Now that you’ve memorized my list of 10 things you didn’t know about the Phillies, here are 15 things you probably didn’t know about Philly celebs, […]
Sally Ride wasn’t just an icon for women, but also for the gay community.
A recent announcement clued us into plans to build a $150 million, 110,000-square-foot super museum in Philly’s historic district dedicated to the American Revolution. R. […]
Forty-three years ago today the Stonewall Rebellion changed gay rights in America. Watch the complete PBS documentary Stonewall Uprising.
Real Americans don’t simply celebrate the independence of the United States with some sparklers and a hot dog or two on the Fourth of July. […]
The birth of Edward Wesley Robinson Jr. on April 24, 1918 in Philadelphia laid the foundation for the birth of African consciousness—and the academic excellence […]
The 2012 Summer Olympics are set to start in London in just over a month (we hear there’s going to be a torch, or something). […]
Lenfest Offers $40M Challenge Grant for Museum. The American Revolution Center is supposedly set to unveil plans for a new ” Museum of the American […]
Today’s Google Doodle celebrates the 79th anniversary of the debut of the drive-in movies. On June 6, 1933 the first drive-in movie theater opened on […]
A guy was getting married in San Francisco when he saw a Fat Boys record and felt inspired to start collecting pizza memorabilia. This summer, […]
June 9th and 10th will mark Eastern State Penitentiary’s Prison Break weekend. The event focuses on some of the greatest prison escapes in American history—including […]
On May 13, 1985 at 5:20 p.m., a blue and white Pennsylvania State Police helicopter took off from the command post’s flight pad at 63rd […]
ESPN’s lofty Internet experiment Grantland has a detailed piece chronicling pick-up basketball games in Washington D.C. during the summer of 1957. That year, Wilt Chamberlain […]
On Saturday, “Dead Sea Scrolls: Life and Faith in Ancient Times” exhibit will open at the Franklin Institute. The exhibit features some of the oldest […]
It may take some time before many of us will fully realize the significance of President Obama’s “coming out,” as it were, in favor of […]
