Tag: travel

Day Trips: Lighthouse Lovers Visit 10 Lighthouses in One Day for Staten Island Guiding Lights Hunt

June 21, 2023 Claire Bauer

At the May 2023 Great Staten Island Lighthouse Hunt event, one thing was clear: there is a strong community of people who visit lighthouses and work to keep the history of these historic beacons alive.

Fox Chase: Ryerss Mansion Preserves History Through Close Community Ties

March 8, 2016 Trevor Carango

Sometimes historic sites hide within their neighborhoods. That’s been the case for Ryerss Museum & Library at 7370 Central Ave. in Burholme Park near the Fox Chase section of the city. Built and donated to Philadelphia by the Ryerss

Technically Philly: Student Entrepreneurs Build Startups to Initiate Change

May 16, 2013

Philadelphia is undoubtedly a hotbed for startup activity in the technology, science, health and creative field. It is an equally popular place for student entrepreneur startups as well. Students enrolled in some of the city’s

Powelton Village: Cornerstone Bed and Breakfast

March 17, 2011

Cornerstone Bed and Breakfast, located at 33rd and Baring atreets, is a cozy, family-owned inn. Dennis Bartelme runs the facility with his wife, daughter and son-in-law. Jules Spaeth, Bartelme’s daughter, always wanted to own a