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(Bicyclists give a newly opened section of the Delaware River Trail a try. Footpath is in background. Credit: Steve Tawa)

New Section of Del. River Trail Opens in Northern Liberties, Segregating Bike and Foot Traffic

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What’s Cooking on 1060: Foraging For Food, Cupcake Milkshakes, and ‘Chefs for PAWS’

(Jodie Milkman, VP of programming for the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation, on the Race Street Pier, adjacent to the Ben Franklin Bridge. Credit: Hadas Kuznits)

Free Monthly Summer Concerts Announced For Race Street Pier

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Retweet This: ‘Tweeting’ Added To Oxford English Dictionary

Renee Gilinger, executive director East Passyunk Business Improvement District (credit: Hadas Kuznits)

East Passyunk Avenue Offers Up Flea Market, Food And Fun

The East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District has partnered with Phila Flea Markets to add shopping options to the neighborhood.

2013/06/08

(An iPad screen shot of its US Open golf app. Image provided)

Want To Watch the US Open But Can’t Get To Merion? There’s An App For That, Too.

There are US Open apps for iPhone, iPad, and Android, all free in their respective app stores.

2013/06/07

(Armond Scavo takes aim at the Second Bank of the United States building, near 5th and Chestnut Streets. Credit: John McDevitt)

Accomplished Philadelphia Artist Turns Walking Tours Into Photography Lessons

Balance, pattern, the “rule of thirds,” and color contrast are some of the things that Armond Scavo will teach about photograph composition on one of his three-hour walking tours in places that include the historic district, Rittenhouse Square, or the Italian market neighborhood.

2013/06/07

(Two snow leopard cubs, born May 26th, with their mother, Maya, at the Philadelphia Zoo. Photo provided)

Philadelphia Zoo’s Snow Leopards Deliver Another Litter of Cubs

The cubs will stay at the zoo for about two years before they are moved to other zoos around the country.

2013/06/06

Local Casino Operator to Fund Norristown’s July 4th Fireworks Display

This is good news for some local business owners who were planning to hit the streets this weekend to try to raise enough money for the fireworks.

2013/06/06

(The new "Freedom Tower," rising above lower Manhattan, seems close enough to touch from Woodside, Queens. Credit: Jay Lloyd)

Jay Lloyd’s Getaway: Woodside, Queens, NYC

Twenty minutes from Times Square puts getaway seekers in a New York City neighborhood brimming with authentic ethnic sights, sounds, and flavors.

2013/06/06

(Jay Scott, father of the late Alex Scott, outside the Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation office. Photo provided)

What’s Cooking on 1060: Alex’s Lemonade, Frozen Yogurt, and… Prison Food?!

It’s a big weekend for the Alex’s Lemonade Stands cancer charity, and Eastern State Penitentiary will be serving its visitors prison slop!

2013/06/06

NJ Casinos Ban Gamblers From Using Google Glass

Casinos in New Jersey and Nevada are among those forbidding gamblers from wearing Google Glass, the tiny eyeglasses-mounted device capable of shooting photos, filming video and surfing the Internet.

2013/06/05

Lottery Ticket Worth $30 Million Sold At Atlantic County Store

The sole winning ticket for last Friday’s drawing was sold at the Vineland Truck Stop in Buena.

2013/06/03

Dunkin’ Donuts Adds (Surprisingly Low Calorie) Doughnut Breakfast Sandwich

The sandwich, which comes with fried eggs and bacon between a split glazed doughnut, will become a part of the permanent menu starting June 7.

2013/06/03

(Janice Woodcock, Zivile Pupinyte, Ann Peters, and Emily Squires Levine in The Parlor Shop at the Philadelphia Art Alliance. A corner of the portrait of Christine Wetherill shows at top left. Credit: Lauren Lipton)

Positively Philadelphia: The Parlor Shop at the Art Alliance

A group of artists are selling their goods inside an historic room of the Philadelphia Art Alliance, for the benefit of the cultural foundation.

2013/06/02

(John McArdle surf fishing at Cape May Point, NJ. Credit: Jay Lloyd)

Author Creates ‘The Total Fishing Manual’

Millions of Americans fish, often with techniques handed down for generations. A Yardley resident is the lead author of a book that aims to be the one-stop source for angler knowledge.

2013/06/01

Regional Officials Delighted With International Rugby Match This Fall in Chester, Pa.

Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell joined USA Rugby officials and others to announce the USA Eagles national team will play the Maori All Blacks of New Zealand at PPL Park on November 9th.

2013/05/31