For the first time in three years, it didn’t rain during the Tea Party rally. That encouraged many of the attendees at this morning’s Patriots’ Tea Party Rally in Center City. A moderate-sized crowd gathered [continue reading…]
Hundreds of people stopped abruptly, craned their necks from drivers’ seats and made their way to the median to look at City Hall. They were experiencing “Styling A Second Empire: A Light and Sound Experience,” an art installation [continue reading…]
The much-anticipated Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts kicked off Thursday, April 7. Inspired by an artistic movement in Paris in 1911, the month-long festival features over 135 citywide events and 1,500 artists in hopes [continue reading…]
In an initiative to help support Japan through trying times, local Japanese pop-culture import shop Omoi has teamed up with the Japanese America Society of Greater Philadelphia (JASGP) to raise money for disaster relief efforts. Starting [continue reading…]
Just in time for spring, the Philadelphia Art Alliance is running its third annual craft show, ARTwear, a showcase of hand crafted jewelry, wearable art and accessories. A reception took place Thursday evening, marking the opening [continue reading…]
Temple University photography students focus on the fate of the long-abandoned Divine Lorraine on Broad Street. Visit the website at https://www.focusonphiladelphia.com/photoj/
If the folks at Code for America have their way, Philadelphia might become one of the first cities with a citizenry that participates in City Council legislation in the form of a customizable e-mail, subscription-based [continue reading…]
Several hundred protesters against anti-union legislation converged on Love Park at noon on Saturday. Those who couldn’t make it to Harrisburg to participate in the nationwide chain of demonstrations taking place in each capital city [continue reading…]
If you have ever walked down Spruce Street in Center City, you may have noticed the ever changing one-of-a-kind treasures neatly organized on the sidewalk outside a small storefront. Nestled between 13th and Camac streets, [continue reading…]
On a Monday afternoon in Center City, seven coders filed into a conference room to chat with Technically Philly’s Chris Wink about Code for America. Code for America is similar to Teach For America in [continue reading…]
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