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Germantown: The Circus Goes to School

June 14, 2009

Big striped tents. Jugglers and acrobats. Cotton candy, sparkly costumes and magic tricks. Some of us are lucky enough to have childhood memories of circus visits. There was something so elusive about those performers. But

Port Richmond: Does a Pink Tank Create Beauty?

May 28, 2009

A pink tank sits in the middle of a green grass lot located between Susquehanna and Norris Street, along Frankford Avenue. It was originally created for the annual Kinetic Sculpture Derby, an event that the

Fairmount: Park’s Woodland Treasure

May 27, 2009

The Wissahickon Valley Park is one of Philadelphia’s largest municipal parks. Known to locals simply as “the Wissahickon,” this park is among 63 regional and neighborhood parks that make up Philadelphia’s countywide park system known

Fishtown: Black Doll Show

May 27, 2009

Olney: Little Portugal

May 23, 2009 charper

Some residents call the Olney section of Philadelphia “one big melting pot.” The Portuguese may make up a smaller part of the culture in Olney—only 2 percent of the European population in Philadelphia—but this little

Philadelphia Musicians Keep Suburban Station Travelers On Track

April 15, 2009

It’s four o’clock on Friday and the click-clack of freshly shined shoes and black leather pumps pound the pavement in four-four time. As trains roll in and out of Suburban Station at 15th and John