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• Posted We're Off To See the Wizard... This Week in Philadelphia Theatre to Phillyist
  Image by flickr user Playingwithbrushes . . .and we're back! Did you miss us? Were you itching to know just what shows were up and running in Philly? Well, here you go. Our title quote comes from the Wizard of Oz, which opens next Tuesday at the Media Theater. Opening Brilliant Traces - are better than dull ones. November 20-December 5. Tickets The :nv:s:ble Play - You can't see it. November 21-December 13. Tickets...
• Posted Parking to Phillyist
  Photo by author There was an eerie stillness in the air as I approached Ridgeway Park, tucked behind CAPA at 13th and Carpenter Streets. A rather large, seemingly unattended rottweiler stood in the path near the park's entrance, which made me a little nervous. Fortunately, I saw two people who I took to be the dog's owners sitting nearby, and entered the park, creeping past the dog, who remained absolutely still, staring off at...
• Posted More Unfortunate SEPTA News to Phillyist
  First there was the strike. Then early yesterday morning, a fire disabled service on the R5 and R6 lines. What more could possibly happen? This: At 8:42 this morning, an otherwise unidentified male who may have been a track inspector was struck and killed by an inbound R3 train near Melrose Park. The R2 (Warminster), R3 (West Trenton) and R5 (Lansdale/Doylestown) lines going beyond Fern Rock are all suspended at the moment due to...
• Posted Parking to Phillyist
  Photo by author.Ah, Delancey Street... Always so pretty, particularly right now when the leaves are falling upon the cobblestone. That brings us to this week's park: Three Bears Park, or Delancey Park. It's a quaint little park located at 319 Delancey Street in Society Hill. The park offers a nice place of refuge if you're trying to get away from the hubbub of South Street (read: screaming and skateboarding teens) a few blocks away....
• Posted Bike the Strike to Phillyist
  Photo by Wikimedia Commons user Marcbel Stuck without transportation thanks to SEPTA's strike? Dreading sitting in traffic or being packed like a sardine in an over crowded regional rail line, getting to work late, and feeling your blood pressure raise from all the added stress? The easiest solution is to hop on your bike and pedal your way to work. Biking to work is faster than driving, walking, or using public transit. We don't...