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Blogged Around Philly: The Geeks Rule Edition

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About Tonight


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Choo, Choo, Chooooose Trains!

One hundred forty years ago, the founder of Stanford University drove a Golden Spike into the ground in Utah, connecting the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railways, connecting the nation through rail and forever changing travel as the world knew it.

Blogged Around Philly: The Big P Edition

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Remember that flash mob at 30th Street Station we told you about last month? It was staged to draw awareness to multiple sclerosis—and here's a video about the event.

Yo, Philly in the News

  • The University of Pennsylvania announced yesterday that it would spend $40 million to convert a 14-acre stretch of former U.S. Postal Service parking lots in West Philadelphia into Penn Park. The park would consist of open space, four athletic fields, a dozen tennis courts, and other features. Combined with existing athletic fields, the park will total 24 acres, officials said.
  • Get Your J.Giels Band On

    Remember the NYC Freeze last year?

  • And while our water may be full of drugs, at least the real estate market is improving!
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