Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the 6th largest city in the USA. Named the "City of Brotherly Love,"  Philadelphia is also famous a heaping variety of things. Foremost of these is the historical significance of the city which includes the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall to name a few.

There's no shortage of things to write about the city. Movie filming is a regular occurrence. The sports teams including 76ers, Flyers, Eagles, and Phillies regularly provide year-round writing fodder.  Quite a few businesses call Philadelphia home.

Blogging about the the downtown life and activities can include the art museum made famous by Rocky Balboa, huge concerts, annual festivals like the 4th of July multi-day extravaganza, even the annual beer week. Great restaurants are reviewed regularly. The nation's largest City Hall houses the city's political team and regularly provides quite interesting writing opportunities as well.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Philadelphia”

• Philadelphias Comcast Center is the tallest LEED certified building in the US

  
  Green Diary — Authority: 440
  Speculations are speculations anyway. Until they go functional, you simply cannot count on them. While Taipei 101 was being anticipated to be the world’s tallest green building, Philadelphia’s Comcast Center has emerged to the fore to take home that laurel. Though it’s not the world’s tallest, it still earned ...
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• Marine Corps Birthday

  
  AIndiaNews.com — Authority: 461
  Marine Corps Birthday, marine corps history, marine corps birthday 2009, marine corps, tun tavern, tun tavern philadelphia THE MARINES! SINCE 1775… OR 1798? THE TRUE BIRTHDAY OF THE CORPS! From MarineLINK “… Back the accord accord with Britain assuredly was active in 1783, alone the Continental frigate ...
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• Nash’s 20-20 Vision Helps Suns Edge 76ers 119-115

  
  Slam Dunk Central — Authority: 509
  Apparently, Phoenix Suns point guard Steve Nash must have discovered a “fountain of youth” as of late. And this is keeping in mind that he played a game Sunday at Washington. In any case, the Suns visited Wachovia Center to take on the Philadelphia 76ers; certainly, Phoenix needed Nash’s best efforts. And ...
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• The Last Days Of Allen Iverson…

  
  The Smoking Section — Authority: 664
  Look at that man and honestly tell you me didn’t expect more. This prospective first-ballot Hall-of-Famer and all-around baller was once the one of the defining players among a generation of young, athletic NBA superstars. Ones who would usher in David Stern’s new look post- lockout NBA. Rocking an aura as big ...
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• Discussion: Phillies And Roy Halladay

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 716
  Despite Philadelphia GM Ruben Amaro, Jr. describing his needs this winter as "Third base, bullpen, bench," many people within baseball think the Phillies will make a run at Roy Halladay , reports Jim Salisbury of the Philadelphia Inquirer . Salisbury quotes a rival front office member as saying, "Philadelphia is ...
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• Odds & Ends: Dodgers, Phillies, Nationals

  
  MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com — Authority: 716
  As the immortal Pete Abraham of the Boston Globe puts it , "Standing around an airport hotel lobby at night just in case Scott Boras walks by was not covered in journalism school." Meanwhile, you get to keep up with the latest rumors in the comfort of your own home! As expected, the Dodgers declined their $2.2MM ...
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• Talk on Constitutional Money

  
  Liberty Maven Liberty Maven: For Liberty, One Individual At A Time — Authority: 536
  Yesterday I gave a fast-paced lecture on constitutional money and the Federal Reserve to the Lehigh Valley Tea Party.  The playlist can be found below, and the PDF of the presentation here .   I am also available to present this material at a much slower rate, with plenty of time for Q&A to groups.   ...
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• Nash has 21 and 20 as Suns beat 76ers (AP)

  
  Recording — Authority: 515
  Steve Nash heard the whispers in the offseason. He chose to ignore them.
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• 2009 Week 9 Recap: Sometimes you’re the windshield…

  
  ChicksInTheHuddle.com — Authority: 140
  …sometimes you’re the bug. Stud of the week: I was going to say Ellis Hobbes for returning the opening kick off the second half for a TD, only it was negated by a holding call that none of our crew nor Al and Cris could see, even with replaying on our nice big HD TV multiple times. And then I was thinking maybe ...
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• THE STARTING LINE Celebrates “Somebody’s Gonna Miss Us” Release

  
  Sell Off Music — Authority: 162
  MUSIC NEWS - punk-pop rockers,  THE STARTING LINES have announced their first-ever live concert CD, film and documentary DVD release, entitled SOMEBODYS GONNA MISS US. The set is out tomorrow,  November 10 on a 2-disc set via Image Entertainment. Rocking since 1999 in and around Churchville, ...
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• Re: SEPTA Strike

  
  Pawatercooler.com — Authority: 144
  Well, they gotta pay for their viagra somehow.A fare increase of that size could mean the cost of a token would go from the current $1.45 to about $1.60, and a weekly Transpass from the current $20.75 to about $22.75.But nothing’s certain.“If there is a fare increase, we don’t know how much it will be,” [...]
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• Week-To-Week Proposition For Eagles Now

  
  Beat the Sportsbook — Authority: 165
  At the season’s midway point, well, rarely have signals been more mixed about than the Eagles than they are now. They are 5-3, only a game behind Dallas in the NFC East and right in the thick of things in the conference. They have… Author: http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/Story.asp?STORY_ID=19356
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• It Was a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Weekend…

  
  GenXXL — Authority: 137
  As the weekend began to unfold I realized why I don’t bet on sports.  It’s too darned risky.  I’ve got Cincinnati nearly losing to UCONN (something I never would have guessed.)  I’ve got Louisiana Tech (who I always forget has more than a women’s basketball team) putting up 35 points on Boise State.  ...
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• Philadelphia Photo Arts Center @ Crane Arts in Fishtown

  
  DoNArTNeWs — Authority: 117
  Joshua Lanzara , Mary , pigment on paper, Felicia Perretti , Car Seat Fight & Charlie Getting Dressed. According to the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center website their mission states: “The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization devoted to the study, practice, and appreciation ...
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• Read: Around the NFC East

  
  Giants Football Blog — Authority: 437
  Philadelphia Eagles: The injury troubles of RB Brian Westbrook never seem to end. Head coach Andy Reid said it was his recurring concussion symptoms over the last half of last week that kept him out of the game however it is not only his head that is keeping him sidelined. Reid said today that it wasn’t the ...
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• Sunday Ratings: NBC Thanking the Cowboys

  
  TV Envy — Authority: 439
  Now that baseball is finally over, it’s time to get back to the gridiron. Last night’s game between the Dallas Cowboy and the Philadelphia Eagles gave NBC something it hasn’t seen in a while: wins in both the viewers and the demos. 8pm Yesterday’s Sunday Night Football game (19.8 million, 7.6/19 in ...
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• Oysters c/o Sansom Street Oyster Bar

  
  Meals I Have Eaten — Authority: 130
  Last week I went to Sansom Street Oyster House and got my oyster and dirty martini fix satiated. This time I sat at the oyster bar proper, which allowed for much better light, and far better photographs, than the last time around. I ordered half a dozen of the Pemaquid and a half dozen of the buck a shuck of the ...
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• Mike Vick Headed To Buffalo?

  
  Playa Hater | BET.com — Authority: 123
  Michael Vick to … Buffalo? That’s what ex-NFL coach and NBC announcer Tony Dungy told fans on Sunday , saying the Buffalo Bills had an interest in the Eagles backup quarterback. Because if Terrell Owens wasn’t enough of a headcase on that team, they want to add more of a potential liability in Vick. Not ...
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• Philadelphia 76ers Playing For Second Place Already?

  
  Bleacher Report - Front Page — Authority: 774
  As fellow B/R Featured Columnist  Harrison suggested  a few days back, the absolute beating the Sixers received at the hands of the Celtics the other night suggests an alarming trend for Philly fans: that the Celtics are simply too talented for the Sixers to compete with this year. The discrepancy in talent became ...
  14 hours ago

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