mattohara
Aug 4th, 2009
Aug 4th, 2009
Electronic Jewelry Workshop – Saturday Aug 22 | The Hacktory
Just a quick note to point to The Hacktory’s next class:
Electronic Jewelry Workshop – Saturday Aug 22 | The Hacktory.
Archive for the 'Novelty' Category
mattohara
Jul 28th, 2009
Jul 28th, 2009
The Hacktory and The Drawdio
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 »
mattohara
Sep 13th, 2007
Sep 13th, 2007
Philly Food Guys review Franklin Fountain
They beat me to it. The Philly Food Guys have an excellent review of the old-timey ice cream parlour Franklin Fountain . Apparently I have to stay one step ahead of these guys.
Upcoming posts for FindingPhilly will include a hidden treasure trove of books, some sing-along, paint, mirrors and stickers…
mattohara
Mar 27th, 2007
Mar 27th, 2007
Comics in Philly
There are two and a half comic retailers in Philadelphia. If you read comics in Philly you probably know about Atomic City on South Street and Fat Jack’s on Sansom and 20th. They are both killer shops that have all the weeklies and a nice selection of trades and back issues. But one is northwest of Rittenhouse Square and one is pretty far east on South Street. Where does this leave the comic-starved Center City businessman though? How to escape the dreary drudgery of the Daily Planet and escape to Elseworlds? This comic-lover was pretty psyched to discover a teeny little newstand in Center City delivering the goods!