Good-bye, America!

Just a quick note: if you're interested in seeing some coverage of the Welcome America and other Independence Day-related festivities, you should know that our readers came through in a big way! Just check out the photos in our contribute section, or go straight to Flickr to see the most recent pics tagged with "phillyist" (such as the one included here). There's a ton of great photos of various activities that went on in the city. Also, reader Hugh wrote in to let us know he took some pics of parties, the parade, and the fireworks and posted them on his blog. Thanks, everybody!

Image Credit: Flickr user highstrungloner