped up by people with business.
So where are they and what are they doing? I’ll sit here and pontificate with my Chestnut Delight (thanks to the Chestnut St. Smoke Shop WHAT!?). Please join me and comment as I’ve only lived in this fine city for three years now. Continue Reading »
