Flower Show From March 2 to March 9 2008

The Philadelphia Flower Show will run from March 2 through March 9th 2008.It's being held at the Philadelphia Convention Center.

Tickets are about $22 for adults (plus parking, food etc) Proceeds benefit the Philadelphia Horticulural Society.

For more information, check out the Flower Show's Website at http://www.theflowershow.com/tickets/individualtix.html

Philly - Efficient parking enforcement.

I missed getting to my car by less than 5 minutes. One of Philly's illustrious meter maniacs had already tagged my car with a $26 fine. Aaaargh... I wish the rest of the city, the parts that actually matter would work half as well.

Oh well, I guess the city needs the revenue. I understand that the honarable Mayor Street was a little fuzzy on the concept of city politboro members needing to pay their real estate taxes the same as the common folk. Efficient collection of parking fines will help offset that lost revenue.

Sippin by the River - Food and music to benefit the Chron's & Colitis Foundation - 9/23/07

Sippin by the River will be held on September 23rd from 1pm to 5pm. at the Festival Pier at Penn's Landing. (That's down by the Delaware River for those Non Philly people)

The event features fine beer and wine, tasting lessons

For more information, see their website at

Tickets range from $25 in advance to a couple of grand for a VIP table. (It is for a good cause!!!)

You can purchase tickets if you are under 21, but you have to be 21 for the wine and beer tasting.

Check out their FAQ before you go.. Apparently cameras and backpacks are not allowed.

Anyway, this would be a great way to spend the day.


http://www.sippinbytheriver.com/

Terror behind the walls - at the Eastern State Penitentiary -

The Eastern State Pen is creepy enough without halloween exhibits. This year they are having fright tours in the 177 year old prison. Join them for a quiet evening with homocidal maniacs, insane prison doctors, escaped inmates and other assorted creepies.

The event runs weekends and selected weekdays from the end of September through November 3rd 2007. Tickets and times vary from $20 to $30 and go from about 7pm till 11pm or midnight (Unless the ghouls get you, then you are there forever)

The prison is located at 22nd and Fairmount. Just stop and listen for the screams of the inmates and visitors.


For more info, see the Easter State Penetentiary website at
http://www.easternstate.org/halloween/

Pathmark Multi Cultural Arts Festival - The Gallery - Sat/Sun July 28-29 2007

There will be a multi cultural arts festival at the Gallery in Philadelphia this weekend. Activities will include ethnic singing, dancing and food

For more information, see http://www.pathmark.com/popup/pmaf071.htm or call 866-894-1812

Location: The Gallery at Market East, 9th and Market streets, Philadelphia

Mummies and King Tut after Dark

The Franklin Institute in one of the great attractions of the city. If nothing else, it's worth seeing the colossal statue of old Ben.

They are offering a film: Mummies, Secrets of the Pharaohs during the summer. They are also having Tut after dark at the Fels Planetarium. WJJZ will be there on July 20th.

More Info: http://www2.fi.edu/tut/goldenticket/index.html

The Franklin Institute is located at 2oth and the Parkway. Center city restaurants are only a short walk away.

Real estate prices in Philly.. WOW!!!

It looks like the real estate market is still going strong in Philly. For example a recent Press-release for 950Mode is offering one and two bedroom condos starting at 300k. Their brochure is actively targeting yuppies.

The city has been trying to stem the outward flow of residents to the burbs with tax abatements. This particular offering provides a 10 year abatement.

If you choose to live there, you can simply take the Market Street Subway/elevated into center city. It would surely beat dealing with the daily "I-95 at Girard Avenue" southbound parking lot. .... er 'expressway'..

The Northern Liberties section is just north of Center City between Girard Avenue and Callowhill.