Browsing Month January, 2012

Revolutionary Germantown Festival

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You are never far from history when in Germantown, one of Philadelphia´s most historic neighborhoods. However, it is on full display during the Revolutionary Germantown Festival, a day-long festival that celebrates the rich history of Germantown and features the annual reenactment of the Battle of Germantown, the only military battle ever fought within the borders

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Caribbean Festival

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The Experience Travel to the Islands without leaving Philadelphia for the 25th annual Caribbean Festival at Penn´s Landing Great Plaza. This free festival of Caribbean traditions, music and food is a culturally rich celebration of 14 Caribbean Islands featuring a collage of sights, sounds, aromas and tastes. With entertainment as the focal point of the event,

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Morimoto

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Stephen Starr creative Japanese restaurant has garnered all kinds of national and international attention since opening a few years back. Located a block from Independence Hall on Chestnut Street, Morimoto has an interior - awash in glass and colors - that is both striking and serene in its design. The restaurant´s namesake and head chef, Morimoto (of Food

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Festival, Concert and Fireworks

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This Fourth of July, celebrate America independence with incredible fireworks in Philadelphia during the annual Wawa Welcome America! festival! THE MAIN EVENT Concert & Fireworks Display 8:30

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Percy Street Barbecue

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Percy Street Barbecue sees the South Street debut of restaurateurs Steven Cook and Michael Solomonov (Zahav, Xochitl). Serving a straightforward selection of slowly smoked meats and homey side dishes alongside craft beers and tasty cocktails, Percy Street is an ideal venue for Chef Erin OShea much-lauded Southern cooking, and is on its way to become the city top spot

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Chestnut Hill Hotel

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The Chestnut Hill Hotel is located in the historic community of Chestnut Hill, approximately nine miles northwest from Center City Philadelphia. Although Chestnut Hill is close to Center City by today´s standards, it was originally a distant

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Village Whiskey

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Located in a Rittenhouse Square space evoking the free-wheeling spirit of a speakeasy, Village Whiskey is prolific Chef Jose

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Loews Philadelphia Hotel

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OVERVIEW One of the most important architectural works of the 20th Century, the PSFS (Philadelphia Savings Fund Society) Building has been converted into the new 585-room Loews Philadelphia Hotel. Designed by George Howe and William Lescaze, the building was erected in 1932 and was the first international style, modernist high-rise building. Today, the building

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Philadelphia Marriott Downtown

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Get ready to stay and play at the new aloft Philadelphia Airport! This incredibly modern hotel is located just five minutes from Philadelphia International Airport, offering a great convenience to travelers looking for fresh and fun accommodations. Guest Rooms The hotel´s spacious guest rooms make you feel right at home with extra large windows, iPod docking

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The Liberty Bell Center

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The Experience The Liberty Bell has a new home, and it is as powerful and dramatic as the Bell itself. Throughout the expansive, light-filled Center, larger-than-life historic documents and graphic images explore the facts and the myths surrounding the Bell. X-rays give an insider´s view, literally, of the Bell´s crack and inner-workings. In quiet alcoves,

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National Constitution Center

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The Experience It only four pages long, but the U.S. Constitution is among the most influential and important documents in the history of the world. The 160,000-square-foot National Constitution Center explores and explains this amazing document through high-tech exhibits, artifacts, and interactive displays. The Kimmel Theater, a 350-seat star-shaped theater, features

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Franklin Square

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Location 6th and Race Streets in Historic Philadelphia The Experience One of Philadelphia´s newest historic attractions is also one of its oldest. Franklin Square, one of the five public squares that William Penn laid out in his original plan for the city, has undergone a dramatic renovation. The park now boasts several all new, family-friendly attractions,

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Taste of Philadelphia

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A favorite of foodies, Taste of Philadelphia - the official kick-off to Wawa Welcome America! - returns for the fifth year, with more restaurants than ever joining the gastronomical festivities. Some of the city´s most popular eateries serve up their specialties, and entertainment by Morris Day and the Time & to the festive atmosphere. Admission to Penn´s

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Riverfront Ramble

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The Experience The Riverfront Ramble, a massive, 14-mile-long party and festival celebrating Delaware County´s waterfront communities, caps off your summer with a day of fun. Towns from Marcus Hook to Tinicum Township roll out the welcome mat for visitors with a September festival of food, crafts, music, boats, contests, fireworks and much more. Nibbling is

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Philadelphia Folk Festival

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The hills of Schwenksville, Pennsylvania come alive every summer when music legends like Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Richie Havens share the sunlight at this festival of folk music and dance in the green valley of Schwenksville´s Old Poole Farm. This year´s 48th annual festival features such notable acts as Adrien Reju, the Del McCoury Band and Iron and

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BP debt rating is cut as gulf oil leak costs mount

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Moodys Investors Service and Fitch Ratings reduce their credit ratings for the oil giant, which estimates the cleanup and containment could cost it $3 billion.Some oil industry analysts say BP might have to sell assets to pay for efforts to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil leak, including the drilling of a relief well, above, and clean up the mess. Others say the company has

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Chasing musical legends in Joshua Tree National Park

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The wide opens spaces, accommodating inns and restaurants, and the echoes of Gram Parsons draw them to the desert each year. But during this visit, a lively 3-year-old is in the mix. Reporting from Twentynine Palms

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Auto-Tune the News

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The raft drew beyond the middle of the river; the boys pointed her head right, and then lay on their oars. The river was not high, so there was not more than a two or three mile current. Hardly a word was said during the next three-quarters of an hour. Now the raft was passing before the distant town. Two or three glimmering lights showed where it lay, peacefully

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Top 10 quirky science tricks for parties

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Presently she stepped into the kitchen, and Sid, happy in his immunity, reached for the

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The river was not high, so there was not more

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The river was not high, so there was not more than a two or three mile current. Hardly a word was said during the next three-quarters of an hour. Now the raft was passing before the distant town. Two or three glimmering lights showed where it lay, peacefully sleeping, beyond the vague vast sweep of star-gemmed water, unconscious of the tremendous event that was

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New Video Shows Haiti Earthquake

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The river was not high, so there was not more than a two or three mile current. Hardly a word was said during the next three-quarters of an hour. Now the raft was passing before the distant town. Two or three glimmering lights showed where it lay, peacefully sleeping, beyond the vague vast sweep of star-gemmed water, unconscious of the tremendous event that was

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The Roots Picnic

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Location Festival Pier at Penn´s Landing Columbus Boulevard at Spring Garden Street The Festival The Roots - the Philly natives also known as the Legendary Roots Crew - have gathered a diverse lineup of talent for this third annual music festival, including: Vampire Weekend, Mayer Hawthorne, The Very Best, Clipse, Nneka, Jay Electronica, Tune-Yards, Das Racist

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Strawberry Festival at Peddler Village

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The Experience Celebrate spring at Peddler´s Village´s celebrated Strawberry Festival, where festive foods, children´s activities, pie-eating contests and a lively lineup of family entertainment are just some of the weekend´s exciting attractions. Culinary highlights include strawberries served fresh and unadorned, dipped in chocolate and

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Kennett Square Mushroom Festival

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The Experience Travel to the Islands without leaving Philadelphia for the 25th annual Caribbean Festival at Penn´s Landing Great Plaza. This free festival of Caribbean traditions, music and food is a culturally rich celebration of 14 Caribbean Islands featuring a collage of sights, sounds, aromas and tastes. With entertainment as the focal point of the event,

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Reading Terminal Market´s Pennsylvania Dutch Festival

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Celebrate the traditions, foods and crafts of the Pennsylvania Dutch at the 21st annual Pennsylvania Dutch Festival at the historic Reading Terminal Market. The three-day festival will take place in the Market´s center court seating area and will feature handmade crafts including quilts, woodcrafts, paintings, hand braided rugs, wooden toys and cedar

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Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival

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The Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival has been canceled for 2010. The Seventh Annual Philadelphia Gay and Lesbian Theatre Festival (PGLTF) begins its loud and proud two-week run on June 11, 2009. Several theater productions celebrate the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience through the art of theater. The festival typically included both local

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Super Scooper All-You-Can-Eat Ice Cream Festival

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The Experience What better way to raise money for children with leukemia than to eat your favorite kind of ice cream? At Wawa Welcome

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Buddakan

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The Experience A towering gilded statue of the Buddha generates elegant calm in this 175-seat, Pan Asian restaurant with sleek, modern decor. Immensely popular, Buddakan is a restaurant that is great for both large parties and intimate dinners. Located in the heart of the bustling Old City neighborhood, Buddakan features two full bars as well as a popular (and hard to

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Street Italian Market Festival

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The Experience For one weekend each May, 9th Street - in the heart of South Philadelphia - closes down traffic and a huge, multi-block festival takes over the neighborhood. It all starts with the great sights, sounds and aromas of America´s oldest continuously operating open-air market: South Philadelphia´s famous Italian Market. And the most important

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The Fountain Restaurant

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The Fountain Restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia has received seemingly every type of accolade there is, from top honors in Gourmet magazine to Forbes Travel Guide´s 2010 Five Star award to a perfect Five Diamond rating from AAA. It´s been a Philadelphia favorite for special occasion meals for decades. Additionally rated as the best restaurant

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