Lenfest Plaza and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts has been at the forefront of American fine arts since it was founded in 1805 and is the oldest art school in the USA still in operation. The main […]
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Philadelphia Mural Mile walking tour – street art in the City of Murals
Many towns frown on street art. Not so Philadelphia which has had an active Mural Arts program since 1984 – the oldest street art program in the world. Since then the city has created over […]
Are Philly soft Pretzels the greatest food known to man?
I dislike hyperbole as much as the next fellow, but sometimes things have to be shouted from the roof-tops. We all know pretzels, the hard, shiny dough-based snacks that are a bit meh. With all […]
Maya 2012, Lords of Time at Penn Museum, Philadelphia
The end of the world is nigh. Possibly. December 31st 1999. I was standing on Westminster Bridge in London waiting for Big Ben to chime in the new century. I turned to a friend and […]