June 29, 2007
Phillyist Wants to Know: How Do You Celebrate Independence?
The 2007 Sunoco Welcome America! Festival launched yesterday (complete with live map to tell you where the festivities are, or, if you're like us, what parts of the city to avoid over the next few days). Between now and Wednesday, there's a ton of celebratin' to do, as part of Welcome America! or otherwise. We know that at some point, we'll be barbecuing some burgers and dogs, and watching fireworks are an absolute must, but otherwise, everything is really up in the air. So what we want to know is how you like to celebrate Independence Day. Do you go in for the parades? Pay homage to the Founding Fathers at Independence Hall, where this holiday got started? Do you escape the city and head down the shore? Watch the fireworks, or, perhaps, light some of your own? Leave us a comment and let us know where you'll be and what you'll be doing!
Photo by R. Kennedy for GPTMC, via gophila.com.
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Seeing Downtown Harvest at the Brotherly Shove Fest!
I celebrate Canada Day on July 1st.
It is much better to celebrate a peaceful civilized country than a war mongering one where people are deprived of basic human rights such as health care yet have easy access to guns and are deprived of foul language and nudity on broadcast television.
As a new resident to this city, I'd like to hear about Phillyist's personal hints or favorite picks for where to be or where not to be on the 4th of July?
p.s. looks like guest is a little bitter about remaining under English rule till 1982.