philadelphia

Saturday 7 July

Remember... No Ring, No Thing! (01:13) - if only I regularly ate these chips as a young child and memorized the back panel... ... | 2 Comments

Ironworkers over Philadelphia (00:16) - The Philadelphia Inquirer has an excellent slideshow of ironworkers high above Philadelphia building the new Comcast building. Located in Center City, the Comcast building will be the tallest building in Philadelphia, surpassing One Liberty Place. [via j-walkblog.com]... | 1 Comments

T.O. Week (23:34) - It's finally here, T.O. week has arrived. I tried damn hard to get tickets to this game but so did the other 6 million residents of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. If you know anything about Philly sports, you know it... | 1 Comments

Next Great City: Philly, Really (11:20) - National Geographic Traveler has named Philadelphia as the country's next great city. I am happy to see the city to get some press like this. I've come to love this city after being here for a couple of years. Once... | 0 Comments

Collapse! (13:52) - Fetching my mail today I found my street full of firetrucks, ambulences and news crews. Turns out a row home collapsed down the street! A month ago they had demolished a bank next door to the home. Not sure if... | 2 Comments

Patriotism at $3.37/gal (10:09) - The Gulf station at 22nd & Spring Garden St. Philadelphia, PA. I had breakfast across the street for $2.33. It included two eggs, hash browns, toast, orange juice and coffee. Which is the better deal? How much is gas... | 14 Comments

Philadelphia: The Next Borough (22:50) - The New York Times has a writeup about the transplant of New Yorkers to Philadelphia, touting the city as the new Brooklyn and "The Next Borough". While the article claims Philadelphians sometimes refer to themselves as the "sixth borough", I... | 4 Comments

Live 8 (18:18) - I keep trying to post a reply to JT's comment about Live 8, but disjointed keeps giving me an error. So I thought I'd paste my comment here. Live 8 was a lot of fun, it was like a citywide... | 14 Comments

live 8 setup (22:25) - With Live 8 two days away, I took a walk over to the Art Museum to see how construction was going. Nearly everything needs to be in place by tomorrow morning as the artists are scheduled for rehearsals throughout the... | 3 Comments
Google Earth vs. Real Life (14:41) - Google Earth was released this week. The technology, originally bought from Keyhole, allows you to view the globe via satellite imagery blended with 3D city models, street maps, points of interest, crime statistics.. the list goes on. When I... | 2 Comments

naked zorro (10:40) - Some guy has been flashing women and fondling himself in public, dressed only in a Zorro mask and sneakers in the Philadelphia suburbs. The press has dubbed him Naked Zorro. Naked Zorro is still at large and police have issued... | 5 Comments

Live 8 (18:55) - LONDON (AP) -- Twenty years after the Live Aid concerts, musical superstars are joining in a five-city spectacular to push a political solution for African poverty. ... Musicians including Madonna, Paul McCartney, U2, Bon Jovi, Brian Wilson, Crosby Stills &... | 0 Comments

R.E.Load Baggage (16:10) - I wanted to say thanks to R.E.Load Baggage in Philadelphia and show off Tracy's new custom messenger bag they put together for her. We have her here posing with our cat Foo. He thinks the bag is pretty pimp....

Philadelphia's Masonic Temple (10:34) - Philadelphia's Masonic Temple looms enigmatically near city hall. Visit, and marvel at the Corinthian Hall, the Renaissance Hall, the Egyptian Hall, the Oriental Hall, the Norman Hall, the Gothic Hall, and the Ionic Hall. Untangle the inscrutable symbology of...

Philadelphia's Biker War (13:57) - The Hell's Angels are making a strong move for the Pagan's turf here in Philadelphia, prompting an all out biker war. Problems in Philadelphia began about two years ago when the Hell's Angels announced they were interested in taking over...

Liberty Rail Jam (19:31) - Friday was the finale to the first annual Liberty Rail Jam outside of city hall in Philadelphia. They trucked in 30 tons of snow and built a hill from a scaffold with two ramps and rails at the bottom. Unfortunately...

Philadelphia voting machines have planted votes (10:29) - Before voting even began in Philadelphia -- poll watchers found nearly 2000 votes already planted on machines scattered throughout the city... Pennsylvania GOP filing suit in Court of Common Pleas to have machines in question impounded, replaced with machines that...

Kerry and Clinton in Philadelphia (20:25) - There was an amazing turnout in Philadelphia this afternoon at the Kerry rally. The sheer number of people at this event gave me hope that there are enough of us out there to get Bush out of office. I snapped...

The $100 Cheesesteak (14:11) - Philadelphia, PA, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- The quick lunch staple of Philadelphia sidewalks becomes haute cuisine with the introduction of the $100 cheesesteak -- stuffed with foie gras and Kobe beef....
Michael Moore at Temple University (12:47) - Despite my wearying support for Michael Moore, I decided to go see him speak last night at Temple University. All in all it was a good night, I am glad I attended. I got the impression that Moore is getting...

GOP tries to block the black vote in Philadelphia (16:33) - REPUBLICAN OPERATIVES working to re-elect President Bush submitted last-minute requests in Philadelphia on Friday to relocate 63 polling places.Bush's Pennsylvania campaign staff filed the requests, using the names of two Republicans running for the U.S. Congress and seven Republican ward...

Real World Philadelphia Drinking Game (13:09) - The Real World: Philadelphia premeires tonight. Philadelphia Weekly has provided a handy drinking game for your viewing pleasure. Some of my favorites: >> If the cast is on South Street drunk and one of them gets in a fight, finish...

Philadelphia to be totally wire(d)less (16:17) - CNN Reports: PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) -- For about $10 million, city officials believe they can turn all 135 square miles of Philadelphia into the world's largest wireless Internet hot spot.The ambitious plan, now in the works, would involve placing hundreds,...

Pornaoke (15:27) - Philly's dirtiest party returns to Lucy's Hat Shop, 247 Market Street, 9pm. We provide the scenes, you provide the screams! ..get on the mic and lay down your own dialogue, moans, and groans to scenes from your favorite moments in...