There are some spectacular Christmas displays in my neighborhood, and then there are just plain crazy Christmas window shows. For the past few years, I've been taking photos of the brightest, most outlandish, sweetest, and tackiest holiday displays as I find them. A friend mentioned to me' [...] 
A few weeks ago, Lidia Bastianich, Italian Chef, PBS Television Star, Restaurateur and all around authority on authentic Italian Cuisine, came to my Philadelphia Williams-Sonoma store at The Bellevue in Center City. I had the opportunity to work the event, as it was on a Tuesday [...] 
Duke & Winston Hoodie available at Matthew Izzo
Enter to win a gift of your choosing from our Philadelphia Holiday Gift Guide. One lucky winner will get to choose from 15 locally sold gifts. Check back daily, at 1PM, for new [...]
The Philadelphia Orchestra, Photo by Jessica Griffin
Post by Kira Loretto
If you’re like me, there’s nothing like some Christmas music to get you in the holiday spirit. Sure, the mall has been looping Mariah Carey since November 1st, but the real thing is so much [...]
As another year comes to a close, I asked a group of Philadelphia comedians for their Top 5 lists of the year. It could be the Top 5 anything really and the responses that I will be putting up over the next few weeks varied (see last year’s lists). [...]
Smith's Play Place in the Park, Photo courtesy Smith's
Smith’s: The Kids’ Play Place in the Park, is set to host an open house event this Saturday, December 19th, and they’ve got some surprises in store for visitors.
The Play Place is inviting children 10 and under [...]
Lipstick and eyeshadow from Carie Brescia
Enter to win a gift of your choosing from our Philadelphia Holiday Gift Guide. One lucky winner will get to choose from 15 locally sold gifts. Check back daily, at 1PM, for new gifts each day [...]
This is a great 1-hour special on the Military Channel - American Arsenal - telling of the City of Philadelphia's role in winning World War II. It is on 4 times in December - at 8 and 11pm on 12/12, 5am on 12/13, and 4pm on 12/19. Â ' [...]
Photo by Flickr user Helmers The Asian American Legal Defense Fund is expected to file a complaint against the Philadelphia School District for its failure to address the violence against Asian students at South Philadelphia High School.
I have a story to tell you.
I met half of the #blamedrewscancer crew at Fuzion at around seven for the Philadelphia Area New Media Association (PANMA) holiday party.
That is not the story.
We were at PANMA for some brief networking and catching up with friends, but our end destination [...]
From Dan Gross at the Philadelphia Daily News:I’m incredibly tired of my life right now. I want out of Philadelphia so badly I dream about it. As a musician especially, I have come to loathe this place like no other. By staying here as long as I have, I’ve robbed myself of a decade in which I [...]
Yesterday more than 200 people packed the school board to support dozens of youth from South Philadelphia High School who testified about their experiences at the school and about [...]
